Blog categorized as Travel

I'm a cheapskate, but everyone I know likes a bargain when they can find one. Travelling in an RV and finding great campsites can be a challenge, as many of the best are somewhat off the beaten path. In searching for quality campsites at the destinations we travel, we have often used Google maps to ...

While planning for longer trips in our 1992 Komfort Koach Fifth Wheel, we felt a TV would be a useful addition. The original location to place a TV was on the cabinet between the door and the bed. Televisions in 1992 were, of course, heavy CRT models, so the location was chosen to support this weigh...

Our Smartphones usually have some form of built-in mapping application, but most need to be connected to the cellular data network to be of much use. For those with limited data plans, or those travelling internationally and not wanting to pay data overages or need to purchase a local data plan, App...

Part 4

Our final day at Disneyland would be the second time we made use of the park hopper pass, starting our day early in the California Adventure Park, with another ride on Radiator Springs Racers, where we experienced the 'other side of the ride.' There are two paths through the early part of this...

Part 3

The following day, Thusday, we rented a car, and drove the 7 miles to Knotts Berry Farm. We made this choice as this venue was in a location which made less sense to take the bust service we used for Universal, and also allowed us to do some shopping along the way.

Knott's Berry Farm is the fir...

Part 2

Southern California isn't just Disneyland - I'm sure you've seen the advertisements! After two days exploring Disneyland, we took a side trip to Universal Studios, Hollywood. Not wanting to deal with traffic, we used a bus service to get there - it took about an hour through Los Angeles traffi...

A perennial question is: "Is Disney a fun destination for adults travelling without children?" This year we decided to find out. Over the years my better half & and I had been to Walt Disney World in Florida a number of times and had experienced much of what it offers. This trip would ...

Leaving Squamish, we had to traverse Vancouver one way or another to get to White Rock. We stopped at MEC near the Iron Workers' Memorial Bridge, as we needed seasonal jackets, and mail order doesn't work so well for size & style. Not sure how we managed without GPS - paper maps would ha...

We had travelled many times through the Fraser Valley on the way to the coast, stopping only for gas. This year we decided to rectify that by spending more time there. Two million people - there must be something of interest! We usually travel in September, once school is in session, as it is easier...

Britannia Beach Mining Museum

You may be familiar with the song Sixteen Tons and wondered about the lyrics. While the line "I owe my soul to the company store" is a familiar refrain to those who have studied early Canadian and Newfoundland fisheries history, it was also common in the minin...