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  • The gold mine of Maligne Lake

    The gold mine of Maligne Lake

    Whenever you’re captive audience at a certain place you don’t have many options instead of saying yes when in reality you feel more like saying no. This is even more so true for the Lake Maligne where the highlight of the lake is only accessible by a narrow passage and a 11 kilometer boat ride…

  • Exploring British Columbia

    Exploring British Columbia

    The van turned out to be a great investment. The travel through British Columbia is a very relaxed and plentiful ride. We stay overnight wherever we feel it’s appropriate to pull out. The car is well equipped and the comfort increased little by little towards a stagnating maximum. We come across forest fires in the…

  • The long way to Panorama Ridge

    The long way to Panorama Ridge

    After cruising all across the beautiful Vancouver Island it was time to take the ferry back to the mainland of Canada. While cruising all the way up north to Jasper we came across the Garibaldi Provincial Park where we thought to climb our way to Lake Garibaldi. Approaching the Rocky Mountains After we arrived late…

  • Finally 36

    Finally 36

    When you travel for a whole year chances are high you’ll celebrate your birthday at least once during your trip. Yesterday was my 36th birthday and I was celebrating it with a chance to go out on a sea kayak to find some whales again. We were in Port McNeill on Vancouver Island and booked…

  • Canyon View Trail and Elk Falls

    Canyon View Trail and Elk Falls

    The parking lot on Discovery Pier in Campbell River proved to be a good starting point for all kinds of exploration. Be it marine wildlife or a good day on the trails in the area. Walking along the Canyon View trail gave me an idea of the wide and rich amount of forests and wildlife…

  • Off to new shores

    Off to new shores

    Weeks have passed since my last post. The DPRK series is not finished by far, there is so much more stuff in the pipeline. But traveling meant good business the last weeks. From Thailand to China, Korea (North and South) over Hawaii to Canada within one month took it’s tribute. The travel was demanding and…