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Hiking & Adventure 

First Ski Trip to Grouse

29/01/2021 DaleEdginton 0 Comment adventure, Canada, livingincanada, skiing, Vancouver

Cypress might be the biggest of the slopes but I would say Grouse is the most well known. We got

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Day Breaks Hiking & Adventure 

Cypress Mountain – Jan 2021

09/01/202109/01/2021 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livinginbc, livinginvancouver, skiing, Vancouver

Living in Vancouver / BC has many advantages but one I had not really taken advantage of is skiing. I

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Hiking & Adventure 

Levette Lake 2020

28/07/2020 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Camping, Canada, hiking, livingincanada, quarantine, quarantine2020, summer, Vancouver

Levette Lake is my favourite place in Canada and somewhere we like to visit once a year. It has become

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Hiking & Adventure 

Hollyburn Moutain 2020

06/07/202006/07/2020 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, hiking, livingincanada, quarantine2020, quaratine, summer2020, Vancouver

Taking advantage of a lovely afternoon at Hollyburn Mountain in Cypress.

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Hiking & Adventure Weekend Breaks 

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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Hiking & Adventure Lads on Tour Weekend Breaks 

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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Day Breaks 

Stanley Park HyperLapse

28/03/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, livinginvancouver, Vancouver

So here is some Hyperlapse videos I took of my cycle around Stanley Park

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Day Breaks 

Smoke Bluffs – March 2019

18/03/201918/03/2019 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, hiking, livingincanada, livinginvancouver, Vancouver

During a visit to Squamish to see Emily, Tyler and baby Charlie; Ty and I hiked up Smoke Bluffs to

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Day Breaks 

Fall in QE Park and the Cambie Secret Climbing Tree

15/10/201815/10/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, livinginvancouver, Vancouver

One of the best parts of Vancouver is its distinct seasons. With the end of summer comes the onset of

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Bucket Lists Day Breaks 

Photo of the Week: Ladner Creek Trestle

22/08/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, ladnercreek, livingincanada, Vancouver

Sam and I went over (well across) to Penticton in the Okanagan to spend the weekend with Sam’s cousin Liz

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Day Breaks Hiking & Adventure 

Diez Vistz

22/07/201823/08/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, diezvista, hiking, livingincanada, Vancouver

Diez Vista is a well established hike which circles Buntzen Lake in Port Moody. The hike which literally means 10

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Hiking & Adventure 

St.Marks Summit – Cypress Mountain

30/05/201807/06/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment hiking, livingincanada, livinginvancouver, Vancouver

On my return to British Columbia following a month away in the UK, Florida and Malta (a long long month)

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Day Breaks Hiking & Adventure 

Walking in A Winter Wonderland – Lynn Canyon

25/02/201825/02/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, hiking, livingincanada, Vancouver

One of the perks of moving to Canada is snow!. For Canadians, especially those who transport to work the snow

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Day Breaks 

A Winter Bike Ride Around Vancouver

21/12/201725/02/2018 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, Vancouver

When I moved to Vancouver 4 months ago I took less holidays then I imagined (eager to get started in

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Day Breaks Hiking & Adventure 

Sea to Sky – Squamish

01/11/201701/11/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment hiking, livingincanada, seatosky, squamish, Vancouver

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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Day Breaks Hiking & Adventure 

Squamish – Smoke Bluffs

25/10/201725/10/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, squamish, Vancouver

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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Day Breaks Hiking & Adventure 

Hiking the Baden Powell Trail

23/10/201723/10/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment hiking, livingincanada, lynn canyon, northvancouver, Vancouver

The big news of the week is Sam has a job!! She is working for a clothing company called Aritzia

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Day Breaks Weekend Breaks 

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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Day Breaks 

Go Canucks Go

08/10/201710/10/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, livingincanada, livinginvancouver, Vancouver

So the weekend is upon us and this is a pretty special one in the Canadian calendar. It is Canadian

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Day Breaks Hiking & Adventure 

Twin Falls Hike – Lynn Canyon

02/10/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, hiking, livingincanada, lynn canyon, north vancouver, twin falls, Vancouver

Winter is coming, or so I have been warned by news articles over the past week. Yet despite this the

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Couple Breaks Hiking & Adventure Weekend Breaks 

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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Day Breaks 

Cycling the Stanley Park Seawall

21/06/201623/04/2017 DaleEdginton 0 Comment Canada, Cycling, North America, Stanley Park, Vancouver

One thing I was upset about missing out on last time was cycling the Seawall around Stanley Park. Last time

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Day Breaks Hiking & Adventure 

North Vancouver – Quarry Rock

14/06/201623/06/2017 amancunianabroad 0 Comment British Columbia, Canada, deep cove, hiking, North America, quarry rock, Vancouver

On the Tuesday before the wedding I was left on my own as Sam and her friends got their nails done

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Hiking & Adventure Longer Breaks 

My First Trip to Vancouver

21/03/201521/07/2017 amancunianabroad 1 Comment Canada, Canucks, Capilano Suspension Bridge, North America, Urban Grind, 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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My Name is Dale, I am a 30-something from Manchester living in Vancouver. I decided to write this blog as a way to keep track on all my trips over the years and to give my thoughts on things I enjoyed (and those I didn’t).

I hope the blog inspires you to follow your own dreams and travel plans.

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