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Month: October 2017

Cycling in Vancouver – the best autumn views

Cycling in Vancouver – the best autumn views

Do you ever stop in your tracks because the world is just so pretty? I was having one of those days yesterday. After a few days of rain, Vancouver went back to showing off the mountains under a perfect blue sky. I was planning to cycle straight home BUT as the scenery was looking so gorgeous, I took a detour along some of Vancouver’s ridgeways. These are well sign-posted bike lanes that follow the contours of the city. The way…

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Globetrotters – A Walk and a Lark — thewanderingdarlings

Globetrotters – A Walk and a Lark — thewanderingdarlings

The fantastic Mel from the Wandering Darlings has let me loose on her blog! Mel has a whole series called Globetrotters where she interviews people who all love to travel. The idea is to share travel stories, tips and advice from all different types of travelers. I hope you guys like it! You can read my post over on her blog here… So we’ve taken a few weeks off with our Globetrotter series (sorry about that!) but we are back tonight and…

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Vancouver Walks – Lighthouse Park Hike

Vancouver Walks – Lighthouse Park Hike

A couple of weeks ago Marc and I explored another one of Vancouver’s beautiful parks, the Lighthouse park on Vancouver’s Western shore. This park used to be a military base, so it was protected from logging over the last century. This means it has some large old growth trees and plenty of wildlife. We found caterpillars, squirrels and even a couple of garter snakes. It is really easy to get to with public transport. Just hop onto the 250 bus…

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Whistler Walk – Lost Lake Nature Trail

Whistler Walk – Lost Lake Nature Trail

I already wrote a quick post about Whistler’s Turkey Sale. After the sale, we still had a few hours to spare, so we spent a little time exploring around the Lost Lake in Whistler. This is probably the easiest walk that I have posted on this blog. If you do find yourself in Whistler, you can do it even without hiking gear; Just make sure you have a waterproof jacket! On the way to Whistler, we had a quick stop…

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