Susanne Pacher

Hello from Vancouver (1) - Arrival in Vancouver

UBC Student Lounge, Vancouver, Saturday, August 6, 2005, 10:10 pm Hello from Vancouver (1) - Arrival in Vancouver I left beautiful Victoria early yesterday morning at 8 am and took the Pacific Coachlines bus/ferry combination back to the mainland.... Read >

Hello from Vancouver (2) - Wheeling around Stanley Park

UBC Student Lounge, Vancouver, Saturday, August 6, 2005, 10:30 pm Hello from Vancouver (2) - Wheeling around Stanley Park Stanley Park is Vancouver's famous urban paradise and I knew weeks in advance that I would need to explore it in detail, pr... Read >

Hello from Vancouver (3) - The Grouse Mountain Experience

Monday, August 8, 2005, UBC Student Union Building, Vancouver, 5:10 pm Hello from Vancouver (3) - The Grouse Mountain Experience No visit to Vancouver could be complete without a real mountain experience. So after covering the Servas conference I ... Read >

Hello from Vancouver (4) - A Walking Tour through The Downtown East Side

UBC Building, Vancouver, August 8, 2005, 5:15 pm Hello from Vancouver (4) - A Walking Tour through The Downtown East Side The University of British Columbia has a drop-in centre downtown in Vancouver's East side called the Learning Exchange where ... Read >

Hello from Chicago - The Field Museum and Pompeii -

October 24, 2005 Hello from Chicago - The Field Museum and Pompeii - "Stories from an Eruption" Yesterday I got up early again and typed up my travel reports on the free computer at the Arlington House. Then my friend Linda and I made our way to one... Read >

Hello from Chicago - Chinatown and Second City

Chicago, Arlington House, Sunday October 23,2005, 6:30 am Hello from Chicago - Chinatown and Second City After thoroughly exploring the Pullman Historic District, we decided to check out Chinatown, one of the many ethnic neighbourhoods that Chicago ... Read >

Hello from Chicago - A Visit to the Hello from Chicago - A Visit to the Pullman Historic District

Chicago, Arlington House, Sunday, October 23, 2005, 6:25 am Hello from Chicago - A Visit to the Pullman Historic District After being appropriately prepped as a result of our visit to the Chicago Cultural Center we decided to head off yesterday ... Read >

Hello from Chicago - A Personal Tour of the Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago, Arlington House, Sunday, October 23, 2005, 6:15 am Hello from Chicago - A Personal Tour of the Chicago Cultural Center Yesterday, after our lovely Austrian breakfast we went downtown to the Chicago Cultural Center, the main downtown infor... Read >

Hello from Chicago - Multiple Austrian Connections

Chicago, Screenz Internet Cafe, Saturday, October 21, 2005, 10:25 am Hello from Chicago - Multiple Austrian Connections So the two of us expatriate Austrians are staying at the Arlington House Hostel, in itself an exciting experience, to be immers... Read >

Hello from Chicago - What a fabulously photogenic city!

Chicago, Screenz Internet Cafe, Saturday, October 21, 2005, 9:15 am Hello from Chicago - What a fabulously photogenic city! Yesterday I woke up at 5:00 am Chicago time and I figured I might as well get ahead of the crowd at the Arlington House Youth... Read >

Hello from Chicago - First Impressions

Chicago, Arlington House Youth Hostel, Friday, October 21, 6:05 am Hello from Chicago - First Impressions So here I am again, on another short excursion away from home. I've been awake for an hour already and decided the best thing is to get up and ... Read >

Hello from Caledon, Elora & Guelph:

October 9, 2005 Hello from Caledon, Elora & Guelph: Fall Colours, Ghosts and Ghouls Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons in Ontario, and after last weeks early fall colour tour through the Kawarthas east of Toronto, it was time yesterday to ch... Read >

Hello from Toronto - A Culinary Tour of the St. Lawrence Market & Historic St. Lawrance Hall

October 6, 2005 Hello from Toronto - A Culinary Tour of the St. Lawrence Market & An Exploration of Historic St. Lawrence Hall Life works in really strange and wonderful ways. At the beginning of this week I talked to my brother in Austria on the... Read >

Hello from the Kawarthas - Early Fall Colours, Scarecrows & Frogmen

October 3, 2005 Hello from the Kawarthas - Early Fall Colours, Scarecrows & Frogmen Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons in Ontario when forests light up in hues of yellow, orange and red. It's the perfect time for drives in the countryside, ... Read >

Local Explorations - Hello from Lake Ontario's Waterfront Trail

September 26, 2005 Local Explorations - Hello from Lake Ontario's Waterfront Trail In our neck of the woods the summer has been absolutely gorgeous, a little on the hot and humid side occasionally, but I am unable to recall a summer that has been so... Read >