2011 The Nightingale's Oddessy Our exchange year in Canada.

The Cruise: Days One and Two, Vancouver

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The Cruise Day One: Vancouver For me Vancouver turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. Don’t get me wrong it is a pretty city being surrounded by mountains and a beautiful harbour, but it’s not all that exciting ... Read more >

Days Twenty Four to Twenty Seven. San Francisco

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The USA Road Trip San Francisco Day 24 Los Angeles to San Francisco A long day’s drive, originally I had planned as part of this drive to take the scenic route north out of Los Angeles, but in the end I am glad we ... Read more >

Days Eighteen to Twenty Three Los angeles

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The USA Road Trip Los Angeles Day 18 Disneyland We finally made it. DISNEYLAND!!! This was one of the carrots we dangled in front of the kids to get them excited about moving halfway around the world. ... Read more >

Day Fourteen to Seventeen. Las Vegas

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The USA Road Trip Las Vegas Day 14 Helen’s arrival Day fourteen my sister arrived from Australia via L.A. Because we were not really sure what time her flight would get in, Chelle took the kids to the pool while ... Read more >

Day Thirteen Williams to Las Vegas

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The USA Road Trip Day 13 Williams to Las Vegas Before leaving Williams there was one last thing to see. “Bearazonia” a drive through wildlife refuge as you guessed it full of Black Bears. The girls weren’t too ... Read more >

Day Eleven and Twelve. Williams and the Grand Canyon

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The USA Road Trip Day 11 Tucson to Williams and the Grand Canyon Once again with heavy hearts we left our hosts and headed North into the Sonora Desert. Actually we bade farewell to Rich the night before as he had to fly ... Read more >