Blogs from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Well, it's time to satisfy my itchy feet and the far east is calling my name again, but this time further north. My next destination is China. My good friend Richard Forbes has been there now for a few years paving the way, so I figure it's time to pay him a visit. While I'm there, I'll see what other adventures China has to offer and hopefully have something interesting to write about. Stops so far on my list include Beijing and Hong Kong, but I'm sure as I touch down, this list will greatly expand and be open for a very flexible trip. Good times!... read more

Be warned this is a long post!!...Since last week Jade and me have moved on again and we're now back in lively Downtown Vancouver. We left Victoria on friday morning and headed by coach, 2 hours a bit further up the coast on Vancouver Island to a small town called Nanaimo, now when i say small it was actually tiny and had very little to do. But as one of the main ferry points was not too far away we decided to stay a couple of nights. We ended up at the Hosteling International place, which i think was the only hostel there and pretty much just chilled out and thought we would try and get ourselves some veiwings for appartments for when we got back to main Vancouver. The Hostel itself was really nice (a ... read more

Well our first couple of days in Downtown Vancouver have been knackering to say the least! Neither of us seem to have been able to shake off the jet-lag...but that still hasn't stoped us exploring Downtown and the surrounding areas! Vancouver has definately lived up to our expectations from what we had heard before we got here, with the friendly people and amazing views of the surrounding mountains and lakes. Both days we've been up pretty early because of the time difference, which means we've been out nice and early finding out what vancouver has to see.....we've found out there is so much to do here, and it can get pretty expensive if you're not too careful, but so far the moneys been well spent!....we visited Granville Island yesterday with the indoor markets and other local ... read more

February 20, 2013 I am aboard Amtrak headed to Vancouver, British Columbia. I am with friends Bill, Nancy and Judy taking a day trip to our sister city to the north. The train exited Seattle through the venerable 110 year old tunnel beneath the city and is now hugging the edge of Puget Sound. The Sound is calm, the surface smooth and glasslike. The temperature is around 40 F. The sky overcast. A very nice, typical day in the Northwest. Who am I trying to fool. It is dreary and rain threatens. None the less we are determined to have a good time. We arrived in Vancouver at the train station on the outskirts of the city. From there we took the Sky Train into the city and got off at Canada Place, waterfront station. The ... read more

Hello World, My second blog post ever come to you from the YVR airport. I have chekced in, gone through security and sad some hard goodbyes to my parents. I have started the greatest adventure of my life. I am seated in 1A and am boarding the airplane in about 30 minutes, I am nervous, excited, anxious, just everything. Hopefully the flight goes smoothly and I get some rest. Well there isnt much else to say so I will sign off now. Wish me luck on the plane! Jake.... read more

Hello World, This is my first blog entry on travel blog, I'm trying to get the hang of things. I have created this blog to share my experiences with family, friends and anyone who finds what I'm doing interesting. I will try to keep the blog as up to date as possible on my travels, and I will also try to include updates when new trips are scheduled. I have an exciting year of traveling ahead of me! In just a week I'll be in Australia and in June I will be in Europe; both trips are with school. My family and I have traveled around North America but this is the first year I will be leaving the continent, and I'm doing it twice! I feel so lucky that I have these amazing trips lined ... read more

Well we are off again but this time with two new INCREDIBLE team members and a suitcase of stellar Lunapads. It's country # 4 of 12 for Global Sorority . Over the next 17 days Tia, Robyn, Reem, and I will be traveling to India to connect with over 25 girls and young women for our documentary. We will be learning about their lives, providing them with leadership tools, all school aged girls will receive a Lunapads Pads4Girls kit, and we'll be asking them about how they see the world, what they would like their future to look like, what might stop them from achieving it, and what they might need to get there. We will be starting off in Mumbai interviewing a young woman involved with Point of View... read more