Author: Laura
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Day 3: ICE FISHING – Yellowknife, Northwest Territories – Canada
Ice Fishing! For Day 3 we drove onto Prosperous Lake for ice fishing, something Chris and I have never done. Like clockwork, shortly after finding our location, the clouds pushed aside and showered us in sun. The temperature was a balmy -6 degrees as Chris and Glenn took turns using the auger to drill through…
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Day 1 & 2: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories – Canada
One day Glenn and Chris, while drinking, thought, “Wouldn’t it be great to travel to northern Canada, to Yellowknife, together”. I texted Eliza, Glenn’s wife, and asked, “Are the guys serious about Yellowknife? Is it just a guys trip or can we go too?” So here we are. Sitting under the northern lights as…
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Camping in Italy
Most people see Italy via train but we decided to rent a Westfalia camper van and drive around at our hearts desire. We rented the van from a company called Van Italy, which is a small operation with locations in Rome and Cesena, where we got ours. Besides renting the van at $2,000 for 17-days,…
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The Giglio Cooking School in Florence
For our first evening in Florence we had the honour of participating in a private cooking course at the Giglio Cooking School, located a few minutes walk from the city centre. This wonderful experience was a gift from our friends Christine and Mike, whose wedding we are attending later this month on July 25 in…
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Mendoza Winery Tour by Bicycle
I fantasize about riding a cute bicycle with a basket, while wearing a dress and my hair perfectly blowing in the wind. Add to this fantasy the idea of riding along the many rows of grapes belonging to a vineyard and gracefully jumping off my bicycle at the doors of the vineyard to sample their…
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Coffee, Cocoa and Sugar Cane Tour
We love coffee, so we had to go on a coffee tour when we visited the Santa Elena/Monteverde region of Costa Rica. The tour was actually a 3 in 1 deal because not only do you learn about the coffee plantation but you also learn a bit about how chocolate is harvested and the uses…
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The drive to Santa Elena, Costa Rica
We stayed at Las Lagos Resort our second night in Costa Rica. It cost $145 USD for a Standard Room which included a queen-sized bed, bathroom, TV, AC and a small patio. It reminded me a lot of standard resort rooms in Mexico or Cuba, with that humid, slightly mouldy smell that tends to allows…
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Vegas to rusted-out old trucks
The road trip takes us to numerous new places every day. In fact, when I look through my photos I can’t remember if it was yesterday or today. Thank goodness all the photos have dates, and thank goodness for this “travel diary”.
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Day 2: Driving from Shelby, Montana to Pocatello, Idaho
When you arrive somewhere in the dark you try your best to get a feel for it, but when you look through the window the next morning, it’s amazing how different it actually looks. Chris and I arrived at Shelby, Montana at 1:00 am. It was dark, needless to say. When I pulled open the…
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Day 1: Driving from Grande Prairie to Shelby, Montana
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (and happy birthday to our friend Brianna, if she’s out there… somewhere) We finally closed the doors and ripped out of our driveway at 12:00 noon Friday, March 16, 2012. We had planned to leave Grande Prairie on Thursday night to start our 3-week road trip adventure, however work and other…
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“The Opus” of Belly Dancing – Grande Prairie
It’s been a while since we’ve posted. Our lives have been incredible busy since we moved to Grande Prairie in September 2010. I can’t believe it’s been over 1 year. Our two businesses we started are going great Beauchamp Creative and Beauchamp Photography, we volunteer for the Reel Shorts Film Festival, I belly dance and…