https://calderescapes.com The Calder's Global Travels Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:36:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://calderescapes.com/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-ce-site-icon-32x32.png https://calderescapes.com 32 32 https://calderescapes.com/posts/africa-1-reunion-part-one/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:40:43 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=84303 July 5th, 2026 Réunion, known as Île Bourbon before 1848, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is a region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located east of the island of Madagascar and southwest of the island of Mauritius. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis. The island is slightly […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/visit-in-ontario/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:22:35 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=84314 June 24th, 2026 We arrived at Josh’s in the early afternoon, got organized, blew up our “bed” (we sleep on an air mattress) and settled in until Josh got home from work. Then we all piled in his new Plug In Prius Hybrid and went into Bolton to catch a movie – Disclosure Day. We […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/family-visits-reno-bc/ Sat, 30 May 2026 23:06:53 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=83696 May 30th, 2026 After a pleasant nearly 8 hour drive, we made it the 730 km / 454 mi to Reno today. Doug had booked us a week in a suite at the Plaza Resort with a king bed, some kitchen facilities, a couch, dining table and huge bathroom. It’s an older, dated building with […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/life-in-henderson-leading-to-christmas/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:32:38 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=80838 The photo above is of a lawn in Joshua’s neighbourhood – only in Canada would someone add a Canada Goose to their lawn decorations!  January 7th, 2026 Happy New Year! Yes, it’s been a little while since we’ve blogged. After a week of cooler weather here in Henderson in mid-November with a few days of […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/our-time-in-the-lower-mainland-bc/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:43:52 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=79368 July 21st, 2025 GAS: $1.63 a litre CDN here on the North Shore = $4.51 USD a gallon CDN $: $0.72 USD We got off the ferry at Horseshoe Bay and swung by Pat & Therese’s place to pick up the keys for Fran’s sister, Sandra’s, North Van apartment where we are staying for 8 […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/visits-on-vancouver-island-bc/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:19:58 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=79154 July 4th, 2025 GAS on the island: $1.59 a litre CDN; $4.40 USD a gallon CDN $: $0.73 USD We actually did not encounter any traffic on this drive north from Bellingham, WA; the border was a breeze although we were asked way more questions than usual by the Canadian Border Patrol agent – maybe […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/we-make-it-back-to-canada/ Sun, 25 May 2025 21:51:36 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=78885 May 25th, 2025 Gas: In Buffalo – around $3.03 USD a gallon  In Ontario – around $1.22 CDN a litre = $3.39 USD a gallon  As you may or may not be aware, this post is under a new “escape”.  We have completed “The Land Down Under” “escape” with the last post being “Hawai’i”.  The […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/we-arrive-in-australia-to-our-new-home/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:48:38 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=69215 August 22nd, 2024 Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous other small islands.  Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world’s 6th largest country with a population of slightly over 26,000,000. It is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/back-to-canada-to-end-the-epic-road-trip/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:08:29 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=69115 August 5th, 2024 GAS:  Quebec:  $1.62 litre = $4.62 USD gallon                   Ontario:  $1.40 CAD litre = $3.85 USD per gallon We left the hotel around 8 am after exercising (there was no hotel breakfast available not even coffee!) so when we stopped to fill up the gas tank once last time, Fran was […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/british-columbia-2024/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:41:22 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=68631 June 19th, 2024 Back to the province we call “home”. GAS:  Prices varied around the province – we paid as little as $1.65 but it was $1.89 in Victoria and surprisingly, a little less in Vancouver. After crossing into BC on the Cassiar we stopped at the Welcome to BC sign: We had our breakfast […]]]>