Mayflower Place Hotel
Travel Blogs from Vancouver
Mid Trip Reflection: The Art of Solo Travel
... the best photos and seem to make the most out of their time wherever they are. A large budget doesn't necessarily give you the best experience, unless your only plan is to partying every night. Clever travellers learn where they should scrimp and when they should spulge. With a little bit of planning and extra work, you can make many savings along the way avoiding common tourist traps. Catching public transport as opposed to taking ...
YVR...and so it begins....
... is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
And so it begins....
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All great adventures start with..... a Delay!
So we checked out of our lovely vancouver apartment where we've been staying the past 3 months and headed to the airport not wanting to be late we gave ourselves HEAPS of time little did we know we'd have much more time then expected.
We arrived at the airport and as per normal went to the web check in Kiosk to print out or boarding ticket and bag tag, but this would be ...
Chasing The Sun
... really an island, but a peninsula) Markets which is a fresh produce market as well as having many food stalls and knickknacks to buy. This place was really nice to walk and browse the stalls whilst grabbing various snacks along the way. I spent the rest of the time visiting the downtown streets and taking the SeaBus to explore North Vancouver, before heading to the airport.
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Attention Passengers...Umm...Nevermind
... we were staying at Chez Willie - also know as our friend Sarah Willie's condo. She has give us full use of the condo while she is out of town. Oh don't worry, you haven't heard the last of Swillie (Sarah Willie) as she is joining us in Seattle in a few days from now.
We have been so spoiled lately with indoor sleeping and beds! Lucky us!
Another wonderful day full of ferries and friends.
The Olinskis
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