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alfietrobinson
Jan 31, 20172 min read
Move over January blues!
It’s almost travel time again, so I thought I would write up a fresh new post just to make the blog active once again, which I’m hoping...
alfietrobinson
Nov 17, 20166 min read
Europe’s forgotten gem
When life gives you cheap flights, grab them with both hands. £8 two people + £30 hotel = two days in the city of Luxembourg. I think...
alfietrobinson
Aug 28, 20162 min read
Beautiful British Columbia
The last 3 days of our trip seemed to have merged into one big day, we had hiked the Lynn Cannon taking in its deep forest scenery, as...
alfietrobinson
Aug 25, 20162 min read
Making a mark
After waking up late again and promising ourself to set an alarm tomorrow morning, we had a quick bite to eat and then headed to the bus...
alfietrobinson
Aug 24, 20162 min read
Mountain conquers!
Waking up late, we decided to head for the Museum of Anthropology situated on the campus of UBC. Renowned for its displays of world arts...
alfietrobinson
Aug 23, 20164 min read
Falls we fell for
Any roadtrip should start with good coffee and eggs, exactly how we started ours today. After our 6:30am alarm and eggs with avocado at...
alfietrobinson
Aug 22, 20162 min read
Time is precious
Banana pancakes with maple syrup were a great idea for breakfast… brunch… or maybe lunch? Well, it was past midday when we finally got...
alfietrobinson
Aug 22, 20163 min read
Busy Friday
An early start to the day saw us head into downtown for 9am to catch the free shuttle bus over to North Vancouver’s Capilano Suspension...
alfietrobinson
Aug 20, 20161 min read
Soaking up the sun
After a nice relaxing morning planning the rest of our week we headed out to my favourite sushi place appropriately named ‘Sushi Sushi’....
alfietrobinson
Aug 18, 20163 min read
Memories to cherish
A perk of going on holiday and not staying in a hotel is the food. You can eat what you want, when you want. Plus you don’t have to stand...
alfietrobinson
Aug 18, 20162 min read
Old friends and good food
Ive said it before and ill say it again, Sleep really is a man’s best friend. Waking up after a nice vertical non-disturbed sleep...
alfietrobinson
Aug 17, 20162 min read
Good Morning Vancouver ☀️
Morning broke with the sun shining just over the mountains peering slowly into the coach, now deep into British Coloumbia, hours away...
alfietrobinson
Aug 16, 20162 min read
The last leg
After leaving Winnipeg last night we continued Westwards through the plain fields of grassland; Canada is esstenially empty in the...
alfietrobinson
Aug 14, 20163 min read
Hold on BC, we’re half way there
Our Greyhound experience has so far been good, the coaches are comfy, have power outlets and plenty of leg room to take advantage of. For...
alfietrobinson
Aug 13, 20162 min read
Onwards and Westwards!…
Our time in Toronto has come to an end and our hosts Sofia & Ada laid out an amazing breakfast for our last morning with them, they have...
alfietrobinson
Aug 12, 20162 min read
Diversity our Strength…
“Diversity our strength” – Toronto’s motto and one that is clearly visible within the city, today saw us walk though many different...
alfietrobinson
Aug 11, 20163 min read
Torontos as hot as it looks…
Today was our first day seeing Downtown Toronto, my memories from my last visit here are very dark because well it was really dark...
alfietrobinson
Aug 10, 20162 min read
Canada’s wonder of the world…
Sorry dogs but sleep is a man’s best friend. Period. After what felt like the best sleep I’ve had in ages, we started the day off right...
alfietrobinson
Aug 9, 20162 min read
Arrived 26 hours later….
By the end of this morning we were either going to end up in Boston, Baltimore or Montreal but thankfully due to being stubborn we have...
alfietrobinson
Aug 8, 20163 min read
It’s not a real adventure if you have to pay for it…
Travel plans often end up with going A too B but in the case of today we have gone from A to A.2 with no B in sight, but it hasn’t been a...
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