Upsilamba!

Flying in to Calgary (my stopover), I look out the window and see mountains, a tall curving wall of mountains. This is Canada's Great Wall of China, the Rockies. One is an impressive feat of man-made workmanship and architecture and the other is a natural beauty, both equally impressive.

Vancouver - Whistler, here I come

I'm flying out to Vancouver next month to visit my friend Jay, and we're going skiing in Whistler. I've been to Whistler once before, almost 3 years ago and it rained then.  It rained a lot that trip.  At that time, people were riding the chairlift with their mountain bikes to the top of the hill.  It will be a different experience this time around as I have never skiied this late in the season and I am very excited about the idea of it.  When I've tell people that I am going skiing in Whistler next month, the first question they ask me is "will there be any snow?" and I reply it will have snow of some sort either natural or man-made.  I'll find out soon enough. 

I can't wait to see Jay and check out his skiing skills.

Big Trip for 2010 is ...

Morocco!! 

Vix, Nina and I and perhaps Pam M. will be spending this Christmas in Morocco.  Vix and I went to the Ottawa Travel Show today to pick up some information on Morocco, Tunisia, and Jordan.  After our lunch at Subway, we stopped by Flight Centre to find out the price of a particular 15 day guided trip in Morocco and to get a quote for airfare from Montreal to Casablanca.  It's so exciting to plan for future trips.  Now, we just have to check with the girls and start booking things.  :)  Woohoo!  Now, I have to really decide where to go after Morocco for 5-6 days.  Should I go to Tunisia, cross the Strait of Gibraltor, or spend some time in Spain?  Any suggestions?

NYE in Mont Tremblant, Quebec

Five chiquitas went to Mont Tremblant, Quebec over New Years to ski, celebrate Robin's birthday on New Year's Day and to bring in a new year. We rented a condo right in the village  and it was very close to the gondola and chair lift. We couldn't ask for a better spot. We went for supper and drinks the first night. Nina was served salmon that was raw in the middle and they didn't want to take anything off her bill at first, but Robin said something to the waitress and Nina's drink was removed from the bill.

Kitchener in November

Last month me, my mom, and Vicki went to Kitchener, Ontario to watch Skate Canada International, an ISU Grand Prix event. We lucked out and stayed at the same hotel as the skaters, which meant we saw them all the time. It was one of the highlights of the weekend. We lived at the Memorial Auditorium (The Aud) from Thursday to Sunday for the practices and competitions. We went to the Market on the Saturday and browsed the different restaurant places ... Moroccoan, Egyptian, German, etc. Yummy! The assortment of fruit and veggies were exceptional. It was another great weekend of viewing skaters and coaches, one of them being former Olympian Artur Dimitriev. It's funny how quickly the weekend flies by when the tickets and hotel were booked a year ago.