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Albufeira Alcobaça Alentejo Algarve Baroque Architecture Berlengas Europe Evora Fado Gothic Architecture Lisbon Nazaré Peniche Portimão Porto Portugal Portuguese Food Roman Sites Sintra Tomar UNESCOThe Ultimate List of Things to do in Portugal
65 Activities from an Insider Anyone Portugal-bound needs this ultimate list of 65 things to do in Portugal on your next trip. Even if you’re not planning a visit to Portugal, this list will surely have you adding it to your bucket list. Portugal continues to make the list of top European destinations year over…
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Visiting Hot Springs Cove in Tofino
Tofino Hot Springs The only accessible hot springs on Vancouver Island are found at Hot Springs Cove. While western British Columbia lies on the Juan de Fuca fault line, not many hot springs in our province are easily accessible. Nor would I consider those at Hot Springs Cove ‘easily’ accessible, but alas they are accessible.…
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How to Spend Five Days in Ucluelet
Experience the Wild of the Pacific West Coast The small town of Ucluelet is dwarfed in notoriety by its northern neighbour, Tofino. However, not only is Ucluelet more affordable but shouldn’t be overlooked as a destination in its own right. Meaning ‘people of the safe habour’ in the native Nootka language, this town rests on…
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My Top 7 Travel Must-Haves for any Traveler
Be Comfortable and Functional There’s a plethora of travel must-have lists online, however, what you’ll find here is truly practical and functional recommendations. Despite all the wonderful characteristics travelling can also be an uncomfortable experience. Sometimes that uncomfortable experience is part of the allure: the culture shock, the widening of horizons, new cultural practices, foreign…
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What Visitors to Canada Should Know Before They Go
Travel Founded on Indigenous Activism I thought long and hard about what it was exactly I wanted to convey in this entry; months actually. Throughout this entry I’m going to attempt to shed light on the precarious relationship between indigenous North Americans and their non-indigenous neighbours. My hope is to inform the traveler to Canada.…
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Chartres: A Day Trip from Paris
A Medieval City with Templar Lore If you intend on visiting Paris for more than a couple days it’s likely you may plan a day trip outside of the city. We all know Versailles makes every list for best day trip from Paris. Chartres falls a little under the radar. What originally prompted me to…
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Paris, My Favourite City in the World
When disinterest turns into admiration Listing Paris as your favourite city in the world is a little cliché. Hear me out. Prior to my first stay in the City of Lights, I had little interest in visiting Paris. It was just one of four available layovers to get into Europe from Vancouver, BC (those being…
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