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-   -   Where do you holiday now? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/where-do-you-holiday-now-594558/)

onlycanada Mar 2nd 2009 4:20 am
Re: Where do you holiday now?
 
Brilliant question.

Being a family of Canada fans we try to get there each few years. (Lovely U.K holidays in between though.)

Montreal for a conference.
Edmonton work related & Recce
Toronto (+ Canoeing in Algonquin)
Calgary (stampede) Rockies in general a few times now.
Newfoundland. St Johns & Gros Morne.

If you ask my girls about their best ever holiday, its Newfoundland!! That makes me very proud, but their friends don't understand.

So our house is full of 'Canadiana'. Trans Canada signs with moose/bears etc on. Moosie wind chimes. Wildlife prints (limited edition so not all 'tat')

Now we think we're emigrating, we'll have to bring it all back!

Never been to Vancouver so that would be a must, oh and that place they make wine sounds good.:tounge_smile:

Future holidays will probably be taken up with visiting the folks we left behind. I don't suppose we will ever own our own cabin. Sounds nice.

MikeUK Mar 2nd 2009 4:21 am
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Originally Posted by Auld Yin (Post 7335632)
One place I really want to go is 'up the road' the Cape Breton

It is an enjoyable area/drive but do not expect the Highlands of Scotland.
I got all the hype form my Canadian wife, she never understood why I was disappointed until I finally took her Scotland and climbed a few Munroe’s, now she gets it.

As to holidaying. We’ve driven across Canada both east and west to the coast. We go to the US sometimes to see family and drive down to the Carolina’s. The UK to see family and tour the countryside at least every other year, and last year we had a long weekend in Switzerland.

onlycanada Mar 2nd 2009 4:27 am
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Oh I forgot. We once drove from Edmonton to Winnipeg and back again to Calgary. How could I have forgotten.:zzz:

JLT Mar 2nd 2009 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by MikeUK (Post 7338050)
I got all the hype form my Canadian wife, she never understood why I was disappointed until I finally took her Scotland and climbed a few Munroe’s, now she gets it.

As to holidaying. We’ve driven across Canada both east and west to the coast. We go to the US sometimes to see family and drive down to the Carolina’s. The UK to see family and tour the countryside at least every other year, and last year we had a long weekend in Switzerland.
I can totally relate. I remember when first arriving in Ontario and friends saying,lets take you to see the Blue Mountains. Well what can I say, talk about dissapointment.

Guess I will have to wait to go to BC to see more than hills.:ohmy:

MikeUK Mar 3rd 2009 1:30 am
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Originally Posted by JLT (Post 7338893)
I can totally relate. I remember when first arriving in Ontario and friends saying,lets take you to see the Blue Mountains. Well what can I say, talk about dissapointment.

Guess I will have to wait to go to BC to see more than hills.:ohmy:
BC is on par with the Alps

the best stuff is up north, on the Yukon border

Novocastrian Mar 3rd 2009 3:21 am
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat (Post 7337821)

With the impending arrival of our first child I expect more vacations to be spent on the Island for convenience and cost.
AX
How impending is "impending" in this instance, AX?

PS Pity you couldn't have been at the Yard yesterday. You could have brought the 50.

Steve_P Mar 3rd 2009 3:27 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7341229)
You could have brought the 50.
Did you guys actually drink some of that stuff? :blink:

Atlantic Xpat Mar 3rd 2009 3:29 am
Re: Where do you holiday now?
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7341229)
How impending is "impending" in this instance, AX?

PS Pity you couldn't have been at the Yard yesterday. You could have brought the 50.
T-7 and counting. We are at 30 minutes readiness so sadly my drinking pretty limited at present!

Hopefully I'll get another trip to TO later in the year and an opportunity to have a few beers. (thats unless you're all washing your hair like last time I was in town.......)

Novocastrian Mar 3rd 2009 3:37 am
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Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 7341254)
Did you guys actually drink some of that stuff? :blink:
No. We put off the fateful moment until it was time for "one for the road".

Imagine our disappointment when it turned out the the Yard had stopped selling the evil brew a full 10 years ago.

Novocastrian Mar 3rd 2009 3:39 am
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat (Post 7341263)
T-7 and counting. We are at 30 minutes readiness so sadly my drinking pretty limited at present!

Hopefully I'll get another trip to TO later in the year and an opportunity to have a few beers. (thats unless you're all washing your hair like last time I was in town.......)
T-7, eh? Good luck to all concerned. BE looks forward to the photo.

i promise not to wash my hair ever again

Steve_P Mar 3rd 2009 3:41 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7341291)
Imagine our disappointment when it turned out the the Yard had stopped selling the evil brew a full 10 years ago.
Oh I'll bet each and every one of you was truly devastated. ;)

Novocastrian Mar 3rd 2009 3:52 am
Re: Where do you holiday now?
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 7341303)
Oh I'll bet each and every one of you was truly devastated. ;)
Many were heard to sob.

"Le soir ne manque que la cinquante", said the member for Gatineau.

Steve_P Mar 3rd 2009 3:58 am
Re: Where do you holiday now?
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7341356)
Many were heard to sob.

"Le soir ne manque que la cinquante", said the member for Gatineau.
One can only hope the entire evening was not ruined. ;)

Souvenir Mar 3rd 2009 11:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7341356)
Many were heard to sob.

"Le soir ne manque que la cinquante", said the member for Gatineau.
No he didn't.

Novocastrian Mar 4th 2009 3:48 am
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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 7344440)
No he didn't.
Literalist pedant.


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