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Below are a couple of fun Fotobabbles where you can see AND hear the energy and excitement behind the Olympics last week. It might have been cold but given the energy of this crowd, it doesn’t appear anyone noticed. See…

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Every time I opened a newspaper or magazine this summer, the word staycation was engraved in bold lettering, somewhere in the travel-trend-and-business sections.   Slyly coined, it was and still resonates with many of us. We’re staying close to home for the annual vacation, at least until we’re in the clear in these recessionary times.
That’s why [...]

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The hardest part about visiting Whistler in the summer is trying to figure how to fit the myriad of activities into a day that only has 24-hours.  You see Whistler is not only a winter wonderland.  Yes, it is the site of the alpine, Nordic, and sliding events for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter [...]

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Our Westcoast Air float plane landed on Green Lake in Whistler yesterday, and it felt like we went over a bunch of speed bumps, minus the major headache. Luckily, those privy to our arrival–meaning the emerald green lake and the beautiful log cabins–distracted me enough that I couldn’t think about freaking out, just yet.
That episode [...]

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My bar stool was in the middle of the hallway facing the open-kitchen and half-obstructing a walkway. I guess I was in the way of walking-traffic, but in all honesty I didn’t care.
I was getting ready to dive in for some gastro-tasting at Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub in Victoria and I was also in good company.  [...]

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Regardless of the country I’m in, my mood or what season it is, hearing the Flamenco guitar and Flamenco singers instantly transports me back to my days of exploring Granada, Spain.
I was 22 and travelling alone for a few months when I stumbled into a poorly lit cave.  It was empty except for a lone [...]

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Horseback riding up to the Lake Agnes Teahouse in Lake Louise is a highlight on this tour that’ll be hard to forget.  I’ve been to Lake Louise before, but never ventured up the trails.  Now, I’m counting down the days until I can back again and go even further, up to the Beehives.
All you have [...]

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In small towns, everyone knows each other. In a northern town like Churchill with a population of 700, that’s definitely the case.  You know, when you ask someone about someone it ends up being a response similar to this: “Oh, I know Peggy from the end of the street, and Wally from the lodge.” And [...]

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My body officially feels like a giant bowl of really great smelling-and-feeling jelly. I am also floating on air. The last time I felt this way, I think I was just starting to fall in love again or wait. No, I was on another assignment covering a new spa treatment.  During that experience, I was soaking [...]

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I was well aware that Churchill, Manitoba– a small community located about 1,000 kilometres North of Winnipeg, Manitoba–was the Polar Bear Capital of the World.  What convinced me of this fact even more, however (other than the dozens of road signs, murals, sculptures and decals spread evenly throughout the town), was our arms-bearing guide, Brian [...]

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