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Vancouver & VIA Rail

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 | By andrewp-melissar | Views [1899] | Comments [1]

Before we came away everyone had advised us that Vancouver and British Columbia in general was the warmer coast, the city with the milder winters. So imagine our surprise to step off the plane into -13 degrees celcius and one of their coldest winter ... Read more >

Group travel in Cuba

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By brian | Views [1146] | Comments [4]

Since Sunday night, I've been part of a tour organized by ZunZun Educational Tours, a Cuban/Canadian company based in Vancouver. Not having been part of an organized and excorted tour before (at least not for more than 1 - 2 days), I really had no idea ... Read more >

Why plan?

Sun, 3 Nov 2013 | By mitann | Views [898]

So the airline tickets are bought, now what? Most often people buy vacation packages, not just an airline ticket to a foreign land. We grappled with the idea of whether or not we should just ‘wing it’; show up and follow our nose.... Read more >

Tags: 25 days in thailand, bangkok, karabi, koh phangan, planning, thailand, wing it

Whistler day trip

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 | By brettcooke | Views [769] | Video

The Revelstoke trip fell through so we decided for a day trip up to Whistler. It had just had 47cm in the last 48 hours so we new it would be worth it. At $95 for a day pass its expensive but Whistler and Blackcomb are some of the best mountains around.... Read more >

Peru

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 | By globetrottingwanabees | Views [707]

Where da party at? South America! Sweet! Heading to Lima right now, altitude 36000 feet,ground speed 550 miles an hour. At this speed we'll be there at 9.30 tonite. So pumped to see the country, one month of backpacking should do the trick. Our daughter ... Read more >

We're still here...

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 | By pepperhead | Views [695] | Comments [5]

28 Days until we depart the GTA for our Big Adventure - and I am getting so excited! Kiev negotiated a Leave of Absence from work a very long time ago; I recently gave my notice at my place of employment - so now it is just time to tie off loose ends, ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

A little story from Whistler...

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 | By dmac_jmoss | Views [684]

Sup? Just a quicky from our trip to Whistler that I didn't write up the other day because I was struggling to keep my eyes open. You know how me and mossy pretend to be super rad and totally tubular sick snowboarders? Well, that's not exactly true.... Read more >

Tags: snowboarding, whistler

"The Situation"

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | By vivalabritney | Views [405]

I wish I was blogging about Jersey Shore … but I'm not. I knew that getting our residence permits would be less than enjoyable … I didn't realize it would be hell. So, "The Situation" goes like this; we must have our residence ... Read more >

Meet Zoe

Tue, 1 Sep 2015 | By katiegoround | Views [362] | Video | Scholarship Entry

As long as I can recall, the exterior world was fascinating to me. As a child, my backyard forest became a hidden grotto of possibility; strange bugs and crisp scents under every felled log, curious textures hidden within every crystalline brook. As I ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

2,830 steps later!

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry

"Where's your sense of adventure?" I asked, trying to persuade my husband and son to visit Grouse Mountain. Earlier a bus driver had suggested we climb it, rather than ride both ways like tourists. "How hard can it be?" Perhaps the name 'The Grouse Grind ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Passport & Plate - Sushi - a delicate balance of old meeting new

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By heart_foodie | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients Ingredients 1. Sushi Essentials A packet of nori seaweed sheets * 2 cups uncooked glutinous white rice (sushi rice) * 3 cups of water * ½ cup rice vinegar * ¼ cup white sugar * 1 T vegetable oil * 1 t salt 2. Sushi Vegies 2 carrots * ... Read more >
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Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014

Passport & Plate - Curried Eggs

Sat, 28 Feb 2015 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients 1 Tblsp neutral oil 1 c onions, roughly chopped 1 c red/orange peppers, roughly chopped 1 c zucchini, roughly chopped 1 inch fresh ginger, minced 1/2 Tblsp curry powder 26 oz stewed tomatoes 6 eggs How to prepare this recipe In ... Read more >
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA

Photos: Vancouver

Mon, 5 Sep 2011 | By cwalker1218 | Photo Gallery

Vancouver Life
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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By fullertonphotography | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

My name is Andrew-Wesley Fullerton. My interest in photography peaked as soon as I was able to crawl up to the wall-unit, pull out the family albums and observe meticulously all these photographs of familiar faces. What fascinated me more was the inverted ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012