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#206643 - 08/08/10 05:08 PM
Travelling to our area- news
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Registered: 01/21/07
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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I can't remember if I mentioned to folks here, but I am one of the writers for our local tourism board's blog. Have been writing for past few months this year so time just runs away and I forget to mention this as a travel resource. Articles are meant for both visitors and locals. I focus on what one can see on bike in our area, routes, etc. List of clickable article titles from tourism blog with pics is here.
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#206680 - 08/09/10 05:31 PM
Re: Travelling to our area- news
[Re: jabber]
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Registered: 01/21/07
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Thx for your feedback. As for the tourism writer gig, it's volunteer. Oh well, it's nice to do something for a major, established organization.
But anyway, if you came to visit our city/area, you would see why it is easy to become passionate to write about things to see and do.
We will be taking a spontaneous short trip over to Vancouver Island. By using a combination of local rapid transit train, cycling, a 1.5 British Columbia ferry ride (across an ocean strait with rugged islands, ocean and mountain views) and cycling on VAncouver Island to a destination nearby. The trip cost one-way will be around: $25.00CAN in total. Total one-way distance for land and ocean trip combined, I think is at least 150 kms.
I think transport a car onto ferry itself is $47.00CAN one-way, excluding cost of gas.
And this is a government-run ferry, cheaper than private companies.
Now you know that if I don't spend any money on fashion, it's somewhere else...cheaply as I can but with stunningly beautiful scenery.
Edited by orchid (08/09/10 07:51 PM)
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#206690 - 08/09/10 07:51 PM
Re: Travelling to our area- news
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 09/09/08
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Loc: American living in Germany
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Great photography in the bike photo contest. Do you participate too?
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#206732 - 08/12/10 02:52 AM
Re: Travelling to our area- news
[Re: Edelweiss2]
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Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Not sure about the bike photo contest. Maybe you were referring to article on bike art which was fun for me to write and shoot photos. My own idea.
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#207464 - 09/07/10 02:37 AM
Re: Travelling to our area- news
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I'm so excited, Chatty!!! We have a long-awaited wedding to travel to in 3 weeks, then we're helping to move my niece to Ottawa (yippee, I'll have family closeby again!!!), then Las Vegas. Less than a month now! I've already begun to pack. SO looking forward to seeing you!
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#207465 - 09/07/10 02:41 AM
Re: Travelling to our area- news
[Re: Eagle Heart]
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Registered: 09/09/08
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Loc: American living in Germany
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Another boomer meeting! How great is that! Your life is pretty full right now, Eagle. That's wonderful.
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#207466 - 09/07/10 02:56 AM
Re: Travelling to our area- news
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Yes it is, Edelweiss! It's a nice balance these days, with interesting travels throughout the summer (all to visit family and old friends) and good stretches of quiet rest in between. I always enjoy these pleasant plateaus when I reach them...it has been a very rough, difficult three years...I'm glad to have reached this good place.
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