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The crash in all its gory glory!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • Leave a comment

The link at the bottom of my last post was a bit miniature, so here's the crash in all its glory: Great stuff! Continue reading →

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A last gasp skiing trip: Whistler in March

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • Leave a comment

It won’t be long until Dave and I make the lengthy journey back to the UK.  Frustratingly, as we fly to/from Manchester airport, this always involves a connection.  Heathrow is simply ungodly so we’re going via Amsterdam.  I can’t tell you how irritating it is to have to fly east in order to then return … Continue reading →

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Ice climbing: a new way to have fun

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • Leave a comment

It was snowing when we left the truck. I had piled on the layers, adding thermal top after thermal top, and hopping from foot to foot in the muddy snow to put on my extra socks inside the scuffed plastic mountaineering boots.  I'd struggled (and mostly failed, I later discovered) to fit the newly-sharpened crampons … Continue reading →

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Living like an Ewok in the treehouses of British Columbia

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • Leave a comment

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am on shaky ground when I start referring to Star Wars.  I am part of that select band of people who've never seen the Star Wars films; I'm in such august company as the girl behind the audio to this film, as until I saw this, I too … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Island, BC: an actual holiday

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • 2 Comments

A trip to the island: Mount Washington, BC Mount Washington is snowy. Very snowy. So snowy, that when you ride the chairlift to the highest peak in the area (a little over 1500 metres), a local can tell you that the enigmatic lumps and bumps you can see peeking through the fluffy stuff are, in … Continue reading →

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The bus driver bites back…

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • 4 Comments

Public transport in Vancouver is a mixed blessing, especially during the Olympics.  Extra buses and trains have been supplied to carry the hundreds of thousands of visitors, but regular routes have been changed and generally messed about with, to the annoyance of regular users (and the drivers). One of the quirks of the system is … Continue reading →

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Lighthouse Park, British Columbia

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • Leave a comment

You know those days when you don't realise how thirsty you are until you find yourself drinking a whole glass of icy cold water or milk without stopping? Or when you don't realise how tired you are until you suddenly come to, with the newspaper on your face or the radio blaring?  You don't realise … Continue reading →

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A big slice of Canadian life

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • Leave a comment

When you arrive for a prolonged period in a new country, you undergo a cultural immersion: what is the national sport? how do you use public transport? is it OK to laugh at their accents?  When you arrive in a country that is about to host the Olympic games, the cultural immersion is subtly different: … Continue reading →

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Vancouver finally welcomes the Winter Olympics

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • Leave a comment

The excitement has been palpably growing for the past week.  The crowds are increasing; roads are being closed; maple leaf flags and "Go Canada" signs adorn buildings and offices.  Today, Vancouver finally welcomed the Olympics to town. The torch relay, having traversed the country (from, as they like to say here, sea to sea to … Continue reading →

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Canadians!

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Nicola Underdown • Leave a comment

Perhaps I'm being unfair. How about "British Columbians"?  "Vancouverites"? Anyway – you guys!  If you have a sales tax that nearly everyone has to pay, on nearly everything, could you make an effort to show it somewhere on the price tag? Why not stop saying "$4.99!" when with tax it's going to cost me $5.21? … Continue reading →

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