miss_sprunkles in north america

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler miss_sprunkles

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   3 days in Waikiki

   Honolulu, United States | Mar 23 '06 | Reviews: 1

   hot and humid! it rained big rain drops. my experience of wakiki was noisy, touristy but definitely worth a look. highlights for me were: getting invi... Continue reading »

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   3 weeks in BC

   Vancouver, Canada | Mar 27 '06 | Reviews: 1

   Vancouver was ccccold! Arriving from Hawaii I was so anticipating the chill with welcome relief. I stayed with relatives for the first week of my t... Continue reading »

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   sleeping in Seattle

   Seattle, United States | Apr 17 '06 | Reviews: 1

   Seattle was just going to be a stopover for me but it ended up being a week-long stay! What first got me there was the water. Puget Sound and Eliot... Continue reading »

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   i love portlandia!

   Portland, United States | Apr 25 '06 | Reviews: 1

   The train trip from Seatlle to Portland was awesome! It was called the Coast Starlight so at least half of it went along the coast or water of some... Continue reading »

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   i will totally leave my heart here

   San Francisco, United States | Apr 30 '06 | Reviews: 1

   I can't even begin to describe 'what it was like in San Francisco' as it was like a whole lifetime of experiences in one week and definitely the be... Continue reading »

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   fly back to Vancouver

   Vancouver, Canada | May 09 '06 | Reviews: 1

   quick stopover in Van to recharge my batteries before heading out on the 2-week Moose bus tour.

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   Moose Tour - Vancouver Island (Tofino)

   Tofino, Canada | May 11 '06 | Reviews: 1

   MOOSE TOUR  - Part 1 Vancouver Island, Tofino.

   Our minibus with driver and tour guide, Micah, picked us up Friday morning to head over t... Continue reading »

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   1 night in Victoria

   Victoria, Canada | May 13 '06 | Reviews: 1

   The day started with me in a sorry state and some beautiful walks through the rainforest, along the beach and to check out a few waterfalls. It's a... Continue reading »

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   chilling in the chalet

   Whistler, Canada | May 14 '06 | Reviews: 1

   Part 2 of the Moose Trip....

   Brian picked us up in a fancy bigger bus with louder music and we headed up the Sea to Sky Highway towards Whist... Continue reading »

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    back to Van

    Vancouver, Canada | May 15 '06 | Reviews: 1

    back at Jericho Beach hostel before heading off on the next stage of our trip. This hostel is seriously reminiscent of a mental aslyum - okay i'm maki... Continue reading »

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    1 nite at Shuswap

    Shuswap Lake, Canada | May 16 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Part 3 of the Moose Trip! Shuswap Lake

    This time our driver was John and we got picked up at the lovely time of 8 am and headed out towards S... Continue reading »

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    crossing into Alberta

    Banff, Canada | May 17 '06 | Reviews: 1

    ... it's coming!
    

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    wilderness night

    Jasper National Park, Canada | May 18 '06 | Reviews: 1

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    Banff part 2

    Banff, Canada | May 19 '06 | Reviews: 1

    When the Moose bus pulled into Banff on our way back to Vancouver, a few of us in the group decided to 'jump off' for a few days and have a bit of... Continue reading »

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    little mountain town

    Revelstoke, Canada | May 24 '06 | Reviews: 1

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    Kelowna

    Kelowna, Canada | May 25 '06 | Reviews: 1

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    home

    Vancouver, Canada | May 27 '06 | Reviews: 3

    After the tour was over I stayed at my mate's house for a day and we had dinner at the place that has become everyone's favourite, the mexican join... Continue reading »

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    East to Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada | Jun 07 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Ottawa is a cool city. There are so many beautiful buildings, like the old old Parliament buildings and the cathedrals. The art galleries a... Continue reading »

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    I'm so excited!

    Montreal, Canada | Jun 10 '06 | Reviews: 1

    I'm off to Montreal today! Finally leaving the last frontier of English speaking Canada, Ontario, behind...

    Arriving in Mont... Continue reading »

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    quirky Quebec

    Quebec, Canada | Jun 15 '06 | Reviews: 2

    I was in a 'mood' as the Greyhound bus trundled along the outskirts of Quebec but as we climbed into the city that began to change. It was like wak... Continue reading »

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    Pride in Toronto!

    Toronto, Canada | Jun 19 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Toronto is definitely a buzzing, happening city. It is definitely a city. It is dirty, loud, big city buildings everywhere, lots of concrete... Continue reading »

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    jazz and raspberry beer

    Montreal, Canada | Jun 26 '06 | Reviews: 2

    what can i say... i'm back in Montreal! Great timing too. The International Jazz Festival is taking place. Last night I headed up there and it was... Continue reading »

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    hanging out in Tremblant

    Mont-Tremblant, Canada | Jul 01 '06 | Reviews: 2

    I didn't stay on the mountain itself but in the little village at the bottom. The hostel was right on a lake and it was the most beautiful setting... Continue reading »

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    The far east

    Halifax, Canada | Jul 09 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Halifax is different. The main street has some independent coffee shops, awesome womyn's bookstore and there seems to be a good music scene here, a... Continue reading »

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    Salty Bear

    Baddeck, Canada | Jul 10 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Day 1 - Halifax to Baddeck. We drove through the awesome scenery of Novia Scotia alongside the coast and past rolling green hills towards our desti... Continue reading »

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    Prince Edward Island; Charlottetown to Cavendish

    Charlottetown, Canada | Jul 12 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Day 3 - rained all day! Got the ferry over to PEI and drove to a beach. The sand is red clay everywhere. Apparently there are 76 lighthouses here s... Continue reading »

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    last 2 days

    Annapolis Royal, Canada | Jul 14 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Day 5 - Drove to Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia, saw a lighthouse which is the only one in the world that is also a post office, and cute little... Continue reading »

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    conclusion

    Montreal, Canada | Jul 17 '06 | Reviews: 1

    well this brings us to the conclusion of my travel journal. I'm now looking urgently for a place to stay and a job! My friend hooked me up with the re... Continue reading »

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    moving again!

    Montreal, Canada | Jul 24 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Okay well this is my final entry - I lied! I have moved to a hostel on the Plateau - Montreal's coolest area apparently, and it seems to be. A lot... Continue reading »

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