Back from my cruise to Alaska! Somehow I feel disappointed that I missed the heatwave we had in Toronto last weekend. Alaska would have felt like a freezer in comparison! (No, it really wasn’t that cold.) I had a really great time on my trip, although I did experience a couple of mishaps, which I will get to later. We started off in Toronto on May 20 after an early morning wake up call at 4am. After taking a 5-hour…
I took a 3-day whirlwind bus trip to Boston last weekend. I had the chance to meet up with my friend Tammy briefly at Quincy Market on the first day, then took a whale-watching excursion in Cape Ann on the second day. On the way home on the last day, we stopped by Waterloo Premium Outlets to do some shopping before heading back across the border. I think this trip was one of the quickest and most fast-paced trips I’ve…
Day 6 began with an early morning wake up call as we headed out for our Big Island tour. I wasn’t too happy being up at the crack of dawn, but I was excited to go island hopping for the day. Our shuttle picked us up at the hotel and we were dropped off at Honolulu Airport. After getting our passes sorted, we waited about an hour before getting called to the gates. The flight to Hilo would last 45…
Day 5 begins with an hour long bus ride to a must-see spot in Honolulu – Pearl Harbor. I’m not a big history buff, nor was I ever taught WWII from an American perspective, so I must admit I”m not all that familiar with Pearl Harbor. Knowing only the basics, I couldn’t fully comprehend what took place there so many years ago. Perhaps it’s more sentimental to all the American and Japanese tourists that were there. While we packed lightly…
Well it’s been a couple weeks, but I’m finally getting around to finishing all my Hawaii entries. (3 down, 3 to go). I have to take advantage of this 4-day weekend to finish these up or else I’ll probably put it off for another month. =P +++ So starting off fresh with Day 4 – our day of snorkeling. It took a long time to get the hang of the equipment and avoid scrapes off the razor sharp coral, but…