We spent a few days in Canada's capital, Ottawa. The city was really clean, pretty and quite warm. The hostel we stayed in was fab. It was a short walk from the main market area and just minutes away from the Parliament buildings. Only one block away was a bottle shop and supermarket which was very handy. There was one English lad working in the hostel who we had a few beers with. One of the workers was really weird. He looked like Homer Simpson, spoke so softly ...

From Toronto we were able to get on the Greyhound bus to Niagara falls so we didn't have to fork out money for a tour. Whilst on the bus we chatted to James and Sarah a lovely English couple and ended up spending the day with them. From the bus it was a short walk to the falls. From the Canadian side we could see the Bridal Veil Falls situated on the American side, and, further along we could spot the more impressive Horseshoe falls. We decided to go on the Ma...

We'd sped through America and had time to spare. As we were leaving from New York and our bus ticket allowed us to travel in Canada we decided to spend a week or two there. We drove through the 'delightful' city of Detroit before crossing the boarder to Canada. Luckily our bus wasn't full so it didn't take a long time. Immigration officers asked a few questions, yet despite visiting so many in the past year, we still get slightly nervous and are very wary of our ...