Montreal (Canada)

After our mammoth adventure in Costa Rica we stopped in Montreal on the way home for a few nights. My GCSE French came out of dusty retirement but the Montrealers replied in English! We ate poutine (cheesy gravy chips) and Beavertail pastries, climbed a rope course on a pirate ship and explored the underground city […]

Niagara Falls (Canada)

Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. We caught a double decker slow train from Toronto with Poppy (the penguin) to visit Canada’s iconic landmark.  The noise and spray of the falling water was immense! […]

Toronto (Canada)

Toronto was our first stop on the way to Costa Rica. We stayed in the financial district and spent our days exploring the city on foot, swimming in the shadows of skyscrapers at our hotel and eating our way around the streets. Bubble teas and frappuccinos cooled us down from the city heat. We caught […]