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Beautiful view but we did not stay there. We went higher to have a better view of the port at sunset. I highly recommend visiting this magical place. 

I went for my first canoe camping this weekend and it was amazing. I really enjoyed the canoeing and the sceneries. No wonder the aboriginal people were using canoes to travel around this vast country. There are so many lakes, rivers, and waterfalls and I have only seen a little bit of it so far. I was away from internet and phone for the past two days. The only sound I heard was the bullfrog, our neighbour in the camp site, and the loon. My back and arms are sore because of paddling, I have thousands of mosquito bits, and a little bit of sunburn. When you are a novice camper, these things happen; you just need to do it more often.

This is another set of photos for The Doors Project.

This is an interesting read. Tips for traveling by Paulo Coelho. I got the Alchemist from the library yesterday. I have read it while ago in Farsi when I was in Iran. I think it is time to read it again. This book will be a very nice companion for me during my trip.  

Sept 2010, Wingfield Basin, view of Georgian Bay , ON, Canada  How does it feel when your living room is a white stone beach for a couple of hours? and when the TV shows the view of a lake in a large screen? Here, in Wingfield Basin, Ontario, visitors come and go and the creative ones leave behind a furniture set. Next visitor can stop here for couple of hours and enjoy the view and the sound of the waves.  I just got back from a weekend trip. I visited Tobermory, Ontario and surrounded area. I recommend this trip to everyone, specially those of you who live in Ontario.

Photo from here . My February destination from my travel series is Split , Croatia. I'm even sure I'll have a privet tour guide!

The Sagrada Familia viewed from Casa Mila, Barcelona, Spain It is the last day of January already but I am ready to publish a new post on my wish list travel destinations . Nothing is better than traveling but what makes traveling memorable is the companionship and your fellow travelers. As much as I enjoy my independence and solitude (sometimes), I do not enjoy traveling by myself. I have done that already and it is no fun because I want to share the good times with good friends and people I love. I started thinking about traveling to Barcelona when a friend told me about this amazing city. What will make this trip even more exciting and special is that she suggested we should go together. I can't stop dreaming. p.s. Never under estimate the power of written dreams!

Vernazza, the photo from here . I need the distraction. I need a dream again. I am longing for a place where I have the view of mountains, ocean, and greens... where I can breathe and relax. It is  nearly the last day of the month and I have to pick another destination for my travel journal. This month, the last month of the year, I am going with "the Five Lands", the five delightful villages in Italy, along the cost, and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. It seems a good idea to dream of a sunny and warm place for your next trip when you are cold. I close my eyes and  I pray. I pray for a better and happier year for my family, for my siblings, and a blissful 2010 for everyone. May peace reach your hearts and your minds and stay there.

Traveling has always been a passion of mine. Starting today, the last day of each month, I'm going to post a picture of a place that I want to visit someday. It will be sort of my travel wish list. For the month of November, it will be Hallstatt, Austria. Photo by Nick Csakany