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February - Carnaval De Quebec (Winter Carnival), Canada

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [20560]

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: canada, quebec, winter festival, world festivals

Unemployment sucks..

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1562] | Comments [2]

And guess what? I just got offered a job! I am over the moon, I honestly can not contain how excited I am!! I want to swear and use a million exclamation marks... F-yeah!!!!!!!!!!! I met Val McKinnon at an arranged meeting spot (where else but Starbucks?) ... Read more >

Tags: employment, exciting, interview, summer camp, work

Quebec City to Ottawa

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [1327] | Comments [1]

We arrived in Quebec City and had to walk up a huge hill...well with our heavy backpacks on it felt huge! We checked into our hostel and went for a walk around the city. There was SO much snow it was incredable. So we walked around the city walls around ... Read more >

Because, I can.

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 | By kat617 | Views [1086] | Comments [2]

Friends, family, colleagues, and those who have wandered haphazardly onto this page: welcome. Welcome to the inner workings and nuances of my mind as I embark on a new adventure to South America. Today marks the 30 Day Countdown until my ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, home, leaving, philosophy, reason

Halloween Horrors

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By josh_shona | Views [730]

I've been tested before. I've run with the bulls in Pamplona, conquered New Zealand's biggest bungee jump and killed a couple of spiders at Shona's request. But after “Fright Nite” at the Pacific National Exhibition I've unequivocally maintained ... Read more >

Bangkok

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 | By pepperhead | Views [534] | Comments [2]

OK - so a person is waiting for me to finish (free Internet) so I will make this quick. We arrived in Bangkok after a quick stay in Hong Kong....and got a taxi to our Hotel, the Drop Inn (thanks Karina and Christiaan - it is great). Dropped our bags ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Day of Traveling

Wed, 4 May 2011 | By meyer | Views [509] | Comments [1]

Yesterday May2/3rd was quite an adventure for Kels and I... When we got to Vancouver we thought we only had a 4 hour wait until our flight to Hong Kong where we would catch our connecting flight to Bangkok... however that would make too much sense and ... Read more >

Arrival in Vancouver 5th Feb 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | By michy | Views [465] | Comments [1]

We arrived in Vancouver at about 12pm on the 5th feb after a 13 hour flight which was pretty sweet cos we both slept for at least 6 hours of it, so stoked. Got to our backpackers to find that we couldn't check in for another few hours so went exploring ... Read more >

Hear us roar

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 | By compassrose | Views [342]

The wail of an Algonquin chief undulates on the October wind. He launches sorrowful prayer towards a darkening sky. Foam whipped up by waterfall crashes down, battling with the din made by beaver-skin drums. White gulls shriek in reply, as though birds ... Read more >

Tags: canada, ceremony, first nations, indigenous people, industrialisation, waterfall

Tickets, bags, and sunglasses

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 | By leontowicz | Views [331]

So finally my bag is packed. We have our tickets printed off, passports ready to be stamped and sunglasses waiting to be put to some good use. I can't wait to be boarding the plane in less than 24-hours! Ready for some good adventures to come our way.... Read more >

Wild and untamed - The Pacific Rim

Thu, 14 May 2015 | By | Views [218] | Scholarship Entry

Thinking of surfing, you might imagine coconut palms, crystal clear water and tanned beach chicks. Well, when I think of surfing, I dream of rough waves, lush Douglas Fir along the shore and an outdoor shower, covered in icicles. Clearly, my idea of the ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship