You Wouldn’t Belize It (2/3) – The Raggamuffin Tour
The Raggamuffin Tour was the reason I started looking into Belize in the first place. This 3 day, 2 night
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Hiking & Adventure
Iona Beach Regional Park
On a glorious Sunday with no plans I dropped Sam off at work and took G to Iona Beach Regional
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Starvation Lake 2021
1st July 2021 (Canada Day has been put on hold given the horrible findings at the Indian Reservation Schools). Starvation
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Levette Lake 2021 (Part 1)
This is Part 1 because we plan to revisit Levette later this summer…. It wouldn’t be a summer without going
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The Return of the Sea to Summit Trail
The Sea to Summit trail is one of my favourite hikes in BC. The last time we did it was
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Surfing in Tofino
I have never been surfing surprising enough. So one thing I really wanted to do was to take advantage of
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Tofino 2021 – Cox Bay Lookout
Staying on Cox Bay at Pacific Sands, I had seen a great view from Cox Bay Lookout on instagram. This
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First Ski Trip to Grouse
Cypress might be the biggest of the slopes but I would say Grouse is the most well known. We got
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Cypress Mountain – Jan 2021
Living in Vancouver / BC has many advantages but one I had not really taken advantage of is skiing. I
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Smoke on the (Lake Lovely) Water
So here it is, summer is almost over. The last trip of ‘summer’ was one I had been excited for
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Lads Annual Hiking Trip – Eaton Lake (Skagit Valley Road)
Every year the boys do a hike in camping trip. Previous years have seen us going to Assiniboine and Garibaldi
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Mount Seymour (2020)
With a weekend without cabins, camping or any other trip planned I took the ‘weekend off’ to do a hike
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Rustic Cabining on Mount Seymour
After knowing Matt for almost 4 years; he suprised us all by saying his Step-Dad had a cabin on Seymour.
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St Marks 2020
St Marks is undoubtably one of the most beautiful hikes in Vancouver (or indeed the world) but is usually really
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Levette Lake 2020
Levette Lake is my favourite place in Canada and somewhere we like to visit once a year. It has become
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Cheakamus Canyon Trail
During the weekends camping (see here) in the Paradise Valley I took a break from the sun (my shoulders were
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Baby Camping to Paradise Valley
With summer finally arriving we took advantage of our beautiful surrounds and organized a camping trip including June and Charlie.
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Hollyburn Moutain 2020
Taking advantage of a lovely afternoon at Hollyburn Mountain in Cypress.
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Ruxton Island 2020
Last year we were invited to Mel and Khodae’s cabin on Ruxton island (see here). Well we didn’t trash the
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Brothers Creek and BBQ at Matts
Sam was off Saturday and so we went for a quick hike up to British Properties / Brothers Creek. This
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A Snowy/Muddy Hike up to Eagle Bluffs
Presented with a glorious Sunday there was no option but take advantage of the unexpected weather and plan a hike
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Squamish: Charlie Hikes and River Hangs
With the social distancing restrictions slowly relaxing in BC; Sam was eager to expand her bubble and hang out with
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Covid Camping in Skagit Valley (nr Hope)
Covid completely shut down BC including campgrounds and most provincial parks. As restrictions lightened; it was possible to extend your
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Tunnel Bluffs via Lions Bay (An Alternative Way to Tunnel Bluffs)
Tunnel Bluffs is one of my favourite hikes in BC. A short and steep (technically challenging) climb with a fantastic
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ATV’ing through the Sonoran Desert National Monument
Monday the 10th Feb 2020 was the last day of my twenties….. and we did something cool to celebrate the
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Estrella Regional Park
I haven’t posted in a while; a combination of a loss of motivation and a gruesome hamstring injury which meant
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Return of the Levette
Levette is my favourite lake in Canada. The place I visited during my first weekend in Canada (click here) will
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Stawamus Chief
No post. Just a cool shot of the weekends hike to the Chief
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Bluey Lake – Aspen Grove
We spent Friday / Saturday at Bluey Lake which is about 30 minutes east of Merritt and 3.5 hours east
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Joffre Lakes
There are certain vistas that inspire people to travel all over the world to a certain location. Think Petra for
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Garibaldi Lake
As summer draws closer we are therefore approaching wedding season and the precursor bachelor(ette) parties. With the girls heading to
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PNW Road Trip – Part 1 – Washington and Oregon Coastlines
This is Part 1 of 3 of the PNW Road Trip series. For Part 2 click here & Part 3
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Hollyburn Mountain
After spending 4 days in Phoenix, Arizona at the PACE Academy (see here) I came back to Vancouver, the cold
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Camelback Mountain – Arizona
In January 2019 I was invited to the Pace (EndoTherm’s North American partners) Academy in Phoenix, Arizona. The Academy serves
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Eagle Bluffs via Cabin Lake and Black Mountain
On Remembrance Sunday (11th November) 2018 Sam, Jen and I (oh and Olive) decided to go on a hike after
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Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
4 guys, 4 days 60lb bags, 90km, 140,000steps, 2.6km ascents… one mountain. When I agreed to move to Canada with
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Diez Vistz
Diez Vista is a well established hike which circles Buntzen Lake in Port Moody. The hike which literally means 10
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St.Marks Summit – Cypress Mountain
On my return to British Columbia following a month away in the UK, Florida and Malta (a long long month)
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Arizona – Basking in Buckeye
Sam’s parents (Tim and Carol) recently bought a house in Buckeye, Arizona. Located about 30 minutes west of Phoenix they
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Walking in A Winter Wonderland – Lynn Canyon
One of the perks of moving to Canada is snow!. For Canadians, especially those who transport to work the snow
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Sea to Sky – Squamish
Sea to Sky…What a hike! The Sea to Sky Gondola is one of Vancouver’s premier out of town attractions. Located
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Squamish – Smoke Bluffs
Sam had a day off on Tuesday which co-incided with a brief respite in the cloud and rain. We decided
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Hiking the Baden Powell Trail
The big news of the week is Sam has a job!! She is working for a clothing company called Aritzia
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Twin Falls Hike – Lynn Canyon
Winter is coming, or so I have been warned by news articles over the past week. Yet despite this the
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Labour Day Weekend – Levette Lake
Revision Dec ’17 – A big THANK YOU toย www.taleoftravels.com for featuring my ramblings about moving to Canada. The countdown is
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The Path of the Gods
The ‘Il Sentiero Degli Dei’, commonly known as The Path of the Gods is a footpath which spreads between Bomerano
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Photo of the Week (25th June 2017) – Snowdonia National Park
When we returned back from Italy (after 15 pizzas in 10 days) we wanted to be more active and get
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Throwback – The Three Peak’s
I have been thinking about doing a number of โthrowbackโ blogs for a while now and I came across an
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North Vancouver – Quarry Rock
On the Tuesdayย before the wedding I was left on my own as Sam and her friends got their nails done
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Whistler & the Stawamus Chief
#BeautifulBC is one of the most hashtagged references to Vancouver and British Columbia so I was keen to see what
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My First Trip to Vancouver
March 2015 was my first trip to Vancouver in what Sam dubbed a Staycation (for her anyways) and it gave
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The Road to De Lat
Whilst based on Nha Trang we quickly became bored of the Russian Concrete Jungle (regardless of how nice the beach
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Ha Long Bay
The trip I took to Ha Long Bay in October 2014ย may turn out to be the single most important tour
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