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#206643 - 08/08/10 05:08 PM Travelling to our area- news
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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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#206669 - 08/09/10 01:04 PM Re: Travelling to our area- news [Re: orchid]
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Registered: 09/15/05
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Loc: Minneapolis Minnesota
I am so glad that you are doing this, orchid. If I remember right, at first you thought it was a one time gig? And the idea of a tourism board using blogs is great! Yours is well written and I love that you add pictures. Wonderful.
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#206673 - 08/09/10 01:32 PM Re: Travelling to our area- news [Re: Anno]
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Registered: 02/17/05
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Loc: New York State
I looked at that "Third Wave Cycling" blog and loved the pictures and article. I think it's great that you're into
biking; it has to be a healthy way to get around.

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#206680 - 08/09/10 05:31 PM Re: Travelling to our area- news [Re: jabber]
orchid Offline


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.


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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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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]
orchid Offline


Registered: 01/21/07
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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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#207379 - 09/03/10 09:10 PM Re: Travelling to our area- news [Re: orchid]
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I am waiting patiently for Eagle Heart and her husband to come for a visit in October. The weather should be heavenly then and there is so much to do...
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#207464 - 09/07/10 02:37 AM Re: Travelling to our area- news [Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
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
Posts: 779
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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 [Re: Edelweiss2]
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Registered: 03/22/05
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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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