Posts Tagged ‘ Travel Bunny ’

My History With Hunger – Live Below The Line

My History With Hunger – Live Below The Line

I have been lucky in my life and have rarely experienced real hunger, the kind of unending chronic hunger that 1 out of 7 people in the world wake up to every day. The only time I really had to face hunger was during 2 school-terms at university, but even then I knew that in a couple of months I’d be back on a work-term and everything would be fine. The first time was the hardest since I hadn’t experienced this before and I didn’t really know what it meant to be hungry. I was in 3rd year, and  at…

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Fun With GPS in Quebec – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

Fun With GPS in Quebec – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

I loved having the GPS as my navigator on this trip. Not only was it another voice in the car, it suits my adventuring approach to travel.  I could set my destinations without reviewing the route in detail, leaving the route and sights along the way as a bit of a surprise without risking not getting where I was going. In fact, there was one point in this trip where I used GPS  instead of letting my passenger tell me how to drive her home.  The GPS is less likely to point out a cool cafe on the right when…

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An Evening in Vieux Quebec – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Adventure

An Evening in Vieux Quebec – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Adventure

Quebec City is beautiful and romantic in the winter, even if you are alone.  I love wandering through on a warm summer day. But for me, winter is the time to visit Quebec City. The Old City especially feels designed for snow, and takes on a special kind of intimacy and warmth when it gets cold. I always find myself drawn to the Old City and have only once stayed outside the gates. I’ve been lucky that even when staying with friends, they lived just inside the gates. Perhaps drawn like I am to the history and the magic of…

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Leg 2 – Kingston to Quebec City – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

Leg 2 – Kingston to Quebec City – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

My plan as I headed out onto the road for the first big chunk of this road trip was to take it slow and steady. I’d never driven this distance by myself before, I’d always had someone to spell me off, and I’d never driven this long alone ever. Plus, this was February.  You never know what weather is going to blow in. It could be sunny and warm, it could be blistering cold with hailstorms and, given the distance I was driving, it could be all that and more. My first priority was making sure I was awake, alert…

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My travel companions for #LexGoFurther–A Ford Escape

My travel companions for #LexGoFurther–A Ford Escape

For the most part, I was alone while on this trip, but I did have some companionship during the trip. Gerry joined me for the warm-up leg from Toronto to Kingston, which meant once I got the car I had to wait for him to finish up his day before we could hit the road… waiting waiting waiting… I’d say I was patient, but I’d be lying. The Ford Escape itself was definitely one of my travel companions, too but I’m not much of a namer so it/she will be referred to as “the car”, the “Ford Escape”, “it” or…

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Today: 15000th photo to Flickr, and my 9th blogiversary.

Today: 15000th photo to Flickr, and my 9th blogiversary.

Today marks the 9th anniversary of my personal blog – unsweetened.ca (yes, this one!) The photo above is also the 15000 photo I have loaded to my personal account on Flickr. Yes 15000! If I ever wonder if I’m producing enough, this just answered it for me. Though I have a backlog of photos, posts and ideas just bursting to get out, so don’t expect me to stop any time soon.

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Time to Go Snowshoeing #LexGoFurther #NBWinter

Time to Go Snowshoeing #LexGoFurther #NBWinter

The wind has stopped, the beans are on, and the bread is baked. Time to work up an appetite. The puppy, Travel Bunny and I are heading out for a bit of snowbound in this crispy crunchy squeaky snow.

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Travel bunny disapproves

Travel bunny disapproves

I’m pretty sure Travel Bunny disapproves of me having Rabbit Rillete as an appie. He won’t like what I’m having for dinner! # LexGoFurther

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Travel Bunny has a Travel Buddy

Travel Bunny has a Travel Buddy

Meet Clobby our newest travel companion.Clobby joined us in the Saint John airport in July but had kept a fairlylow profile until we arrived at YSJ this morning.So far Clobby seems a little more shy than Travel Bunny, but time will tell.

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Ready to fly

Ready to fly

Waiting to hear those magic words "general boarding call for Air Canadaflight 7514 to Montreal" First leg in our island to island travel. Nap-time here I come!

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Coffee & a View

Coffee & a View

Coffee & a View — Originally uploaded by LexnGer Early mornings, the sound of waves, the smell of fresh brewed coffee andfalling leaves as you roll over and pull the warm blankets just a littletighter, for just a little longer.Nothing better.Not a thing!

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Civilized End to a Long Journey. Welcome to Melwel

Civilized End to a Long Journey. Welcome to Melwel

Civilized End to a Long Journey. Welcome to Melwel — Originally uploaded by LexnGer We have arrived.9 hours door-to-door with adventures, shopping stops, great conversations,beautiful scenery and 2 construction-based traffic jams. All on all,a greatroad-trip.Now for a relaxing and fun Thanksgiving weekend by the lake!

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