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Tag Archives: Canada

The Day The Stompin’ Stopped
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The Day The Stompin’ Stopped

Posted on March 8, 2013 by expatlog • 3 Comments

Canada bowed its head in sadness on Wednesday with the news that a Canadian legend had passed away… Continue reading →

Love in a cold climate…
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Love in a cold climate…

Posted on February 8, 2013 by expatlog • 6 Comments

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You know you’re settled in Canada when…
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You know you’re settled in Canada when…

Posted on January 24, 2013 by expatlog • 19 Comments

Signs you’ve been here awhile… Continue reading →

Pucks and Punch-Ups
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Pucks and Punch-Ups

Posted on January 22, 2013 by expatlog • 7 Comments

What a night! I couldn’t be classed as a sports fan by any stretch of the imagination, but as some of you know from yesterday’s post, Monday evening saw K and I brave the cold to take the GO train to Toronto for our first ever hockey game… Continue reading →

The Good ‘Ole Hockey Game
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The Good ‘Ole Hockey Game

Posted on January 21, 2013 by expatlog • 7 Comments

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing on home ice for the first time this season tonight, and thanks to a lucky break, K and I won Platinum tickets… Continue reading →

5 Ways to Wind A Canadian Up
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5 Ways to Wind A Canadian Up

Posted on January 14, 2013 by expatlog • 16 Comments

Canadians have a global reputation as peacekeepers and pacifists but, just like the rest of us mortals, their patience isn’t limitless; some things are guaranteed to get them fired up. Here are five situations where you’re unlikely to see them at their best… Continue reading →

Welcome to Canada – the home of over-priced telecommunications!
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Welcome to Canada – the home of over-priced telecommunications!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by expatlog • 8 Comments

When it comes to telecommunications in Canada, there’s one certainty: they’ll make you pay, one way or another… Continue reading →

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Same language, different ballgame

Posted on November 16, 2012 by expatlog • 11 Comments

Before moving to Canada the only consideration I gave to language was with regard to accent; I was coming from England so it wasn’t as though I was going to be unintelligible to anyone – or so I thought… Continue reading →

Toronto Time-Lapse
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Toronto Time-Lapse

Posted on October 10, 2012 by expatlog • 1 Comment

Next time I find myself exasperated on a Toronto sidewalk with moaning children and and an absent sense of direction, I’ll try to remember the beauty that surrounds me when viewed from a different angle and remind myself that I’m one small part of a living, breathing bigger picture… Continue reading →

The Unity Button
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The Unity Button

Posted on October 3, 2012 by expatlog • 5 Comments

Today T brought a Unity button home from school. The button (or badge as we call them in Britain) is a circle divided into black, white, red and yellow quarters. It’s a reminder of the teachings related to the Medicine Wheel… Continue reading →

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Crash Course in Canadiana

Posted on September 27, 2012 by expatlog • 5 Comments

I know that working your way through the latest tome from Lonely Planet isn’t for everyone, that’s why I’m bringing you this… Continue reading →

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Drive-Thrus Done to Death

Posted on September 19, 2012 by expatlog • 8 Comments

Today at school pick-up, as I described the goldfish experience of being scrutinised by the drive-thru queue while having coffee at Tim Hortons, a friend happened to mention drive-thru wakes in the US. Yes, you heard me right – drive-thru wakes… Continue reading →

History – a moveable feast, or so it would seem…
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History – a moveable feast, or so it would seem…

Posted on August 16, 2012 by expatlog • 12 Comments

Canadians have this curious tendency to move things to a new location when the fancy takes them. I’m not talking about furniture or fridge magnets here – that would be perfectly normal! No, I mean historical artifacts – buildings to be specific. Continue reading →

The Ribfest Comes to Whitby
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The Ribfest Comes to Whitby

Posted on July 16, 2012 by expatlog • 10 Comments

A three-day grilling extravaganza – the first ever Whitby Ribfest, organized by the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise. Several traveling professional rib-teams were in town to romance us with their ribs and seduce us with their sauce… Continue reading →

The soundtrack to life abroad
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The soundtrack to life abroad

Posted on July 8, 2012 by expatlog • Leave a comment

In this month’s column for Expat Focus I talk about my life’s new soundtrack. If you’re curious come with me on an auditory adventure in Canada… Continue reading →

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