Mountain Springs Resorts - An Inside Look (Cottage Country)

Cottage Country Canada Travel

This is a video from my Blue Mountain trip. This is a video showing inside Mountain Springs Resort. Mountain Springs Resort is located in The Town of The Blue Mountains in Collingwood, The Blue Mountains and Area. I setup a temporary ADJ Blue Mountain Station to post video clips and short posts. Mountain Springs Resort provided free high speed wireless internet on its property. I used the nightstand as my table, as you will see in this video. I stayed in a one bedroom suite loft. It had all the amenities except in-suite laundry. To do laundry, you just need to go outside - which is about 1 minute walk. Amenities include one bedroom (6 people can stay), full kitchen, living room, fireplace, Jacuzzi, private deck, queen bed, sofa bed, dishwasher, microwave, telephone, air conditioning. You will feel like you are living in your own home away from your home. These suits are time share units. Some people live there for the full summer and time share the rest of the year. Mountain Springs Resort offers a full range of services in summer and winter alike. If you like outdoor activities, you would love this place. Some of the activities are: hiking, biking, skiing, tennis, basketball, swimming, fishing, boating, water sports, visiting Wasaga beach, visiting the Scenic Caves etc. How much was the price tag? It cost us $450 Canadian for the weekend. Visit Mountain Springs Resort website at http://www.mountainspringslodge.com for more info. If you would like to see all Blue Mountain related posts - here is the link.
First Published: Sep 5, 2008 ADawnJournal.com

Scenic Caves Entrance Area

Scenic Caves Ontario Canada

First Published on: Aug 22, 2008 ADawnJournal.com

This is one of my Blue Mountain Trip video clips. On a recent trip, I visited scenic caves and suspension footbridge in Blue Mountain. I will be posting video clips of these shortly. This is a clip showing the entrance area of Scenic Caves. This is where you can sit back and relax by the water just before climb through blue mountain Scenic Caves. You will find gemstone mining, a pond, Muskoka chairs, lots of seagulls, gift shop, eco log cabin and much more here.

Scenic Caves, Suspension Footbridge, GPS, And A Haven From The Hustle and Bustle

Blue Mountain Trip

This post was written on Monday, August 18. There will not be any post tomorrow. 

First Published: Aug 20, 2008 @ 21:27 ADawnJournal.com

I am writing this post from Toronto. Yesterday, I reached Toronto at 6.00 PM. It was a day filled with lots of activities. I visited scenic caves and suspension footbridge in Blue Mountain. I will be posting video clips of these shortly.

On my way back to Toronto, I relied on GPS (Global Positioning System). GPS did make me get lost; however, it gave me a longer route and took me an additional hour to reach Toronto. I was driving on mountain roads, gravel roads, and sometimes on totally unpaved roads. GPS is useful but it may not be good for your skills. Research shows that GPS is detrimental to human navigational skills.

On Saturday I visited Wasaga beach. I was on the beach for four hours. There was a car show going on and lots of people came to enjoy the show. Wasaga Beach – the world's longest freshwater beach is also a part of Georgian Bay. Wasaga Beach offers 14 kilometres white sand beach, panoramic lush mountain views across the bay, clean pristine waters, and much more.

What I noticed from a business perspective is that a lot more can be done to bring more tourists. It felt like kind of having not enough stores, restaurants, and recreation facilities to attract more people.
Today, I am going to post Part Two Wasaga beach video clip. More clips are coming shortly. I have so many pictures that it will be impossible to post all of them here. I will post some of them here later on, and you will be able to see all of them on my Flickr page.

Since I left Blue Mountain, I have been missing it, and it feels like I don't want to come back to Toronto. It would be fantastic to live there for good. It's like a haven from the hustle and bustle of city life. But the question is, if I really start living there, how long I would love living in a small town? Will I miss Toronto then?

Georgian Bay, The Blue Mountains, Collingwood, and Wasaga Beach

The World's Longest Freshwater Beach

First Published: ADawnJournal.com Aug 14, 2008

I am going on a mini vacation. I will be staying at Mountain Springs Resort, starting August 15 to August 17. Mountain Springs Resort is located in The Town of The Blue Mountains in Collingwood, The Blue Mountains and Area.

Collingwood, The Blue Mountains and Area is only 90 minutes north of Toronto and part of Georgian Bay. Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron. It is about 320 kilometres long and 80 kilometres wide. Georgian Bay features 30,000 + islands and 20,000 kilometres of shoreline. Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites are part of Georgian Bay. It's beauty is indescribable and serene. Endless beaches with crystal blue pristine water, majestic towering cliffs, windswept pines, spectacular shoreline are just a few to mention. Few regions in the world are as visually striking as this region.

Wasaga Beach – the world's longest freshwater beach is also a part of Georgian Bay. Wasaga Beach offers 14 kilometres white sand beach, panoramic lush mountain views across the bay, clean pristine waters, and much more.

During my stay, I will try to update ADJ with video clips, pictures, short posts etc. However, due to circumstances beyond my control, I may not be able to update ADJ. I am apologizing in advance if such should happen. I will be leaving Toronto tomorrow at around 6.00 PM and I am hoping to post at least one video clip showing the resort. I hope to see you soon. Cheers.

Street Food: Tea Stall in Bangladesh

Tea Stall in Dhaka

Wherever you go in Bandladesh (BD) you will find roadside tea stalls or Cha Ghor to offer tea and other light snacks such as biscuits, processed sweetbuns, bananas, gum, cigarettes, etc. The person running the tea stall is commonly called Mama Uncle or Khala Aunt.

Tea stalls are not just tea stalls in BD. It’s a part of culture, social ritual, and much more. Locals hang out and socialize here, deals are sealed, and friendships get started. Total strangers may offer you a cup of tea. In Bangladesh, foreigners are accepted with a welcoming attitude and warm hospitality.

Tea is served in small glass mugs, either with condensed milk or cow milk that has been boiled for long to concentrate, and always with lots of sugar.  Multiple aluminum kettles are used to boil tea and milk at various stages over propane flames.

The taste comes from boiling strong black tea. Also thick milk and lots of sugars, sometimes with ginger and some spices contribute to the uniqueness of the taste. 

The tea stall I tried was a very basic one in Uttara, Dhaka and had very limited snacks. There were benches to sit and enjoy a cup of street tea, but many people often enjoy tea just standing.

The tea stall video is one of the many travel videos I made in my Bangladesh visit. Click on the link provided below or on top to watch. I have not finished posting all my travel videos from my Asia trip yet. I am expecting to finish posting these in the next 4-5 months as I have lots of videos and you can track my trip day-by-day.

Visit Street Food: Tea Stall in Dhaka, Bangladesh