A blog for the Class of 1969
Hey, world travellers! We’d love to read about your adventures and see your travel photos. Give us some tips, too, on what to do if we want to go there too.
Ontario is larger than France and Spain combined. The Canadian province is known for its big cities such as Toronto and Ottawa, but look on a map and you will realize that much of Ontario is still wilderness. To enable people to enjoy the great outdoors, the Ontario government runs 340 provincial parks and 295 … Continue reading Camping in Ontario: Intimate Encounter with Mother Nature
Travels with Rex - Part 2 Let me start with a refrain from Part 1, a reminder to enjoy this post only as a travel memoir. Don’t use it for current travel advice. We have plenty of time on hand and few places to go in this Year of COVID-19. It is a good chance … Continue reading Charming Norway: Viking ship, rugged fjords, friendly people
Travels with Rex, Part I We have just too much time on hand at the moment. It’s a good chance to take a look at the old travel photos again. Ah, Europe! That was more than 10 years ago. We are basically done with visiting Europe now, but one of the benefits of travel is … Continue reading Off the Beaten Track in Europe
By Joseph Lynn Ho Huen 連浩煊 The Raimondi Class of ’69 alumni had a most successful 50th Anniversary celebration held in Toronto on July 7, 2019. The Toronto old boys felt very excited about the reunion, and they thought that as the largest number of alumni was in Toronto, maybe they could extend the fellowship … Continue reading Rugged Nevada, Glitzy Las Vegas: Another Raimondi Adventure
Travels with Peter Wu The year 2018 would always be special. It was my first full year of retirement. My focus in life shifted from work to travel and we did it with gusto. We did our homework, making sure there were no lapses in our daily accommodations, travel arrangements and activities. After exploring Italy, … Continue reading Iberian Impressions – Part 2
Travels with Peter Wu The year 2018 would always be special. It was my first full year of retirement. My focus in life shifted from work to travel, and my wife Freda and I made the change with gusto. We did our homework making sure there were no lapses in our daily accommodations, travel arrangements … Continue reading Iberian Impressions
By Lawrence Lee On the third day of the Chinese New Year of the Pig, my son, my wife and I boarded Royal Jordanian airlines on our 11-day trip to Jordan and Israel. This was our first, and perhaps only, trip to these two countries. After a long flight, we landed in Amman, the … Continue reading A trip to Jordan and Israel
By Peter Wu One recent memorable trip to a less-travelled corner of the world took me and my wife Freda across Southern Italy, from Naples to the Amalfi Coast and the “Heel of the Italian Boot.” We got to our destinations on the west coast by shuttle, taxi and ferry. Then we drove to the east coast. Yes, … Continue reading Travels Across Southern Italy
By James Hon Kun Wong David Ho Moon Wing 何滿榮, who graduated from Raimondi College in 1972, now lives in Brockville, in the beautiful Thousand Islands district in Ontario, Canada. He has been an enthusiastic supporter of our RC Old Boys events. Time and again, he took the trouble of travelling more than 300 kilometres … Continue reading Summer Delight in Brockville
A recollection from family holiday in Cairns Raimondi P2 to F5A (1959 – 1969) This photo was taken by the younger Dr Lam on 16 June, 2018, on Green Island, Cairns, Australia, who wrote on it: “Proudly presents this wonderful crazy couple, not so romantic (the photo can speak for itself), sometimes arguing … Continue reading The Profound Argument
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