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Tober on 19 July 2025
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SvennoJ said:
Tober said:

I had the opportunity to spend time in Canada during a work assignment. Usually I would do 2 weeks Canada, 2 weeks Netherlands for a while.

The office was in Mississauga (near Toronto), but I had the opportunity in the weekend to travel around a bit. Skiing in the Blue mountains, dog sledding in Algonquin park, trips to Montreal. Great times. Even the drives to these places are unforgettable. Hours cruising with only trees to see. So serene. I also have to congratulate the Canadians for being just really nice and welcoming people.

Awesome. I'm less than an hour from Missisauga, I've actually cycled to Burlington a bunch of times to swim in Lake Ontario.

I've lived here for over 20 years now and still haven't gone to Algonquin. I've been to BC though, Canadian Rockies. A former work mate of mine lives in Kelowna who we visited. It's beautiful there as well. (But a lot more smoke in summer...)

Yeah driving is a pleasure here. I've driven from Montreal to Hanover, Vermont for work and from my home all the way to Washington BC along local roads straight through Pennsylvania. Unforgettable 9 hour drive. And North to Lake Nippising (North West of Algonquin) for holiday in cottage country. Doesn't matter what direction, endless scenery abound.

Traveling back and forth didn't go well for me though. It takes me weeks to get over the jet lag. So a week to The Netherlands takes me 2-3 weeks to recover from. Hats off to you swapping back and forth like that! 

It was funny when I got here. My wife's parent's neighbors are Dutch, my dentist was Dutch, my lawyer is Dutch, the grocery store stocks Dutch food (got my wife addicted to Gouda's Glorie Fresh Garlic Sauce and putting Frites Sauce on fries. 

And yes Canadians are all very welcoming. Just be careful they're not used to Dutch directness nor Dutch humor lol. Not scoring any points with that here.

Ah Burlington is really nice. Gone out to have some diner and drinks there some times. My assignment was about 12 months, so not to bad with travel, but longer would have gone problematic for sure. I did hear back then, there is an 'orange county' around where a lot of Dutch settled.