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British Columbia Slideshow
Travel Blogs from British Columbia, Canada
I like a lot of things about trip preparation, but
This is a top pick! I like a lot of things about trip preparation, but packing isn't one of them. Look! I'm putting my underwear in a bag.... Since the only part I find diverting is seeing how little I can take with me, I usually put off the chore until the last moment. But ...
The Art of Solo Travel - Job Hunting
This is a top pick! This week I had a job interview.. wearing sandals. Ok, they are almost like ballet flats, leather, black but they also had gaping holes where the rest of the shoe should be. Not what I would call appropriate interview attire. I also didn't have ...
Vancouver - City of beauty and sushi
This is a top pick! I arrived in Vancouver after my relatively modest 5 hour flight. I actually even enjoyed the flight itself. There was a Canadian local sitting next to me who started chatting to me.. until I think I harassed him with too many questions about where I ...
The Working Girl
This is a top pick! It's been a while since I've updated my status. Life in Vancouver has finally settled down into a state of 'normality'. During the week I get up to go to work on what must be one of the most beautiful harbours in the world. Although, as the McCain add ...
Eight Weeks Left
This is a top pick! ... for Red October defined my childhood and the 1999 World Junior Hockey Championships was the joy of hockey joys when Kazakhstan beat Canada. The intrigue grew over the years, and the flight path as well. In what had started as a return ...
Papers? I don't need no stinkin papers!
This is a top pick! Mr. Field, I regret to inform you that Turkmenistan government does not accept visa support letter for October month, due to national holiday 27-28 October. Our agent says that visa support is not accepted and approved for October month. What ...
Lily en Vacance
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The Chick Trip
This is a top pick! Su, Rosie, Doris and Maria take a weekend away to explore all the Okanagan beaches and lavender there is to find and visit with a beloved ex-Vancouverie girlfriend, Terri. Bonus features include fresh off the tree cherries and apricots, and ...
Canadian Thanksgiving & Van Dusen Gardens
This is a top pick! As the cool autumn change began to settle on Vancouver I delved into the serious business of job hunting. My first mission was to get to a Drug Mart Job Fair (Much more legitimate than it sounds!) ... which conveniently was located near a Botanical ...
5 Signs that your backpackers has become a home
This is a top pick! 5: Signs that your favourite backpacker hostel has become a home away from home: - Everyone you meet greets you by name - Nobody worries about giving you an introduction of the house and area but instead says you know what ...
Wow - this is a Canadian Lake
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Illegal Aliens making a splash at the border..
This is a top pick! ... start it's a no return trip, the only way back is to cross over into the US and then go back through customs in Canada. This would be forgivable unless everyone in your vehicle (myself included) is not carrying their passport. It was a honest mistake, and ...
Another day in the Town
This is a top pick! In the morning we took care of some 'admin' things, like booking a hotel for our stay at Pismo (California). Later we took a walk along the sea front to the touristic 'Gastown' district. We saw the Olympic cauldron and the new convention center. I like ...
A day at sea
This is a top pick! Today we make our way to Vancouver and are at sea all day. The ship takes the inside passage, thus the waters are calm and the rocking of the ship is moderate. We spent the day roaming around the ship watching a seminar from the ship naturalist (Milos) ...
In the Spirit of a Traditional Halloween
This is a top pick! Pumpkins, Zombies and Halloween Parties. This Halloween I made my first ever Jack O'Lantern. A group of hostel friends had a halloween gathering and went downtown in costume for a Canadian Style Halloween ...
Vancouver Firsts
This is a top pick! Back in Vancouver, the number of hits on the blog site hit 7,000. We woke the next morning in anticipation of a much needed hike with friends Ange and Felix. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other ideas. A thick fog obscured our drive up Cypress ...
Mount Doug
This is a top pick! This morning the whole gang trekked from Catherine's place to the beach at Mount Doug. We had lunch on the beach and the kids played on the ...
vancouver via the 2 block perimeter of the embassy
This is a top pick! Hi, Sze here. I'm going to type out my day and Nadine will add hers since we spent most of today doing seperate things. Anyway, I realized today that I did not pack the digital camera cable so I can't download any of the pictures we've taken so far. ...
Quadra Fall Fair / Tristan Arrives in Vancouver!
This is a top pick! Part of the joy of travelling is the unexpected adventures. Last weekend I ripped a big hole my only jeans trying to coerce a goat onto a truck we were transporting to the Quadra Island Fall Fair petting zoo. My host family was providing the ducks ...
Home at last
This is a top pick! ... life of so many thousands of others. It makes me feel so blessed to have all the comforts and luxuries we have here in Canada. I also feel blessed to have been a part of and witnessed the life and struggles of so many others around the world. East Africa ...
India awaits
This is a top pick! It's happened again. My ambition has exceeded reality. With three days before I leave Victoria, I have a task list which wakes me in the foreboding dark of these winter mornings. Most people would assume these tasks are related to my trip. Foolish ...
Departure
This is a top pick! Well, the day finally arrived. After months of preparation, December 6th snuck up faster than I would have liked, with still seemingly 1,000,004 things to do. My flight was technically on the 7th but I needed to be at the airport the night of the 6th for ...
And then on to mainland Vancouver
This is a top pick! ... machines. Every other bank charges a percentage and this soon mounts up). Anyway, we had no probs anywhere except for Canada. For some reason we could only use one bank's ATM and this particular bank was not a particular widespread one. So ...
Mid Trip Reflection: The Art of Solo Travel
This is a top pick! Ok I know that it's totally cliche but I believe every young traveller hopes to have their "ah huh!" moment. For me it was in the most totally mundane of situations, just hanging out in my room. After 3 1/2 months with the ups and downs (mostly ups) ...
Biking around the bay
This is a top pick! Our ship docked at the Canada Place pier in the early morning. The sky was gloomy and there was the smell of rain in the air. When we opened our curtains we saw the beautiful city of Vancouver waiting for us. Disembarkation of the Ship was smooth and ...
Vancouver Welcome
This is a top pick! ... to be with a friendly companion, we drove to the city of Victoria, the seat of the provincial government and a decidedly British town yet with a northwest feel - totems abound, and woodcarvers sold their wares on the waterfront. A delightful way to spend ...
Quadra Island Farm
This is a top pick! In an couple of days I’ve had some very unique experiences at the Quadra Farm with my lovely host family. I’ve walked a goat, held a freshly laid warm egg, picked blackberries, clipped duck wings and this is just for starters. On top of this ...
Home Sweet Home
This is a top pick! ... letting the Americans back in it with 24 seconds to go, and the most amazing moment in overtime when Sidney Crosby won it for Canada. It was a fitting end to the games, giving Canada their 14th gold medal, which was also the most amount of gold medals ...