Tag Archives: tourist

Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate

Posted on May 1, 2015 by stenoodie

When we were in New Zealand last month, we visited Rainbow Springs, a haven in New Zealand where hundreds of native trees and wildlife live. It’s also a place where they have raised and released more than 1,200 kiwi birds into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged coastal Redwood, dense, facility, giant sequoia trees, intricate, kiwi birds, leaves, native trees, nature, New Zealand, postaday, Rainbow Springs, Redwood trees, slender leaves, tourist, weekly photo challenge, wildlife | 15 Comments

Day 3 of Beijing 2015: Rickshaw Riding & Summer Palace

Posted on April 28, 2015 by stenoodie

Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Day 3 of being a Beijing tourist! Half of the trip is already done now. Today, we visited two salesy places and balanced out with three actual tourist spots. 🙂 After the same breakfast today (tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Beihal Park, Beijing, Beijing travel blog posts, Canadian in Beijing, China, lake, Long Corridor, Lotus Market, Nine-Dragon Screen, rickshaw, silk, spring time in Beijing, Summer Palace, things to see in Beijing, tour, tourist, travel blogger, travel blogs about Beijing | 14 Comments

Day 1 in Beijing 2015: Arrival & Noodles

Posted on April 22, 2015 by stenoodie

Monday, March 23, 2015. Wheeee!!! So exciting!! I’m in Beijing again 😀 :D. Last time I was in Beijing was two years ago in the summer as part of the awesome DiSCOVER 2013 Program that was subsidized by the Mon … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 5 day tour review of Beijing, arrival, arriving in Beijing tour, Beef Noodle Soup, Beijing, Beijing tour review from Canada, Beijing travel blog posts, Beijing travel blogger, Canadian travel bloggers, Chang An Grand Hotel, China, Toronto tour to Beijing review, tour, tour reviews, tourist, travel blogger | 14 Comments

Autumn in Europe 2014 ~ Day 2: Barcelona & Valencia, Spain

Posted on January 15, 2015 by stenoodie

Day 2 of being in Europe in Spain! I was so excited to see more of what Spain had to offer. 😀 We were still in Barcelona on the second day but proceeded towards Valencia by end’s day.

Posted in Travel | Tagged Barcelona, food, jamon, La Boqueria, marketplace, sights, Spain, tourist, Valencia | 1 Comment

Autumn in Europe 2014 ~ Day 1: Barcelona, Spain

Posted on January 7, 2015 by stenoodie

Yay! Travel series! I haven’t done one of these in a while, so this post will recount the activities that stood out to me when I was travelling in October 2014 to Spain and Portugal. First stop: Barcelona! We departed from … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Barcelona, Bread with Tomato, crème brûlée, FC Barcelona, FCB, fun, Futbol Club Barcelona, jamon, Jamon Y Vino, Park Güell, photos, Portico of the Washerwoman, Sagrada Familia, Seafood Paella, Spain, tour, tourist, travel, UNESCO | 2 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Between

Posted on June 20, 2014 by stenoodie

After a yummy and fun lunch at Toula for Summerlicious in 2011, Tracy and I explored the Toronto Harbourfront on a bright and hot summer day. We walked by Sugar Beach, a Wave Deck, and this! Who knew that there … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged explore, fun, Harbourfront, postaday, Stonehenge, Toronto, tourist, weekly photo challenge | 17 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Room

Posted on June 6, 2014 by stenoodie

There’s a bit of a time crunch to do this week’s photo challenge, but I instantly thought of this picture for this week’s theme: It was taken at the Hong Kong Science Museum and shows how we can be tricked … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged fun, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Science Museum, postaday, psychology, tourist, trickery, weekly photo challenge | 11 Comments

NCRA Convention 2013 in Nashville. Day 5. August 11, 2013.

Posted on January 7, 2014 by stenoodie

Day 5 of the trip to Nashville marked the final two steno seminars, exploring one last time around the majestic Gaylord Opryland Resort (including taking the river boat cruise!), and flying home to Toronto. Again, I wasn’t able to blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno, Travel | Tagged conference, court reporting, Delta Riverboat, flying home, Fried chicken, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Karyn Menck, mashed potatoes, Nashville, NCRA, NCRA Convention 2013, Shoney's, sightseeing, steno, tourist | 4 Comments

DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 13. July 28, 2013.

Posted on November 25, 2013 by stenoodie

I’m kind of crazy. Sleeping only 2-5 hours per night during this whole trip. Right now, it’s 4 am. Need to finish typing this on my phone to post later and then sleep and wake at 6 am.