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Saidia Zaloski I'll put this simply, travel here. Hornby Island sits between British Columbia's mainland, and Vancouver Island. Getting there involves island hopping from Buckle Bay. Both ferries are short, the vibe is pleasing and as you progress on your trip you slowly kick into 'island time.' Unlike the rest of the Canadian Pacific shores,...

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Proper West Coast Road Trip

"We packed up the jeep and traveled 2500 km+ south to Los Angeles then turned around to travel back another 2500 km back to Vancouver Island. Apps were tried and tested as we tried all means of accommodation down the coastal 101/1." Photojournalist, Saidia Zaloski The proper sun-soaked, west coast road-trip. Take too many photos,...

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5 things to know before you Au Pair

Saidia Zaloski, Photojournalist Agree to a work agreement Once your arrive at their home and have made enough small talk, begin to write out a work agreement between you two. Although I signed a work agreement with the office as an 'au pair', the mother of the first family that I stayed with had the...

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Mainland: A trip through the Rockies

"Travel through the colossal Rockies and remind yourself how small you really are." Photojournalist, Saidia Zaloski expands, "Similar to how the night is a reminder of our trivial parts, the same urge to enjoy life for what it is fizzes out of you as you curve through mountains." What apps we used Hotels: Bookings.com/ iphone app...

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How Au Pairing is painfully great

"Live in wine-coloured mansions, eat the best homemade Italian food and maybe get a wrench in the face. The knowledge of a second language is irrelevant, these families prefer you speak English when dealing with the children, but it's great to know a little Italian when the mother yells at you." Saidia Zaloski, Photojournalist Northern...

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Weed in America

As a Canadian tourist, I had been curious and a little envious of the recent legalization of Mary-Jane in the states.   I had explored Amsterdam, smoked a spliff and biked the streets. I wondered if the American system was distributing like the notorious city, and how similar would the capitalist’s product of pot be....

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Travel like a local

There are an infinite amount of a great things to see, do and be in this city. In-between these suggested destinations, try getting lost. We walked up many hills and ran down others while getting to know sweet ‘frisco. Parrots fly palm to palm tree, chirping, and crafting an exotic experience when you have a break and…

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Make magic in Florence

“We followed this group of people, they were singing, shouting, dancing and playing their instruments down the streets at 3 in the morning,” Päivi Margna explains, “We followed them to this piazza where they stopped and danced, so we joined them.” Päivi Margna had a unique experience the night before, first going to a couch…

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Classic: Live in your car this road trip

The Talking Heads may have suggested that you would find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife, where you may ask yourself “how did I get here?” One who is sleeping in their car may ask the same question. Picture yourself standing at the edge of the Northern California coast. Those hard hills breaking…

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This gallery will blow your mind

This gallery will blow your mind. Vibrant twists and pulls at the Chihuly Garden and Glass. Simplistically, the scene is just glass and garden conveniently located underneath Seattle’s Space Needle and across from Frank Gehry’s EMP. However, the work of Chihuly and his students will leave an impression. Colours will loom over you as you…

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Come and Push With Us

“I used the rocks and timed my jump, before I knew it, I was full RPM paddling for the outside. As I began to peak over the first wave, I could see I made horrible timing,” Surf Instructor, Ali Alamolhoda, shares his craziest story, “I was about thirty feet from sunset point rocks, I paddled…

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