It’s been almost two years since I moved here and just six months since I’ve been in Toronto, but I still miss so many things about Canada. No, putting on snow tires is not one of them. I do miss my friends and family and so many familiar places, experiences and everyday products.
With the holiday [...]
In a recent skype conversation, my Vancouver pal Wanda asked me what the highlight of my trip had been. “Our time with you of course!” was my immediate reply. In all honesty, it was tough to narrow it down and answer that question given that there were soooo many. But, if I had to choose one (sorry [...]
The thing about those people you call “family” is that you can be related or not. We’ve had the pleasure of sharing the better part of the past two weeks with Stef and Noreen (they supplied bed number two for our multi-stop tour de Canada). They’ve opened their home and their hearts to us and [...]
We’ve been elfed!!! In the spirit of the season, we danced our way through Vancouver – you gotta see this (click away!)
Let’s just say “Vancouver will NEVER be the same”. Thanks Wan!
It takes a total of about 19 hours of flying time to get from Sydney to Toronto. So, it was a welcome break to have a stop off in Vancouver enroute. Wanda and Denis put us up in bed number one of our Canadian tour and for a couple of days were tour guides extraorindinaire. Thanks so much [...]
With an official Christmas completed Down Under, it was time for us to answer the Up Over call and head to Canada for official Christmas #2.
While both Chris and I had made the trip many times before, we had never made it together. It was wonderful to finally share the anticipation and the 14 hour [...]
I know, I know, it’s been a while. I can’t believe it’s the middle of December and I haven’t blogged yet this month…tsk…tsk….bad blogger. Well I guess with our Christmas celebrations in Sydney, organizing a trip to Canada and catching up with my Canadian compadres, I’ve been a little busy.
So, first things first. I attended my [...]
Another month, another article written for the Canadian Australian Club member newsletter…here’s your sneak peek…
Christmas Traditions Old and New, Linda Johannesson – December 2008
While I was in Sydney last Christmas, it was only 3 weeks after I first arrived. Christmas hit amid a blizzard of activity, dramatic life changes, uncertainty, new experiences, foreign faces, great [...]
