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Goodbye 2011: Our year of travel in pictures

Posted on 31. Dec, 2011 by Dany.

Another amazing year is coming to an end – our 2nd as full-time travelers! It’s hard to believe just how much we have done this year…check out some of our photo highlights of 2011!

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Ottawa UnLOCKed: Finding the key to conquering Canada’s Capital City

Posted on 14. Nov, 2011 by jess.

Ottawa is a clean, green city filled with some of the nicest citizens we have met along the way, but there is much more to the city than first impressions may reveal. Luckily we discovered that the key to conquering Ottawa is all about the locks.

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Street Art special: Oh Canada!

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by Dany.

The wide open spaces in Ontario and Quebec contrast entirely with the urban scenes of street art around every corner in cities like Montreal, Toronto, Quebec City and Ottawa. Find out which city has the best street art according to the two of us Street Art fan girls!

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A little piece of Europe: 24 hours in Quebec City

Posted on 04. Nov, 2011 by Dany.

The symphony of sounds on the streets are so classically French it is hard to believe we are actually in Canada. We just loved Quebec City! Read on for our 24 hours in town, plus seasonal tips!

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Why we didn’t like Niagara Falls (but still recommend you go!)

Posted on 26. Oct, 2011 by jess.

The Niagara Falls are more amazing than we expected, but we were less than enthused about the town. Luckily, we found the perfect solution to make a trip to the falls a much more authentic, relaxing experience.

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Ooh la la – Cycling in Montreal is a dream

Posted on 23. Oct, 2011 by jess.

Discovering Montreal’s public bicycle rental system made exploring the city so much easier! We had 24 hours to see Montreal’s main sights and neighborhoods and cycling in Montreal is a breeze!

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500 days on the road: Tops & Flops of the last 100 days

Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by jess.

We have been on the road now for 500 days! Read on for some road-trippin’ highs and a couple of risky lows, plus delicious food pics and two helpful travel recommendations we have learned in these last 100 days on the road.

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500 days on the road: Reflections on the last 100 days

Posted on 20. Sep, 2011 by jess.

13 September marked our 500th day on the road – it has been almost 18 months now since we started traveling and we spent the last 100 days traveling in Portugal, Canada and the U.S. Read on for a summary of our reflections and find our where we are headed next!

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Polaroid of the week: Street art in Montreal, Canada

Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 by Dany.

Montreal is known for its French feel, but who knew that there would be such a great street art scene. We loved this Mexican mama, tattoo and all!

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Polaroid of the week: Niagara Falls, Canada

Posted on 11. Aug, 2011 by jess.

The second largest falls after the Victoria Falls in Africa have long been on our list of places to see. We finally made it to the Niagara Falls, an incredible sight.

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Polaroid of the week: A vintage car in Ontario, Canada

Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by Dany.

. . Ontario is car country! They love their classic cars here and we see proud owners of vintage cars cruising through the country side in their well-maintained rides all the time. During the summer there is a classic car show in some town at almost every weekend. The Merrickville car show is one of [...]

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Polaroid of the week: Sunset Cinema in Ontario

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Dany.

We have been in Ontario for over four weeks now and almost every night, whether the day is filled with rain or sunshine, the big Canadian skies open up to create wildly vivid, dramatic sunsets. Each night we pedal our bikes to find the perfect front row seats of the nightly showing of the sunset cinema.

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Polaroid of the week: Watch out for the turtles!

Posted on 21. Jul, 2011 by jess.

We’ve seen warning signs for bears, sloths, even fleeing people on the road…today we saw one for a smaller, slower creature…so we went on a hunt for our favorite little reptile.