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CANADA | Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By alorraine | Views [33]
SO, did we think that I was back for good? Well some people did, especially one particular ginger from Edinburgh, but alas (or with relief for some) I've gone and done left the mighty mighty Scotland for a new continent, North America - Canada this ... Read more >
Tags: drinking, canada
CANADA | Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By pecosbiff | Views [48]
Gooooooooood mornin', Ca-na-da! Canada! Land of smiles! No, really. They go out of their way to help and are uniformly charming and intelligent and they speak English and there is coffee everywhere - so what's not to like? I'll tell you what's not ... Read more >
Tags: canada, polar bears
CANADA | Sat, 4 Jul 2009 | By true-claims-stories | Views [134]
I hit the terrain park at Whistler Resort and was a little too confident on my snowboard. The first jump I went off landed badly and I hurt my back. I was whisked away in one of those ski patrol sleds and ambulanced to Whistler Health Care Centre.... Read more >
Tags: canada, health, true claim stories, ski accident, snowboard, travel insurance, world nomads, whistler, ski patrol
CANADA | Tue, 16 Jun 2009 | By true-claims-stories | Views [132]
While snowboarding in Whistler, Canada I fell on a groomed run dislocating my shoulder. I boarded down to the base of the mountain and caught a Taxi ride to the local hospital where x-rays were taken and my shoulder was relocated. How World Nomads ... Read more >
Tags: ski accident, shoulder injury, canada, true claim stories, insurance claim, travel insurance, world nomads
CANADA | Mon, 8 Jun 2009 | By true-claims-stories | Views [112]
I was on a ski holiday practicing my downhill when a snowboarder collided with me out of nowhere. Both my shins caught the sharp edge of his board and cut me right through two layers of pants! I made my way to first aid, and they immediately sent me ... Read more >
Tags: ski accident, canada, snowboarding, true claim stories, insurance claim, travel insurance, world nomads
CANADA | Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [115] | Comments [1]
We've been on the Sunshine Coast for three weeks now, but we haven't seen too much sunshine. So when we finally got a nice day, we headed outdoors. Suz and Sean (friends of ours from Australia) were in town for the day too, so they came with us to see ... Read more >
Tags: soames hill, gibsons, canada
CANADA | Thu, 29 Jan 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1041]
Location: Old Town, Québec City, Canada. Events centre on Parc de l’Esplanade. Dates: Late January to mid-February (varies each year) Level of Participation: 4 – warm up the winter with a host of participatory activities. Description: ... Read more >
Tags: quebec, canada, winter festival, world festivals
USA | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [731]
After a chilly week tent bound with the flu in Banff, and spending time with friends, it was time for us to hit the road again with winter nipping at our heels and a lot of mountains between us and the desert country. As soon as we left Banff along ... Read more >
Tags: canada, usa, cycling, national parks, cycling friends, wildlife, hiking, montana, adventure cycling association
CANADA | Sun, 7 Sep 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [862] | Comments [12]
We said goodbye to Vancouver in style, cruising the harbor with Tas (Ali's former housemate) and Scarlett in their little yacht. It suddenly turned really hot for a few days, and we sweated our way up the Sea to Sky highway, from Vancouver to Squamish ... Read more >
Tags: canada, usa, icefields parkway, mountains, wildlife, glaciers, hiking, cycling friends
CANADA | Wed, 27 Aug 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [194]
A couple of days into my trip in Canada, my couchsurfing host told me he was taking a trip with some friends to Whistler, B.C. It's a few hours away, and it's the main site for the 2010 Winter Olympics. I figured I'd make it a world tour of recent ... Read more >
Tags: canada, couchsurfing
CANADA | Tue, 13 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [737]
What started out as a garden-variety ear infection turned into an emergency dash to Casualty. Intense pain & excessive bleeding from my ear led me to seek urgent medical treatment from a nearby hospital. The doctor told me I had a ruptured ear drum ... Read more >
Tags: ear drum rupture, canada, world nomads, true claim stories
CANADA | Fri, 9 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [353]
It’s cliché but true: accidents happen all the time but you never count on one happening to you. I was skiing in Canada when I took a fall and injured my left knee. I was taken from the slopes to a local Emergency Centre, in great pain, where they ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, skiing, snow, canada, x-ray, true claim stories
CANADA | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [451]
There is nothing quite like being robbed to sour the end of an otherwise inspiring trip abroad. It was a week before I was due to fly home from Canada and I was out with friends at a nightclub. It was freezing outside, so I had worn my Burton snowboard ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, passports, canada, true claim stories
CANADA | Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [548] | Comments [2]
I was having an awesome time skiing at Whistler until one morning I woke up feeling unwell, with terrible pain on the right side of my abdomen. After a quick trip to the local medical centre, I was sent for blood work to confirm a diagnosis of appendicitis, ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, canada, hospitals & health, true claim stories
CANADA | Tue, 6 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [482]
I was snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain when I lost control and crashed — hard. My left arm and head took the brunt of the impact and I was left lying on the slopes, unconscious. When I came too, I knew there was something seriously wrong with my arm.... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, skiing, snow, canada, hospitals & health, true claim stories
