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Roamin’ Holiday: Volunteering Abroad
Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen: Undoubtedly beautiful cities of light, culture and pride, that is assuming one ignores the overwhelming number of tourists. Why limit yourself to the same museums, walks and experiences as everyone else? There are other ways to see the world that don’t cost you an arm and a leg and dump you into…
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Tra(vlog)ue: On Glaciers + Patience
So I’m trying something new (for me) by putting together some footage and photos from a recent press trip to the Jasper region of Alberta. I don’t have a lot of video experience–unlike some–and decided to tool around on my computer with photos and footage taken off my (rather insufficient) point and shoot camera. Admittedly, it’s…
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Douglas Coupland’s Vancouver
As a blogger, wanna-be storyteller, social media neophyte d-bag, I find it hard to fathom any one of our ilk not having read Douglas Coupland’s work. His seminal Generation X (and popularization of said term) speaks to our collective post-Reagan need to connect, to inspire, to live for something greater, real. Admittedly, I’m just beyond the Gen X…
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Travel Photo: The Lady of Jasper
The road was clear and well-maintained. Salt, sand and snow mixed in varying quantities but it was still an easy drive, nothing dangerous for uninitiated mountain drivers. Locals, though, warned us not of the weather conditions but of traffic. Specifically, wildlife-related jams, much like the little lady above. Taking up the right lane, she happily…