Well we are ready for France now!! Who would have thought after driving for 7 hours east of our home in Toronto you could feel like you are in another country! Many of the people who reside in Quebec city do not even class themselves as Canadian they see themselves as French. I must admit it does feel French, they are better dressed, have real coffee, enjoy food, speak French and the buildings look European. On arriving into Quebec after our long drive...

Bronwyn and I are working quite hard at the moment, I have received a contract working for the ‘Cirque du Soleil’ as a Recruitment and Staffing co-ordinator which will finish on my brother’s birthday (26/9). The show officially starts tonight so there is no more office work, I will now be working out of trailer at the site - hopefully I can catch some summer rays and work on the tan. I will then be flying to Europe on the 27/9 to be in the ...

New York City. Magical New York City took our breathe away. We almost didn't make it there due to ridiculous border crossings but never the less we did after tracking down a cab at the border crossing and jumping a few queues. A round of applause for Chantelle and Jacquetta for choosing a hotel in a fabulous location. Snug between Little Italy, Soho and Chinatown. We exchanged very brief and rushed hellos to Trent, Chantelle, Jacquetta and Steve whe...

What's a birthday in Toronto like... Firstly a birthday on a Saturday in summer, not a lot can happen to make this day bad. And I was lucky enough for it to just keep on getting better. After a wee sleep in we tramp down to the Bohemian Queen Street West to do some browsing through the eclectic local designer shops. After around 2 hours of this Aidan thinks that shopping is over. No way not with no purchases made yet. So we head a little east to rea...

Today was the first unofficial public holiday of Summer (Victoria Day) so on Saturday morning we hired a Chrysler Cruiser and set off for a car holiday weekend through the rolling farmlands of Ontario. Now who said Ontario (a land locked state) doesn't have beaches...they have plenty of lakeside beaches with these beautiful cottages perched right alongside them (supposedly there are 250,000 lakes in Ontario). Toronto's are renowned for their weekend cottage get a...