The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » vancouver http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:01:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Expeditioner’s April Travel Photo Contest Winner http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/05/07/theexpeditioners-april-travel-photo-contest-winner/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/05/07/theexpeditioners-april-travel-photo-contest-winner/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 20:01:57 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6839 It’s a car, it’s a bug, it’s an Olympic celebration on four wheels. Underneath all that, we’ve discovered it’s even more than any of those things. We are psyched to announce Jules Andre Brown as the winner of our April Travel Photo Contest with his photo titled, “Love Bug.”  As Jules explains: This was shot [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/05/07/theexpeditioners-april-travel-photo-contest-winner/feed/ 4 The Great Debate: NYC vs. SF http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/23/the-great-debate-nyc-vs-sf/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/23/the-great-debate-nyc-vs-sf/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:01:43 +0000 Brit Weaver http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6699 It seems that North Americans are perpetually torn and divided on which “coast” to favor. Seeing as the United States and Canada are such expansive countries, it’s a luxury to be able to judge those on the other side of the nation. In Canada, there is a quiet, yet pervasive, [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/23/the-great-debate-nyc-vs-sf/feed/ 2 2010 Olympic Trip Conclusions: 12 Things Everyone Should Know http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/23/2010-olympic-trip-conclusions-12-things-everyone-should-know/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/23/2010-olympic-trip-conclusions-12-things-everyone-should-know/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:05:41 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=5761 I left Whistler on another gorgeous, bright winter morning. Unfortunately, obligations exist. So I headed down to Vancouver in hopes of filling my mom’s order for several pairs of those cheesy mittens and curling tickets. I spun through a mall but, alas, no mittens. I spun through the Vancouver Olympic [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/23/2010-olympic-trip-conclusions-12-things-everyone-should-know/feed/ 4 2010 Olympics Day 9: Downhill, Slalom, And The Human Missile Events http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/19/2010-olympics-day-9-downhill-slalom-and-the-human-missile-events/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/19/2010-olympics-day-9-downhill-slalom-and-the-human-missile-events/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:41:22 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=5728 Today officially marks the beginning of the end of this escapade through Vancouver and Whistler’s Olympics, but in true Wick style, I need to end it with a bang (insert innuendo here). By that I mean a day jam packed with Olympic events. I caught three different disciplines, but none [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/19/2010-olympics-day-9-downhill-slalom-and-the-human-missile-events/feed/ 0 2010 Olympics Day 8: Cross Country Skiing And Barenaked Ladies (Not That Kind) http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/18/2010-olympics-day-8-cross-country-skiing-and-barenaked-ladies-not-that-kind/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/18/2010-olympics-day-8-cross-country-skiing-and-barenaked-ladies-not-that-kind/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:51:53 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=5706 I survived the hangover of 2010, and got up early this morning so I could catch a bus to Whistler Olympic Park, about 9 km down the Sea-To-Sky Highway from Whistler Village. I had a ticket to the Classic Style Cross Country Sprint races. Since I’m cross country skiing illiterate, [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/18/2010-olympics-day-8-cross-country-skiing-and-barenaked-ladies-not-that-kind/feed/ 5 Olympics Day 3: 12 Hours In Vancouver (Mardi Gras — Olympics Style) http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/14/olympics-day-3-12-hours-of-vancouver/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/14/olympics-day-3-12-hours-of-vancouver/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:19:41 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=5637 There’s really no excuse for me to only spend 12 hours in a city like this, or any city for that matter, but alas, I’m trying to keep a schedule. Vancouver: bustling, urban, chic, innovative, I had to see it all. Could I? I mean, I had Opening Ceremony parties [...]

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