All Blog Posts Tagged 'Vancouver' (16)

It started as a leisurely tour of a fjord off Vancouver, British Columbia. Something to while away the morning until the rocking opening party of TBEX11 that evening. But what happened is the Takaya Tours canoe adventure wound up spinning a sticky web of an idea that followed me 3,000 miles home to…

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Saw this and thought it would be the perfect assigment for a Canadian TBEXer:

In celebration of YVR's (Vancouver Airport) 80th anniversary, we are looking for someone to live at YVR for 80 days and share the stories of the airport with the world. That's right. Live here. Sleep here. Eat here. Shop here. For 80 consecutive days.

You will be provided with hotel accommodation, a camera and editing equipment and have access to the people, places and…

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I'm sure I won't be the only one writing a wrap-up post from the travel blogger conference held in Vancouver this past weekend. But, regardless if this is the first or fifteenth post on this topic you've seen, I'm going to write it anyway to share with you what I learned at TBEX 2011.

 

 

No, I didn't learn all the…

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It's unfortunate we can't have all of you wonderful bloggers in Vancouver, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on the fun! Besides following the #TBEX hashtag on Twitter, you can join in by sending us a short 10 to 15 second video greeting, to be played at the…

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As if you didn't have enough to do while you're in town for TBEX, Tourism Vancouver has more for you!

 

Don't forget to collect your Tourism Vancouver TBEX Blogger Experience Pass from the Tourism Vancouver table (at the Vancouver Convention Centre) during TBEX. The pass gives bloggers free entry…

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Your poor, poor feet.

 

By now, you've probably scoured the TBEX site for any and all TBEX Vancouver-related schedules. The calendar is probably memorized. The tours are lined-up, ready for you to…

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RESEARCHERS!

I'm speaking on 'research' at TBEX'11 in Vancouver next week, and need your help!



I'm looking for THREE VOLUNTEERS -- blogger attendees, not speakers or PR folks (though I love you too) -- to participate in a 'Live…

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For those of you reading this post and are unsure of what exactly TBEX is, well allow me to update you. TBEX is short for the Travel Blog Exchange; and that is where myself Lindsay Carreiro of Fashionista’s Travel and Mike Richard of …

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The countdown has begun; there is an audible--albeit virtual--buzzas the days whittle down. Twitter lists are being compiled, plans are being…

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It's almost here! By almost, I mean less than two months away. TBEX. An annual (and then some) gathering of travel bloggers, marketers, PR folks and other travel industry hooligans with the sole purpose of having a number of parties. No, I mean. It's a time to bond, to learn, to grow, to hope Gary uses the word 'porn' in a presentation again. And then party.



As TBEX has grown from the initial, “What the heck are we… Continue

Last century, it rendered copper, zinc and gold. This century, it’s producing understanding of life underground. All thanks to a $14.7 million makeover.  Knowledgeable but quick-witted guides take you aboard the mine train and usher you to years gone by.  Ancient drills will once again fire up.  Outside, come in touch with dozens of clever exhibits, films, displays and hands-on activities.  Including gold panning!  See how it’s done.  Take home what you find! Once the site of the Empire’s…

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Vancouver is home to dozens of well-known visitor attractions, activities and landmarks. For visitors and locals that want to steer away from "typical" Vancouver experiences there are plenty of cool things to do that we bet you didn’t know about……

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As a blogger, wanna-be storyteller, social media neophyte d-bag, I find it hard to fathom any one of our ilk not having read Douglas Coupland’s work. His seminal Generation X (and popularization of said term) speaks to our collective post-Reagan need to connect, to…

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Avid TBEX-ers who've been paying attention might already know the location of TBEX '11 in Vancouver. But we wanted to give you a heads-up (and a bird's eye view) of this gorgeous conference center (which was the media center for the recent Vancouver Winter Olympic Games and has won twice… Continue

Pizza Bianca from Terra Breads, the Farmhouse's fresh Chevre Provence goat cheese from Capers, fresh fruit from the Granville Public Market... these are some of my favourite things in Vancouver.



I've visited Vancouver over a dozen times since 2005. I've walked Grouse Mountain and the Capilano Suspension Bridge, I've visited the Vancouver Art Gallery and walked the halls of the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Tourist sights don't hold a lot of wonder for me anymore. I look at Vancouver… Continue