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Surfing in Tofino

11/04/202126/06/2021 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, canada2021, surfing, 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: An Engaging Affair

09/04/202126/06/2021 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, canada2021, tofino

Back in October 2019, Sam won an instagram competition at Pacific Sands in Tofino. Initially planned for her birthday in

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Smoke on the (Lake Lovely) Water

16/09/202016/09/2020 DaleEdginton 1 Comment Camping, Canada, hiking, livingincanada, quarantine, quarantine2020, summer2020

So here it is, summer is almost over. The last trip of ‘summer’ was one I had been excited for

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Rustic Cabining on Mount Seymour

16/08/202016/08/2020 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Camping, Canada, quarantine, quarantine2020

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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August Long 2020 – Sunshine Coast

06/08/2020 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, quarantine, quarantine2020, wedding

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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Squamish: Charlie Hikes and River Hangs

26/05/202009/06/2020 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, hiking, livingincanada, quarantine

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)

25/05/202009/06/2020 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Camping, Canada, livingincanada, quarantine

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

19/09/201919/09/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, summer2019

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

08/09/201908/09/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Camping, Canada, canada2019, livingincanada, summer2019

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

04/09/201916/11/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, canada2019, canda, livinginc, livinginvancouver, summer2019

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

28/07/201929/07/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Camping, Canada, livingincanada, summer2019, Vancouver

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

23/07/201930/08/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, summer2019, wedding

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

07/07/201929/07/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, parents, summer2019

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

03/06/201903/06/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Camping, Canada, garibaldi, hiking, livingincanada, Vancouver

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

20/04/201929/07/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment pnwroadtrip, roadtrips, USA

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

18/04/201929/07/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment pnwroadtrip, roadtrips, USA

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

18/04/201929/07/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment pnwroadtrip, roadtrips, united states, USA

This is Part 1 of 3 of the PNW Road Trip series. For Part 2 click here & Part 3

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Tofino

08/09/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment boating, Canada, livingincanada, tofino

Although Chris and Jenny are the first of my UK friends to visit from home I have come to realise

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Thanksgiving: Capilano Canyon and the Sunshine Coast

14/10/201714/10/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, capilano, livingincanada, Vancouver

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

25/09/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, whistler

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

07/09/201707/12/2017 DaleEdginton 1 Comment British Columbia, Camping, Canada, hiking, Levette Lake, Living in Canada, livingincanada, Vancouver

Revision Dec ’17 – A big THANK YOU to www.taleoftravels.com for featuring my ramblings about moving to Canada. The countdown is

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Mussels in Brussels

18/04/201719/04/2017 DaleEdginton 1 Comment belgium, 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

18/04/201722/08/2018 DaleEdginton 2 Comments belgium, Gent, Ghent

I feel many bypass Gent for the ‘prettier’ Bruge and busier ‘Brussels’ but charmed by pictures of the Grand Canal

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In Bruge

18/04/201719/04/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment beer, belgium, bruge, brugge, inbruge

n modern culture, Bruge is perhaps best known for the 2008 film ‘In Bruges’ directed by Martin McDonagh and starring

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Throwback – The Three Peak’s

13/01/201715/01/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Camping, England, Europe, hiking, Scotland, Three Peaks, Wales

I have been thinking about doing a number of ‘throwback’ blogs for a while now and I came across an

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A Budaful Weekend Away

19/11/201623/04/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Budapest, Europe, Hungary

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)

15/11/201613/01/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Austria, Europe, Vienna

I had visited Austria when I was about 10, skiing in the Alps at St. Wolfgang famous for the Sound of

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Paris

12/10/201616/01/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Europe, France

Paris is a beautiful city, full of life and soul. So I was surprised to see how great some of

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Allez Les Blues (France vs Bulgaria 7/10/2016)

11/10/201623/04/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Europe, France

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

13/08/201614/01/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Edinburgh, Europe, Fringe Festival, International Festival, Scotland, Tattoo 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

18/06/201623/06/2017 amancunianabroad 2 Comments British Columbia, Canada, Hornby Island, Islands, North America, Victoria Island, wedding

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’

21/05/201614/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Europe, Jurmala, Latvia, RIga

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

02/05/201614/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Europe, Roman Church, Rome, Sistine Chapel, St Peter Basilica, Vatican, 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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Rome

30/04/201623/06/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Europe, Italy, Rome, Spanish Steps, TramJazz, Trevi Fountain

May 2nd 2016 was my Mums 40th (maybe 50th / or 60th?) and so my parents invited Sam and I

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Prague (Praha)

06/02/201618/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Charles Bridge, Czech Beer, Czech Republic, Europe, Letna Park, Prague, Prague Castle, Praha, Vltava River

Prague the City of a Hundred Spires is one of the quintessential European capitals that everyone should visit and one

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London

09/10/201518/01/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment Big Ben, England, Europe, Houses of Parliament, London, River Thames, Tower Bridge

London needs little introduction and even less explaining. One of the main reasons to move to Europe is to explore