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My buddies and I are beginning to plan our 2008 summer vacation: "Life outside of the suburbs", which will intentionally lead me to one of the many remote (considering that I live in MTL) areas of Canada.

Initially I was thinking of going to Calgary or Winnipeg, or possibly Vancouver. I know relatively little about atlantic Canada. I know for a fact that I won't enjoy a week of cod fishing or visiting potato producing farms....But I'm sure that those areas have more than that to offer.

Ahh...Life in Calgary : Me after a lesson or two


Fishing in PEI : Hellllllll nO!!



I hear that Vancouver is another Toronto, so I doubt that i'll experience anything new , but I'll definitely have fun. This trip isn't supposed to be an educational trip or anything like that, but I want come back home saying "Mom, Dad ...I'm getting out of Montreal"

I had nothing planned this weekend, so I decided to visit my family in Toronto who are about a 6 hour drive away. Before I could go on this spur of the moment trip, I had to find a solution to two problems:

1) I have never driven to the GTA
2) Thanks to Montreal's adequate public transport infrastructure....I don't have a car

Honestly, those problems didn't last too long. Within the span of 3 hours I rented a car, used MapQuest to find the directions, and received a "you shouldn't do it" lecture from my parents about how dangerous driving on the 401 is.

None of my so-called friends (oh I named names on RBSCC ) were willing or able to join me, so I headed out early Saturday morning for the longest solo drive that I have ever done. After a few hours I ended up at the below parking lot safe and sound, waiting for my Torontonian cousin to arrive in his car:

Telus building near Scarborough Town Centre



I still have to make 'the rounds' and visit my aunt, but hopefully I can visit the CN Tower before I leave.