cooking & eating fresh mussels in china beach carpark

The start of an adventure

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July 14th 2011
Phew, now that the hours spent in front of the computer finishing off my honours thesis have worn off, I can let you know what we've been up to! Brad and I have had a busy time in Canada so far. We spent three (or four?) weeks in Vancouver with a family friend Bryan, who kindly put us up in his downtown townhouse and got us semi-addicted to ice hockey. Between searching for a car we enjoyed wa ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver Island

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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 sou... ... read more