Dispatches

Travel Information, Guides, and Advice for Vacations to Canada, Alaska, Australia and New Zealand

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How to Explore Vancouver on Two Wheels

June 18th, 2008 by Jenn · 1 Comment

When the sun shines, Vancouverites grab their bikes – and if you are a visitor you can easily join them. 
The city is well set up for riding, with lots of cycle paths and places to hire a bike. It is not uncommon to see a businessman, a young girl, and an avid racer all riding […]

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Tags: Rockies and Western Canada · North America · Active Adventures

Sunny Images

November 1st, 2007 by Jenn · No Comments

While Northern Hemisphere days are getting cooler (maybe you’re starting to plan your winter Canada vacation) Belize is still staying hot… Here’s a few photos to help  you dream of tropical revelry (and maybe make you a little jealous)

A famous Stella at Lamanai

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Belize Beach Towns

October 15th, 2007 by Jenn · No Comments

When Lucas and I arrived in Placencia, we had no idea what to expect,  and were pleasantly surprised with what was waiting there for us. Placencia is the definition of a beach town. There is sand EVERYWHERE and the main street is a sidewalk through the sand. You can see the beach from almost every location […]

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Belize Update

October 4th, 2007 by Jenn · No Comments

We have visited three different ruin sites in the last five days, Cahal Pech, Caracol and Tikal. Each one was amazing. Tikal was probably the most impressive due solely to it’s size! The architecture is incredible and it’s amazing to know that this was all done well over a thousand years ago. We have many […]

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First Days in Belize

October 1st, 2007 by Jenn · No Comments

Belize has been amazing so far. Our trip out here was okay. Houston airport was terrible, and the flight from Seattle was not very comfortable at all. Once we got out of Houston, it was alright, and the flight was much better. The heat was intense as soon as we got off the plane. We […]

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