August Long 2020 – Sunshine Coast
One of Sam’s friends Mia got married (to the lovely Dean) over the August long weekend. We got the invite
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Weekend Breaks
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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The First Inaugral Precision Athletics Kawkawa Lake Open
One of my favourite things about CrossFit is its social element and the friendly competitive nature brings like-minded people together.
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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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Ruxton Island
The first week in September is a bank holiday in the US & Canada (Labour Day). Taking advantage of the
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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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#happilyeverhambleton
Over the weekend; friends Samantha and Ryan got hitched in Pemberton. Ryan has been friends with Sam since they were
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When the Parents Came to Town…. Okanagan Lake
The parents came to town for 2 weeks in June/July 2019. We did ALOT and I will split this post
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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 3 – Yakima and Heading Home
This is the third and final part of the PNW Road Trip Trilogy. For part 1 click here and part
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PNW Road Trip – Part 2 – Portland & Columbia Gorge
This is part two of the road trip, Navid/Jen/Sam and I took over Easter 2019. For Part 1 click here
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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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Thanksgiving: Capilano Canyon and the Sunshine Coast
The first weekend of October is otherwise known as Thanksgiving in Canada. This is a time to celebrate family (old
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Whistler – September 2017
When weighing up the pro’s and con’s of moving to Vancouver, the ski Whistler was definitely high on the pro
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Labour Day Weekend – Levette Lake
Revision Dec ’17 – A big THANK YOU toΒ www.taleoftravels.com for featuring my ramblings about moving to Canada. The countdown is
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Mussels in Brussels
I am just going to get it out there, I didn’t particularly enjoy Brussels (for completely the opposite way I
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Celebrating the end of Lent, in Gent
I feel many bypass Gent for the ‘prettier’ Bruge and busier ‘Brussels’ but charmed by pictures of the Grand Canal
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Throwback – The Three Peak’s
I have been thinking about doing a number of βthrowbackβ blogs for a while now and I came across an
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A Budaful Weekend Away
I was fortunate to stumble across Budapest in 2012 whilst on football tour with my team, Altrincham Hale. The charm,
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Vienna (Wien)
I had visited Austria when I was about 10, skiing in the Alps at St. WolfgangΒ famous for the Sound of
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Allez Les Blues (France vs Bulgaria 7/10/2016)
For my 21st birthday my best friend and I went to Barcelona. Whilst this sounds epic (and it was) a
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Edinburgh – Fringe Festival
I have been to Edinburgh 5-6 times but never during the month of August. August marks the arrival of the
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Hornby Island – #emandtytietheknot2016
When Samantha moved to the UK in September 2015 it was under the assertion that she would be going back
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Riga ‘AHFC Mystery Tour 2016’
This is an abridged review of my time in Riga. I traveled to Riga towards the end of May on
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Vatican City
One of the highlights of my trip to Rome in May 2016 was a day trip to the Vatican City.
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Prague (Praha)
Prague the City of a Hundred Spires is one of the quintessential European capitals that everyone should visit and one
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