http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , British Columbia , Vancouver , West Vancouver en-us Sun, 06 Dec 09 23:48:25 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 09 23:48:25 +0000 Dear Family and FriendsMy smart son Derek has just set me up with this blog on my brand new notebook computer and it is coming with me on our travels. You don't have to read my drival but I have put your name down to receive my ramblings as I ramble. I have caught a nasty chest bug from other son James and while I've coped with the day to day here I am not in good form. Thank god for such r http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-435223.html HelloSo I haven't written one of these blogs in a while maybe it's because I haven't had a reason to since I stayed at home for the summer but fear not I am on the brink of my next trip I'm actually flying away in about 6 hours to Bangkok Thailand via Hong Kong and will be traveling around SE Asia with my friend Max for 4 months. Sadly this means you'll be hearing a lot less from Peter in th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-434109.html So I survived my first time flying by myself. I felt extremely nervous about there being no one there to keep me distracted since I donrsquot really enjoy flying but two movies and one episode of The Office later I was in Vancouver airport and my cousin was running up to me and giving me a hug. We headed straight for downtown since it was the grand finale of the Festival of Lights and it was Chi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-431703.html Well we've survivedas if this is difficult in such a beautiful and welcoming place our first full day in Vancouver. We're staying with my dear friend Jannah in her cute little house complete with a charming vegetable garden out back. We've made our first trip to the farmer's market cursed our video camera for the first time for not having come with batteries charged and bought bikes. Nichol http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-425886.html We have started our 1 day bike away diet. Our plan is to only purchase food that has been produced and processed a day's bike away 150 km from our present location. We don't have any illusions of this being easy it's next to impossible for us to locate local foods in our own cities let alone towns we've never visited but it is this quest that is going to give us an in depth understanding o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-425884.html Hi everybody So finally I touched down in Vancouver Canada ready for a few months packed with adventure.Just wanted everyone to know I'm safe and fine even though it was a close call.When trying to find my seat in the airplane headed from London to vancouver there was a little mixup. My seat was dubble booked as was the seat of the person next to me and two men both in white long dresse http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-424521.html For the second day in a row I am up at 6am wide awake after just56 hours of sleep. Gotta love jet lag My first full day in Vancouver was very enjoyable. A. and I grabbed a vegetarianvegan breakfast at a little caf called Naam and then spent the rest of the morning walking along the beach which looked a lot like Cape Town. Not quite as picturesque but definitely resembled the South African c http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-419440.html So flight to vancouver was ok watched some old sifi horror somthing called gate 7 and inkheart aircanada now has lil Tv's built into the backs of all the seats so that was a great distraction of how cramped and num our legs and bum became. Sooo plane lands we grab our stuff and cab it over to the UBC. We got a nice room at the university on the cheap. for some reason tho the beds were like 8 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-414824.html Hello Again Today was a great day. Three of my friends and I went on an extended beach tour. We began our journey with a two hour walk to Spanish Banks beach and then to Loncardo beach. The water there was amazing. They have sand bars that you can continue walking on for what seems to be forever. The sand was so soft on our feet. Then we decided to park it for a bit and catch the rays. After http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-408633.html well it's about 24 hours til we head to the airport. we've had a great year but are both very knackered and ready to come home. we're really looking forward to seeing everyone again. the other night i had a dream that conor triona's nephew had grown an extra 3 feet while we were away and was towering over the both of us. i wonder if it was a premonition.seattle was great got to see barca beating http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-407904.html Bonjour Mes Amies How are you all doing I miss everyone so much and am really happy that you are all reading and enjoying my blogs. This blog is an update on my new found perspective and love of Wreck Beach and it's evenings. The sunsets here are incredible in fact they are said to be one of the best places to view the sunset mom you would just love it. The atmosphere is much less inti http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-405137.html Beach Plage Plage de WreckHere is a link of a newsclip on wreck beach for everyone to get an idea of what I am trying to portay in words and simply cannot. Hehe. To each their own httpwww.youtube.comwatchvRghtXZzQO6gfeatureplayerembeddedMiss you allA bientot http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-402202.html Well the day has finally arrived my sister Nancy and I jet off to Rome via Frankfurt this afternoon at 440. No I haven't finished packing but I have prepaid bills changed my phone message added the out of office auto reply to my email and handed all workrelated business to my friend and colleague Sue. Anything I forget to pack can be bought or just ignored. We're all very excit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-384983.html Alright then Well I was lying here and I just realized that I'm actually supposed to be doing overseas that it is actually happening. And it made me think that I better get going so I figured I'd start this now to see if it's the kick in the ass I need.Let's just start with things to do. Select volunteer organization in Nepal email confirm date and any information Get vaccinations Figure o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-370919.html We drove to Vancouver with Radan who flew home. Then we met up with Rhonda and Peter and the boys again there. We also met with Ron Weiss who we both knew at university and his partner Kate and their boys. They took us to a hockey match of the Vancouver Giants. Its a very skillful game in between fights. There were at least 4 and the refs just let them rip into each other till they had had eno http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-361964.html Hej AllihopaNu vntar vi p att ka till soliga varma Australien Vi ser fram emot att trffa Kristin och Dave. Vi flyger frst ner till Los Angeles och sedan till Brisbane. Vi tyckte att det skulle vara kul att bertta om vrt ventyr 'down under' med lite kort och berttelser. Vi kommer vara borta i sju veckor frn och med imorgon.Hr r ngra kort frn sniga Vancouver och Osoyoos som vi lmn http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-361602.html I can't believe it has been a year since our last big adventure Africa. I don't think driving around Ontario and Cape Cod as pretty as they were counts as a big adventure do youThis seven week trip will take us the length of Vietnam and into Cambodia using every means of transportation going trains planes automobiles tuk tuks and cyclos. Although we will be travelling by ourselves we di http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-360419.html Well we leave tomorrow at 1245. We will have physically departed Canadian soil. The past two weeks have been pretty crazy what with trying to get everything ready and organized. I've been having the constant case of the butterflies for the past two days. I swear they won't go away. I'm really excited to go but i'm also apprehensive to leave because i have never been away from home for such http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-328296.html Its day 17 of our tour of Canada so we are exactly half way through. Still in Vancouver and will be until the 2nd then its back to Toronto on our evil mega long three day journey on the train. Not really seen much of Vancouver as our hostel actually has a pub within it and we met loadsa cool english aussie and kiwi travellers which of course has led to several days of drinking in the Beaver t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-317758.html Hello againSo I thought that I'd update my travel blog even though I'm not travelling yet and briefly explain the reason for my trip to Japan how long I'm going to stay where I'm staying etc.First off last September one of my best friend Roxy and I found out about a meeting for a scholarship to Japan that let 3 students from Capilano College now a UniverstyCollege go to a sister colleg http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/West-Vancouver/blog-314077.html