Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada's paramount political problem is meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts. The issue of reconciling Quebec's francophone heritage with the majority anglophone Canadian population has moved to the back burner in recent years; support for separatism abated after the Quebec government's referendum on independence failed to pass in October of 1995.
May 6th 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park After a big night, it's a late start but we're up and ready around 1pm. A little overcast and a slight chill in the air but nothing to stop us from heading down to the Beautiful Stanley Park again, v ... 30 photos[full story]
May 1st 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park DAY TWO - 22 April
Awake bright and early. Jed's starting to get a little frantic considering the phone calls he's making to window repair companies are quoting him between $900-$1200. Insuranc ... [full story]
May 1st 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » North Vancouver DAY ONE - 21 April
Corrie, Rachel, Jed, Georgia and Myself jumped into J&G's van and made the 2 hour journey down the mountain from Whistler to Vancouver, found ourselves a central parking spot a ... [full story]
May 6th 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver Just a quick note to let you know that the blog may be up and running again shortly. Next Wednesday night, having used every airline point I own for a flat bed on a British Airways flight, I will be m ... [full story]
April 15th 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver April 14th, Miami, 6:58am
I woke to the sound of my egg alarm clock this morning at 4:45am and thought, finally I get to go home!
I had a quick shower and headed downstairs to check out and grab the ... [full story]
April 15th 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » West Vancouver http://picasaweb.google.com/laurettaincanada/Hawaii
ich hab mich jetzt doch dazu entschlossen ein webalbum reinzustellen,weil das hier alles ewig dauern wuerde die 122 bilder hochzuladen. viel spass ... [full story]
April 11th 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver After a week's driving, (with stops), we finally reached Vancouver. We settled in at Simon Fraser University. During the summer months most universities rent out their dorms to travelers for a very re ... 6 photos[full story]
April 5th 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver So I braved the bar alone last night.. I felt like a doodle walking in alone, but straight away heard some Aussie accents next to me, so jumped on it. Turns out one of them was actually from New Zeala ... [full story]
April 4th 2008North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver In my opinion, hockey is a must-see for anyone visiting North America. It's awesome! The atmosphere is great, maybe not quite as put-on as the Lakers game, but just enough! We met at the hostel and we ... 2 photos[full story]
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