When planning our San Diego trip, we’d originally planned to stay in Old Town. However, after talking to some regular San Diego travellers, we changed our plans and booked a hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter (a.k.a. New Town). In the end it was a good choice because during the day we busily visited the creatures [...]
Archive > December 2009
SeaWorld
Shamu, shamu, everything is Shamu. We have a little stuffed Shamu doll that goes everywhere, does everything, and is the centre of most conversations. Up until last week he was relatively anonymous — and the general thought was: why do we want to go see a big fish in a park? A day later Makenna [...]
San Diego Zoo
“The World Famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is one of the largest and most progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. It is also one of the few zoos in the world that houses the giant panda. It is privately operated by the [...]
San Diego
Way back in May (2009) Makenna and I planned a trip to Quebec for the summer. The plan was to fly to Montreal and spend a few days, take the train from Montreal to Quebec City for Canada Day / exploration, and then fly back to Calgary via Halifax (with a visit in Nova Scotia). [...]