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Category Archives: Travel
Cancun, Chichen Itza and Pyramids
We are in transit back from our Cancun getaway, and I am pleased to report that we had a good time. While the weather was windy it was not too hot which made it perfect for doing some sight seeing, … Continue reading
Stuff That Works
Every once and a while, you come across something that works even better than advertised , and as this just doesn’t happen very often these days, one really does have to celebrate the event !! The other day, we were … Continue reading
Deep Creek Tool Museum, and "Hit and Miss" Engines
We were in the Salmon Arm area of British Columbia visiting family this past week, and I had seen a sign for the Deep Creek Tool Museum, between Enderby and Salmon Arm off of highway 97B and I was curious … Continue reading
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Tagged Deep Creek Tool Museum, Enderby, Hit and Miss Engine, Maytag, Salmon Arm
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The Avro Arrow (or "Two Days in Wetaskiwin")
Of the many really great museums I’ve been lucky enough to visit over the years, one of my favourites is the Reynolds Alberta Museum which is about two and half hours north of Calgary in a place called Wetaskiwin (which … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Tech, Travel
Tagged Avro Arrow, CF105, Reynolds Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin
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Way Too Busy !
It has been a busy couple of weeks ! Since my last note, we have managed to successfully bring the newest addition to the stable across the border into Canada. The little Yamaha YA6 was given an inspection by the … Continue reading
On the Road
We arrived in Toronto yesterday having driven from Calgary. The route we took was via the TransCanada highway leaving Calgary (Alberta) and passing through Regina (Saskatchewan), Winnipeg (Manitoba), across the top of Lake Superior through Thunder Bay, Sault St Marie … Continue reading
Zurich
Well – I didn’t see any gnomes, but I was impressed by a few things. What looked like the same Swiss chocolate I can buy at Costco in Calgary is available duty free in the Zurich International Airport for twice … Continue reading
Shanghai
I was recently in Shanghai attending a conference, and again I was impressed about the sheer scale of construction and change that is evident in any of the places I’ve been in China. I would not pretend do be an … Continue reading
Thailand and other Travels
Hello again ! We are sitting in the Tokyo Narita airport lounge operated by the good folks of ANA airlines. They are part of the Star Alliance that includes Air Canada, and we are on an AC flight leaving here … Continue reading
Philadelphia
Just sitting in the airport waiting for the flight to be called. Had an interesting few days here in Philadelphia at a conference and workshop and also had a short walk around the downtown core. The visit got off to … Continue reading