Jun 12, 2015
I didn’t know what to expect before I came to Québec. The little research I did only answered the questions how I would get there and where I could stay. Since I like trains (there’s Wifi!) the first choice was simple and it lead to some interesting discussions. Opposite from me, a young woman had taken her place and we immediately began chatting about weather, hockey, jobs and where we’re heading to. Turns out, this was her very first time traveling on a train! Can you imagine?! After getting to know she’s from St. Johns, Newfoundland, it sounded a bit more logic, since there’s probably no railway on the entire island. Still something I can’t really understand, since we’re basically born on trains in Switzerland. The second choice, where to stay, was easy as well. The HI in Vieux Québec apparently is the largest hostel in entire Canada. Now “large” doesn’t necessarily mean “good”, but in this case it was alright. Sightseeing wise, there were no big surprises. The one thing you have to take about a million photos of is the view from the St. Laurence River up on Chateau Frontenac. I took at least a billion. (more…)
Jun 1, 2015
The last few days in Montréal have been a blast – not to compare with my first stop, Ottawa. I could clearly feel the difference in the air, just when I got out of the train station – so distinct electric, charming and positive. Since I neither lost anything, nor won in any lottery, I’ll keep it short. (more…)
May 28, 2015
Hi there. Just quickly wanted to check in about my first few days on the road. If you followed me on Twitter and Instagram you know pretty well what has been going on, but anyway, here it is, all in one place. (more…)
May 17, 2015
Oh, hello there. Cool. You’ve found your way to my blog. Don’t be surprised to find the latest posts dated back to 2011 – I simply never got around to write (read: travel for long enough people would care to read anything) ever since. But hey, here I am again, so bear with me. While I knew for quite some time that I will have two months off from the end of May on, only recently I’ve got around to seriously plan out where I’m going to go. (more…)
Jan 6, 2012
Getting an invitation to spend New Years Eve in Halmstad, Sweden, together with lovely and dearly missed friends I met in Kamloops, I couldn’t resist but get myself a ticket to Copenhagen, to spend few days there before heading across the border to Sweden. (more…)
