Budget and Adventure Travel that Aims to Scratch Below the Surface
Day 3 was our final day on the trail. We woke up at 7 am and got to see orcas pass by as we ate breakfast. I cannot express the extent of my excitement in words, it was a truly magical moment. The morning was bright and clear, unlike the previous morning which gave us …
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Day 2 was a 12 km hike and definitely our most difficult day of the journey. We hiked from Bear Beach to Chin Beach and gained a total of 540 metres of elevation throughout the day. The bluffs in this section are steep, so be prepared for lots of hill-climbing and descents! Approaching Rock-on-a-Pillar at …
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And why you should hike the trail in the Fall Day 1: China Beach Trailhead to Bear Beach On October 4-6th my partner and I embarked on a 3-day backpacking trip, hiking 30 km of the 47 km Juca de Fuca Marine Trail. We hiked from the China Beach trailhead west to Sombrio Beach, covering …
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Grassi Lakes is a well-loved trail known for having great views for a hike with only 166 metres of elevation gain. The trailhead is just passed the Canmore Nordic Centre on Highway 742. This is a popular hike due to its proximity to Canmore (and Calgary, about an hour from the city centre). It is …
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As a former exchange student who studied abroad from the 2019-2020 academic year, and who had friends from other countries take part in exchange programs post-COVID, I have learned a few tips and tricks that I wish I had known before my exchange. I will be sharing the most important lessons here for future students …
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On June 28th, we arrived in Riondel. While we spent the next two days exploring the west side of the lake discussed in my last post (which you can read here), our first evening was spent in East Kootenay, touring Riondel and taking a walk up to the Pilot Bay lighthouse. The walk to the …
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Over the July long weekend, we packed up our car and made our way to Riondel, BC, a town with the population of 253 people on the east shore of Kootenay lake. It is around a 7 hour drive from Calgary, so we got up early to get out of the city before rush hour …
After my first few days exploring Zurich, my friends and I stayed in Baden, the town where my host friend stayed and worked. She stayed in an apartment that had been held by Canadian interns in the same program for many years, so there was some interesting Canadian/touristy items left behind by past interns. The …
I was able to visit Switzerland for a relatively low-budget trip to a notouriously expensive country because I was visiting a friend who was working an intership out of Baden, around a half hour outside of Zurich. Switzerland is definitely a more expensive country to visit, so if you’re sticking to a budget, try staying …
While I lived in Madrid, I opted for the same municipality as my university, a discussion I will explain in a later post. It took around 20-25 minutes to get into central Madrid by public transit, making the city very accessible while not living in the busyness of Spain’s captial. So from my exploration, I …
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