Destination: Canada

Photos: East Coast 1

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 | By joliver4567 | Photo Gallery

That time of the year

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By jamesshanks | Views [4985] | Video

This time of the year is very significant to me. Not only does it mark one year since I traded the beautiful beaches of Sydney for the the unknown, but it's also time to renew my travel insurance.  Last year my primary influence was my mother.... Read more >

Tags: camp, travel insurance

Last night in Canada

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By jznack | Views [390]

Feb 26 2013 Tomorrow is the day I leave for five weeks in Thailand (for those of you who know me well enough: yes, I still have not finished packing). The excitement is building so much, I doubt I will be able to sleep. I mean, when you ... Read more >

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - The summer that changed my life!

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 | By athma | Views [248] | Scholarship Entry

It was a cold summer afternoon when we reached Pangnirtung, the closest town to Auyuittuq National Park in Arctic Canada. My friend and I were to do an unguided 2 week trip into the remote wilderness of this national park. We were waiting for the tide ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Photos: Whistler 2

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 | By joliver4567 | Photo Gallery

Whistler - Part 3

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [496]

 Hello all! Well it's been a while since my last post but I felt there wasn't much to update on as Sarah and I have been running a strict routine of eating, sleeping and skiing. Sarah has come a long way with skiing and is taking on some hard ... Read more >

10 Days to go!

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [700]

“It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance, seem to demand silence, like a love affair you can never talk about. For a while after, you fumble for words, trying vainly ... Read more >

Tags: dream, intro, memories, travel

So, we're going again! This time a short jaunt...

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 | By pepperhead | Views [388]

So, it's been a while.  But we are heading to the airport to take some flights at the end of the month and are so excited about it.  We are going to the Philippines, again.  Since our 2008 trip, we have holed up around home, working hard ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, birthdays, phiippines, toddler

St. Lawrence Market on $20

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 | By meggiekay | Views [1948] | Comments [1] | Video

I always prefer shopping a markets than stores. Especially having a very limited budget, I feel like I get more "bang-for-my-buck" at markets. I checked out the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto for the first time and recorded what I managed to get for ... Read more >

Tags: budget, food, market, shopping, video, youtube

Whistler part 2

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [280]

  Journal 2 Hello again from Whistler. Yesterday was eventful with a zip line tour across the valley of Fitzsimmons creek between Whistler and Blackcomb. (Check out the photos and videos below.)  I felt like an adult child walking ... Read more >

In 3 days

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By andybouchier | Views [222]

I start my trip to Bangkok in 3 days. I was in Thailand for roughly 3 weeks a year ago. It took me a year to take the advice of a friend I met in Thailand. Pablo encouraged me to write on a bucket stand on koh phangan "fuck your job the adventure starts ... Read more >

Essay: My Scholarship Entry

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By kaileeann | Views [442]

  I would never have imagined that following my passion of photography,would have the ability to bring me around the world. I grew up in Grande Valley Ontario, a very small town just outside Toronto. My three brothers and I were always given ... Read more >

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By 2fish | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Photos: Whistler 1

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By joliver4567 | Photo Gallery

My CN Tower Experience

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By meggiekay | Views [1656] | Video

The CN Tower is the BIG tourist attraction in Toronto. Working there, taking souvenir photographs, was my first job in Toronto. But what is the actually experience for people visiting? All my experiences with the CN Tower have been because I worked there.... Read more >

Tags: building, canada, city, cn tower, toronto, urban