Monthly Archives: July 2010

Project “1 Year On” The End of the Road – Van City

So this is it, the end of the journey. I had flown back to Vancouver from Halifax across the land which I had rolled along. A few days previous I had found myself lying in bed unable to sleep, I was considering what I was going to do with myself once I had finished studying...

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Project “1 Year On” Nova Scotia

During the last few days on the east coast of Canada I road tripped around parts of Nova Scotia with my good friend Jackie. She took me to places like Peggy’s Lighthouse, Luneburg and the Digby Tides. As well as a few other local spots where she grew up. It’s always nice to have a...

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Project “1 Year On” Halifax

I had made it to the most eastern point of my journey; Halifax. 7000km on road and rail across Canada had brought me here. Having just watched the movie ‘Into the Wild’ my little adventure seemed to pale into insignificance. But all I know is that I finally got the chance to experienced Canada and...

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Project “1 Year On” Québec City

Caught the train up from Montreal to Quebec City alongside an amazing sunset. Arrived in the city at night time with the Summer Festival sadly coming to an end. There was a great atmosphere about with kids playing in the streets, teens drinking under the starry nights sky while the adults mingled in the bars...

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Project “1 Year On” Ville de Montréal

It was time to catch up with a good mate Big D for a contiki reunion, so Montreal was the next stop. One of the best cities in Canada in my opinion, it has a lot going on plus the historic city streets make it a beautiful place to go for a walk and sip...

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