Tag: language
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Beautiful British Columbia – The Best Place on Earth
Read more: Beautiful British Columbia – The Best Place on EarthIn B.C. they have recently changed the licence plate motto and other provincial propaganda from “Beautiful British Columbia” to “British Columbia – The Best Place on Earth”. We certainly agree it’s beautiful, but we struggle a bit more with “The Best Place on Earth”. Did that come from one of those “best place to live”…
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You know you are on the wet coast of BC when …
Read more: You know you are on the wet coast of BC when …… you ask where the “toilet” is and the reply is “oh, you mean the washroom?” … you are looking for a receptacle to charge the laptop and someone says “are you looking for a plugin?” … restaurants advertise a “smorgasbord” rather than a “buffet” … you understand the announcements on the ferry, and they…
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Riding up island and visiting friends
Read more: Riding up island and visiting friends69 km, 5 h Ruckle Park, Salt Spring to 4 all seasons RV park, Ladysmith 86 km, 5h 40 min Ladysmith to Qualicum Indian Reservation RV Park, Bowser 53 km, 3 h Bowser to Comox Cycling on Salt Spring and Southern Vancouver Island, we were immediately aware of many other cycling tourists – more than…