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When I walked trough Montreal during my vacation, I was surprised to see a restaurant with a Belgian flag. I thought it was strange to be in Canada and see a Belgian restaurant. What can you expect here? I know Belgian frites and chocolate so of course I wanted to try it out! Frite Alors has a limited menu, the main element is of course frites! You can order a typical Belgian frites which you get in a basket, but also order Belgian snacks like Frikandel, skewer, crizly, viandel. All strange names but certainly fun to try out. I thought especially the Frikandel was quite nice which is meat but when I asked what kind of meat, the person said I don’t want to know….What is Belgian ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on December 13, 2010

Frite Alors
1562 Av Laurier E
Montreal, Quebec
(514) 524-6336

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Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

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The Sheraton hotel is in the heart of Vancouver, surrounded by shops of Robson Street and Yaletown, shopping malls, clubs, art galleries and theaters, and a variety of local and international restaurants. The hotel is really close to everything and everywhere you walk around. There are also 3 bus stops at the hotel.ReceptionIt's a nice big spacious reception when you arrive your luggage will be brought up to your room. At the reception, you get friendly service and you may pay in advance or after your stay. At the reception desk is a gift shop and a small shop for when you want something nice.DisabilityThere is clearly also thought about disabled when th...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on December 12, 2010

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
1088 BURRARD ST
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z2R9
604-331-1000

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Alpine Village

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Jasper Park Cabin Photo - Alpine Village, Jasper National Park, Alberta

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For our trip to Canada we had already booked our hotel through the Internet. But when we arrived in Jasper at the hotel they appeared facing the worst mosquito infestation ever. Immediately when we got out of the car we were attacked by dozens of mosquitoes and the reception was not much better. The owner did not mind that we cancel our reservation, but then we had to look for another hotel in the area. However, we were not looking for a standard hotel but in the countryside, with detached houses. The local tourist offices showed us Alpine Village, where we could stay some nights. This park was fortunately not affected by the mosquito plague!LocationMiddle of the Canadian Rocki...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on December 12, 2010

Alpine Village
P.O. Box 610
Jasper National Park T0E 1E0
(780) 852-3285

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Howard Johnson Bluenose Inn and Suites

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After a long flight to Canada, I came to Halifax International airport. Straight to car rental Herz, where I had booked my car and then looking for my hotel that night. I have made more use of the Howard Johnsom chain and also in Halifax. I was exhausted, but I was still here to stay alert because I had yet to find my hotel, that I had reserved via Internet.LocationAddress: Howard Johnson's Inn & Suites 636 Bedford Highway Halifax, Nova Scotia.By car it takes about 25 minutes from the airport. Located only minutes away from down town Halifax. Through the internet I found a good offer for this hotel. For the amount of 89 Canadian dollars for a room, including breakfast...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on December 10, 2010

Howard Johnson Bluenose Inn and Suites
636 Bedford Hwy
Halifax, Nova Scotia
866-539-0036

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Going from Goldstream PP to Tofino

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We have been awake a lot last night. We force ourselves several times to really have to lie down. At eight we had enough and we got out. Last night it pretty cooled down but the sun will warm the day up. Around 10.00 hours we leave for Tofino. Today we have some 300 km to drive.Only a few km from the campground we stop again for a walk to a waterfall and an old gold mine. The waterfall is nice but not spectacular. We walk to the gold mine. The double pass is soon steeper and steeper. Our calves are having a hard time again. The walk is beautiful but after half hour walk we begin to wonder how far it is but luckily suddenly we see the mine. It's fun to watch but not really spect...Read More

We have been awake a lot last night. We force ourselves several times to really have to lie down. At eight we had enough and we got out. Last night it pretty cooled down but the sun will warm the day up.

Around 10.00 hours we leave for Tofino. Today we have some 300 km to drive.

Only a few km from the campground we stop again for a walk to a waterfall and an old gold mine. The waterfall is nice but not spectacular. We walk to the gold mine. The double pass is soon steeper and steeper. Our calves are having a hard time again. The walk is beautiful but after half hour walk we begin to wonder how far it is but luckily suddenly we see the mine. It's fun to watch but not really spectacular. The walk is nicer than mine. We left at 12.00 hours.

In Duncan we would like to see some totem poles. Unfortunately, the signs are not really clear and let the totem poles for what they are. We hope toward Alaska we will see a lot more of them. On the way to the highway we drive past the Safeway and decide to get some fuel.

The next village we come across is Chemainus. In this village there are many murals of topics from the past. It is a lovely town with nice little shops. Definitely worth while to go before going on the Highway.

After we drive to Nanaimo Port Alberni, here is the real highway and we go into the mountains. We decide to make a stop at Sproat Lake PP. We make a short walk to the petroglyphs. These are prehistoric rock carvings made by the native people 'or the first inhabitants.

Near the park is the largest firefighter aircraft in wolrd that firefighters use to fight forest fires, it can take up to 27 tons of water at once. It's getting late and we still have to go a bit

We are good half hour and there we see our first BEER. Hop stop and take pictures. Very happy that we are already on our second day saw a bear. Perhaps it is probably the last, you never know.

At 18.00 hours it was again a BEER bear number 2. This is also in the verge to enjoy the nice green grass and graze while we go again with three cameras. The bear grazes nicely but by then suddenly sticks his nose in the air, he could smell us through the open window the camper ?.... no to the other side of the road is a larger black bear (bear number 3) crossing the road, running toward Bear 2. They both run into the forest and there is a lot of noise from the woods and soon bear three comes out to enjoy the grass.

We drive on and can not really believe in one hour time seen 3 bears! But soon enough we see 2 other beers!

After half hour we arrive at Green Point campground. Located close to the ocean. Immediately after we have parked we went to the beach. The ocean is beautiful. We walk over the beach and around 20.00 hours we go back to eat. After dinner we return to the beach for the sunset

This day was perfect .... 5 bears and a beautiful sunset in the ocean view ... what more could one want.
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Boathouse Bar & Grill

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Wondering around a large city one does get hungry and starts looking for a restaurant to food. What I love is that the menu was writen in Spanish and luckily also in English otherwise i wouldn’t be able to understand. I do speak a little bit of Spanish but not really enough to impress people. The restaurant had a bit of a cuban style ot it and made us very curious about the food inside.Entering the restaurant was surprising since there wasn’t even a door. The restaurant is open to the street and only have a few tables outside and a few inside. The inside had bright colors of red and green and looked very inviting. The small restaurant had a bar with a massive espresso machine and a impress...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 26, 2012

Boathouse Bar & Grill
207 Queens Quay West at York Street
Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7
(416) 203-6300

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