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Kissing the boulder

Tue, 1 Mar 2005 | By true-claims-stories | Views [3625]

While skiing at the Sunshine Village resort in Canada, I caught an edge lost control and skiied into a boulder. On impact with the rock I injured both my arms, chipped some teeth and lacerated and fractued part of my jaw. When the medics came to assist ... Read more >

Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, skiing, true claim stories, x-ray

Chilling out at camp

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [2150]

The past week has been an epic roller coaster full of ups, downs and upside-downs!  A weekend of camp left us a bit tired. Nahhhh, still having fun! Campers have come and gone. Friday the 22nd - Sunday the 24th was new camper weekend where those ... Read more >

Tags: canoe, chilled out, friends, fun, lake, relaxing, shawnigan, summer camp

Friendly Canada

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [710] | Comments [6]

I have been completely overwhelmed by the inherent kindness and generosity displayed by almost every Canadian I have met thus far. I know Australians like to consider themselves friendly and laid-back, but we have much to learn from this bitterly cold ... Read more >

Tags: People

Toronto

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 | By landon_marie | Views [693] | Comments [3]

We finally went to Toronto! I will say, for what that particular experience was, it wasn't any more, or any less than I expected. We didn't get there until later in the afternoon, saw the CN tower, walked around for a while until we were freezing, ... Read more >

Montreal in Summer; oh how I miss you!

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 | By escape | Views [693]

Montreal. The city of festivals. You can’t walk more than ten minutes in any direction without encountering one of them. Street art (Nuit Blanche), French music, the Montreal Grand Prix and Fringe festivals, not to mention the International ... Read more >

Camp Wanakita CLEE weekend 27/02/2011

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 | By cheken | Views [538] | Comments [4]

Hi folks and welcome back. Let me begin by stating I am totally knackered and I think that that might also apply to the other exchanges and their families that participated in last weekend’s activities. Once again we were away for ... Read more >

"Live for the weekend"

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 | By cheken | Views [459]

“Live for the weekend”- the motto of an exchange teacher.   Once again another action packed weekend has flown by. For the kids, it was a three day weekend, as Friday was a pupil free day at Sacred Heart. So once again, we dropped Mummy off ... Read more >

The Final Countdown

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 | By mitann | Views [449]

Hello again!  Sorry we missed a couple weeks, but we have been trying to forget about the trip a bit.  I was going to go into detail on how we decided on hotels, but, frankly picking hotels was a lot of work and written about it (and ... Read more >

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A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - The Blizzard

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By dentaa | Views [340] | Scholarship Entry

As usual, after I woke up, I took a shower, got dressed, had breakfast and got ready to leave the house. I opened the front door as usual, but closed it right back, which was very unusual. I really had no choice. I literally had to fight against the wind ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Hear us roar

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 | By compassrose | Views [332]

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

From Montreal with Love

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [215] | Scholarship Entry

Being alone on a travel may not ‘always’ be a preferred option but, trust me when I say this, stumbling upon moments of solitude and the consequent emotions of joy in heart and mind makes traveling alone all the more worth it. This time, I was in Vieux-... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Jurassic Benchmark

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry

When you've timed your Alberta visit so poorly that the very last Stetson has vacated the Stampede grounds, and any noteworthy wildlife have all but hibernated, what do you do? You stop. Blink. And remind yourself that you're in beautiful Alberta. ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 | By cpearlmac | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

The world needs someone to be the voice for the silent ones. I want to drown myself in my passion, gain knowledge and experience culture, embrace other people’s way of life, get lost, and explore! My dream is to travel, capture moments, connect and understand ... Read more >
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2013

Photos: Easter weekend

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 | By brettcooke | Photo Gallery

Robyn and Tyler's Wedding, Whistler snowboarding.
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Gallery: da bruthas

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 | By lolo | Photo Gallery

east coast, west coast
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