| Day | Date | City/Town | Province/State | Accommodation |
| 1 | 13/06 | Surrey/Richmond | British Columbia | Uncle's Home |
| 2 | 14/06 | Victoria | British Columbia | Uncle's Home |
| 3 | 15/06 | Burnaby | British Columbia | Uncle's Home |
| 4 | 16/06 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Uncle's Home |
| 5 | 17/06 | Richmond/Whistler | British Columbia | Uncle's Home |
| 6 | 18/06 | Seattle | Washington (USA) | Uncle's Home |
| 7 | 19/06 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Uncle's Home |
| 8 | 20/06 | Surrey | British Columbia | Uncle's Home |
| 9 | 21/06 | Toronto | Ontario | Canadiana Backpackers Hostel |
| 10 | 22/06 | Toronto | Ontario | Canadiana Backpackers Hostel |
| 11 | 23/06 | Niagara Falls | Ontario | Hostelling International (HI) – Niagara Falls |
| 12 | 24/06 | Niagara Falls | Ontario | HI – Niagara Falls |
| 13 | 25/06 | Toronto | Ontario | Canadiana Backpackers Hostel |
| 14 | 26/06 | Quebec City | Quebec | HI – Quebec City |
| 15 | 27/06 | Quebec City | Quebec | HI – Quebec City |
| 16 | 28/06 | Quebec City | Quebec | HI – Quebec City |
| 17 | 29/06 | Montreal | Quebec | HI – Montreal |
| 18 | 30/06 | Montreal | Quebec | HI – Montreal |
| 19 | 01/07 | Montreal | Quebec | HI – Montreal |
| 20 | 02/07 | Calgary | Alberta | Calgary Marriott Hotel |
| 21 | 03/07 | Banff | Alberta | Mount Royal Hotel (Brewster Tour) |
| 22 | 04/07 | Kamloops | British Columbia | Lac Le Jeune Resort (Brewster Tour) |
| 23 | 05/07 | Whistler | British Columbia | The Fairmont Chateau Whistler (Brewster Tour) |
| 24 | 06/07 | Vancouver/Surrey | British Columbia (BC) | Uncle's Home |
| 25 | 07/07 | Edmonton | Alberta | Mum's Friend's Home |
| 26 | 08/07 | Edmonton/Richmond | Alberta/ BC | Uncle's Home |
| 27 | 09/07 | Richmond/Surrey | British Columbia | Uncle's Home |
| 28 | 10/07 | Above Pacific Ocean | Air Canada | |
| 29 | 11/07 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei-Muara | Home |
We started our journey, carrying 7 checked-in pieces (3 backpacks - 2 backpacking and 1 normal, 1 trolley luggage - my mum's backpacking one is inside it and 3 boxes) and 5 hand-carry bags, to Hong Kong. We ran into a little trouble at the airport because our checked-in baggage were not transferred automatically for our next flight. RBA does not have an alliance with Air Canada. The ground staff at the Air Canada transit counter would have been pleased to help us get our bags from the belt on to the plane of our next flight. Unfortunately, Air Canada exercises a baggage restriction of 2 check-in baggage for each passenger and we had an excess bag, which would incur us a charge of 100 Canadian dollars.
Mum, having a visa issue, was left behind while my sister and I checked out of immigration to recheck-in our luggage. We were both feeling zombie-fied from having no sleep the previous night. It was hectic and tiring. When it was our turn at the check-in counter, we were peeved that the staff had no prior knowledge of our situation, which should not have been the case since the lady at the transit counter had informed someone earlier. We got a little aggressive inorder to convince the staff our story. I am not sure why many of the people in Hong Kong are aggressive and have irritating foul mannerisms, which can be so rude and off-putting. Well, I was relieved that that little bit of aggressiveness on our part got us our way and after a meal of delicious fried noodles at one of stalls of the food court, we were soon brisking along towards our departure gate.
Busy Hong Kong Airport
Parts of the airport under renovation
Thank God the immigration lines were pretty empty, so we got that part of the tedious procedure out of the way quickly.
The belt where our bags were supposed to be on was empty
My sister heading towards the Baggage Enquiry Desk
We got our bags and are now heading to the right row for rechecking-in.
Arrival hall below is just as busy
Kiosks for automated check-in
These are our bags. We had spent hours the previous night packing Bruneian food into boxes, weighing and repacking everything else to fulfill the baggage weight criteria. We also managed to bring along a new portable stove with two burners, which is not available for sale in the whole of Canada, for my aunt!
High escalators full of people
Yayy, finally approaching the departure gates
The hallway leading to the gates are well-lit with the sunlight coming through these massive glass walls.
That's our ride!
Cargoes are lifted up and shifted into the plane using a carrier machine.
There are our baggage and other cargo (maybe plane food) stored in enclosed and semi-caged carts.
In closer view of the carts
Vancouver, here I come!
Electrostatic attraction between my sister's fingers and the blanket (Cheap thrill!)
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