Category Archives: travel

Ojai Ice Cream

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

For sisters’ weekend this year, we made it to Ojai! Our previous attempt had been stymied by wildfires, so it was nice to get there. And! they had a local ice cream store, coincidentally named Ojai Ice Cream, which also … Continue reading →

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Calgary Tower

Posted on October 29, 2019 by

At 191 m (627 ft), the Calgary Tower is not the tallest building in Calgary – one list I saw has it at #6 – but, as a free standing observation tower it has a distinctive appearance on the skyline. … Continue reading →

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Sweet Tooth Ice Cream

Posted on October 23, 2019 by

thegoogles again… I’d looked at the map to see how to get to the personal hot pot restaurant, and seen that there was ICE CREAM nearby. Sweet Tooth Ice Cream turned out to be the rolled ice cream thing, which … Continue reading →

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Mari Bakeshop

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

There was another bakery close to our hotel in Calgary – well actually there was also a Tim Horton’s right next door (does that count as a bakery?) but I never went in – which I happened to see on … Continue reading →

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2019 France – Day 0

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

Well I haven’t finished last year’s Colombia trip, but somehow this got written up and the next day of Colombia isn’t, so here goes… Eric had let me leave my bagged up bike at his place the week before, so … Continue reading →

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Sidewalk Citizen Bakery

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

Again, I noticed on thegoogles map that there was a bakery nearby, with the intriguing name of Sidewalk Citizen. They closed before we got back in the evenings, but opened before we left. Well, opened in a loose definition of … Continue reading →

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Village Ice Cream

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

It’s fun to look for ice cream when travelling – OK, OK, it’s always fun to look for ice cream – but I seem to make a bit more of a point of it when I’m in a new place … Continue reading →

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