| Well, I finally did it. I took a bunch of
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| | way to break down barriers and
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| Airmiles and booked a flight yesterday to
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| | prejudices, in effect paving the way for
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| Vancouver. I'll be out in beautiful
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| | a more peaceful co-existence.
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| British Columbia from August 3 to 8 to
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| | While in Vancouver I will naturally
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| cover the Canada-US Servas Conference and
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| | explore the city. I am planning to
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| to explore and report on my West Coast
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| | discover the city in two half-day
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| adventure first-hand.
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| | bicycling tours to get a good lay of the
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| In all the almost 19 years that I've been
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| | land. In talking to the people at Tourism
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| in Canada, I have never made it out to
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| | Vancouver yesterday they recommended that
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| the West Coast yet, so I am really
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| | I get in touch with a small company
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| excited. Some of my absolutely favourite
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| | called Spokes Bicycle Rentals. I had a
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| landscapes can be found where the sea
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| | nice chat with Phil from the rental
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| meets the mountains, and from everything
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| | company who will assist me in developing
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| I have heard, Vancouver has it all. It
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| | the routes for my bicycling adventures so
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| has one of the most scenic locations in
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| | I get to see all the major sights in the
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| the world where the Rocky Mountains
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| | city as well as Vancouver's beautiful
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| converge dramatically with the Pacific
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| | waterfront, including the famous Lion's
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| Ocean.
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| | Gate Bridge and Stanley Park.
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| It'll be a very compressed trip since
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| | My good friend Shauna, a native of
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| I'll head straight from the airport in a
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| | Vancouver, gave me some tips a while ago,
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| bus to the ferry docks to cross over to
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| | and she recommended that I head up to the
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| Vancouver Island where I'll meet meet my
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| | top of Grouse Mountain, the Peak of
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| associate Clare in Victoria. Victoria is
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| | Vancouver. Vancouver is one of those
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| known as the "City of Gardens" and with
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| | extremely fortunate cities that actually
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| the mildest climate in Canada, Victoria
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| | has a real ski mountain right next to the
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| offers visitors a natural beauty that
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| | city. In addition to skiiing,
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| lasts year round. Victoria is the capital
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| | snowboarding and other winter-time
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| city of British Columbia located on
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| | delights, Grouse Mountain also offers
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| Vancouver Island and offers visitors a
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| | opportunities for hiking, mountainbiking,
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| touch of old English architecture.
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| | wildlife watching and other outdoor
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| I'll spend about a day and a half in
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| | activities. And apparently it has
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| Victoria and return back on Friday to the
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| | delicious dining options right at the top
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| mainland to cover some events that are
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| | of the mountain which can conveniently be
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| part of the US-Canada Servas Conference.
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| | reached by cable car. So that sounds like
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| Servas is a non-profit organization, an
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| | a place I'll need to check out for sure.
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| "international host and traveler network
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| | It's hard to contain my excitement at
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| of peace builders" that fosters peace
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| | this point, I have been dreaming of
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| through travel. The motto of this year's
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| | heading off to the West Coast for a long
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| joint US-Canadian conference is "Servas -
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| | time now, and now this dream is coming
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| Making The Connection". It has been my
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| | within tangible reach. All I can hope for
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| own personal experience, particularly
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| | is some decent weather that will allow me
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| through living in Toronto - one of the
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| | to explore Vancouver and Victoria and
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| most multicultural cities in the world,
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| | sample some of its unique delights in the
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| that exposure to and interaction with
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| | short time that I'll have there.
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| different cultures is the most effective
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