The small village in the Adirondack Mountains was twice the site of the Winter Olympic Games.
Posts tagged USA
Americans and their Weird, Classic or Surprising Rides
I don’t know anything about cars butI can’t resist a good photo opportunity.
Alexandria Bay, NY State
In 2005, when I had to leave Canada to validate my “landed immigrant” status, I discovered the U.S. border was only a 45-minute drive from Ottawa. Since then, going Alexandria Bay, one of the closest American towns, has become an annual tradition. I now have a Canadian passport and traveling to the U.S has never been easier. We are expert in border-crossing and have an answer to all the tricky immigration questions: “where are you from?” (Ottawa), “how do you know each other?” (long story but we are married), “are you carrying firearms?” (no, should we?) etc.
Watertown, NY State
Last weekend, we took a drive to the U.S. and headed to Watertown, a small town in New York State. A manufacturing centre in the early 20th century, the city was said to have more millionaires per capita than any other city in the nation. This is where the little trees air fresheners were invented! Today, 19.3% of the population live below the poverty line…
The Epic Journey Back to Canada from Australia
We left Singapore on Tuesday evening and arrived in Sydney early morning on Wednesday.
Exploring Where the Rich and Famous People of Los Angeles Go
I was curious to see the other side of L.A, the glamorous one. So far, I wasn’t too impressed: houses looked nice but nothing out of the ordinary. I certainly couldn’t picture all these movie stars and socialites living here, in Korea Town or in Little Armenia.