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Tree Sculpture London Ontario
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London Tree Sculptures

October 11, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 3 Comments
In London, Ontario, dead tree trunks got a second life, re-incarnated by skilled artists into wonderful sculptures of different themes, sizes, expressions, moods and hues. While other cities are abundant with public art that are made up of steel, granite, marble, glass, metal and plastic, London’s very unique public art
Flower Pots island Things to do in Bruce Peninsula
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Flowerpot Island – The Most Photographed Natural Wonder

September 4, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments
Flowerpot Island is a 10-minute ride from Tobermory via fast ferry. It is one of the Fathom Five National Marine Park around Bruce Peninsula. From the shipwrecks, if you are taking a tour, your ferry will take you to the Flowerpot Island where it will drop you off so you
Bruce peninsula georgian bay
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Rock Climbing at The Grotto

September 1, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 5 Comments
Back in the third world where I come from, a grotto is not synonymous to a cave or cove. It’s associated with a man-made, artificial cave-like concrete structure with a statue of the Virgin Mary in it, surrounded by tiny statuettes of children and angels venerating the immaculate woman. There’s
Tobermory sunset bruce peninsula
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Sunset at Cyprus Lake

August 27, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 3 Comments
Watching sunset is a hobby that becomes a habit every time I visit a place. I never get tired of it and it never gets old. The sunset at Cyprus Lake wasn’t the most impressive I’ve seen but there’s enough fire in it that ignited my thoughts and calmed my
Bruce Peninsula
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The Embarrassing Story of My First Camping at Cyprus Lake

August 26, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 2 Comments
This is my first camping alone—which also means my very first ever to assemble a tent sans help. However, this is not my first camping experience. It’s my second, in Canada. As you know, camping in Canada is not a fad. Not even a hobby. It’s a Canadian culture you
Old School Restaurant Canada
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Old School Restaurant – Where Queen Elizabeth Dined

August 18, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
At the Old School Restaurant in Brantford, there stands an old chair where the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth, sat on June 28, 1997 when she came for a visit and dined here with her royal entourage. Three Sundays ago, before we headed off to Hamilton’s Sunflower Farm, we stopped
Pelee Island
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Pelee Island – Where Canada Begins

July 23, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 10 Comments
Pelee Island is a secret destination waiting to be explored, discovered and conquered by those who love country life, wineries, island / beach life, nature and biking. The southernmost part of the island is where Canada begins. Literally, it’s the very southernmost part of the Great White North. Thus, Pelee
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Windsor and Detroit – A Tale of Two Cities

July 16, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 3 Comments
In a short visit, I have no tales to tell about these cities. But I have some photos to show. I’ve been to Windsor but I’ve never been to the city across it, Detroit, a US city known in its heydays as an industrial city that once synonymous to automobiles.
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Maple Syrup Sugar Bush Tour

April 8, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
At the Maple Syrup Festival yesterday at Elmira, my friends and I joined the Maple Syrup Sugar Bush Tour just outside the township. It cost us $5.50 each which included transportation to and from the sugar bush. The weather was already a bit windy when we decided to go and
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The Taste of Maple Syrup Festival in Elmira

April 8, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments
Canada is synonymous to maple syrup. No wonder, its flag bears a maple leaf on it. For 49 years, a little town in Waterloo, called Elmira, has been hosting the Maple Syrup Festival which the Guinness Book of Records recognized as the World’s Largest Single Day Maple Syrup Festival! An
Blue Mountain Toronto Collingwood
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Winter Wonderland in Blue Mountain

January 3, 2013 alainsojourner 0 Comments
My first sojourn in 2013 is exploring the freezing Blue Mountain for a day. Well, only four hours, to be exact. The bus was late for 30 minutes and the driver wasn’t even apologetic. There was no apology issued or even an announcement from the customer service that our bus
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Chudleighs Apple Picking Farm

October 15, 2012 alainsojourner 0 Comments
Chudleighs Apple Picking Farm is in Milton, Ontario. On Thanksgiving Day last week, a family invited me for an apple picking in the outskirts of Toronto (30 minutes drive). But, when we arrived there, only the shop was open—the apple farm was fenced, a.k.a., closed for apple pickers. So, we
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Niagara Falls White Water Walk

October 12, 2012 alainsojourner 2 Comments
For $11, the half-mile walk along the raging waters of Niagara Falls that runs up north, is not worth it. No, I dont mean its not worth visiting. It is. Its just too damn expensive for such very short walk where you cant even swirl your fingers into the water
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Cheltenham Badlands in Fall

October 8, 2012 alainsojourner 0 Comments
Cheltenham Badlands is a badass soil. Its deprived of lush vegetation and formed into shiny, bald reddish rolling hills and in between narrow trenches that go down unto the rich soil satiated with lush foliage. A short scenic drive (be awed by the fall colours) from Toronto, the Badlands is
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Algonquin Park Fall Colors

October 4, 2012 alainsojourner 0 Comments
By this time, you’re already tired of looking at my spectacular Algonquin Park Fall colors shots. But, keep your jealousy to yourself. I have my own. LOL… I promise this is going to be the last entry of fall colours taken from Algonquin Park. I just couldnt resist sharing the
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