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The 2010 Winter Olympic T.V Channels. Who Will Get The Best Stories?

No matter where you are in the world or Canada the Olympic games will be on many different channels, but who is covering the biggest events/ stories? Well only a handful of networks get the real chance to feature the mainstream events and present the biggest highlights. All sport fans generally will be watching CBC. Yes, CBC will be covering your biggest fans, but the main source to keep your eyes glued to ...

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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Believe it or not, the next Winter Olympics is just around the corner. The opening ceremony will take place on February 12!  And you know what? This Winter Olympic will be hosted in the warmest location in the history of the winter Olympics- Vancouver, Canada! As athletes around the world get ready to perform at this year's Olympics, their ultimate goal is to WIN- to win a medal. But what about these medals ...

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Why Backpack Easter Island?

Just off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is now becoming one of the more popular tourist locations in South America. It’s not only a stunning location to visit but the history behind the Island is very out of the ordinary. It holds one the worlds mysteries; 15 imposing figures that stare off into the distance. Over 1,000 years ago a few Polynesians canoed over to this remote island and created 900 long-fa ...

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Samba in Rio

On my first night in Rio, I met 5 friendly Brazilian girls from Porto Alegre in my dorm at the hostel. After chatting for a while, they asked me to join them that night. They were going to Carioca da Gema, a famous Samba club in Lapa (Rio). And so, after meeting up with my friend Eric who I had met in Manaus the previous week, we went to go meet up the girls! Check out the vibe in Carioca da Gema. I suggest ...

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A Beaver Story

While I was traveling in Patagonia two years ago, I found myself in the lovely town of Ushuaia. During one of the tours I took when exploring the region, I was told a story. A story about our Canadian friendly animal- the beaver. For those of you who don't know what a beaver is, the beaver is Canada's largest rodent. Beavers have a thick fur with a flat tail. They live near slow-flowing streams where they c ...

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Top Private Stunning Beaches In The World

When it comes to a holiday or a vacation, many people resort to the Caribeans and to the most popular beaches around the world. Well below are just a few of the top private beaches around the world. Holbox, Mexico Holbox is part of the most northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is known for it’s white sandy, 12 km long beach and to be stunningly quiet. Most people believe this beach is to expensive to v ...

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Seven Craziest Roads and Streets in The World

Check out the 7 record breaking roads in the world: 1. Lombard Street, San Francisco (USA) is known for the World's most crooked road. 2. Swindon, England is known for the World's most confusing intersection. Don't get lost now! 3. Dunedin, New Zealand has the World's steepest road. You don't want to be going down this road if it's icy! 4. Buenos Aires (Argentina) is known as much more than just a tango cit ...

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Destinations That Are Disappearing

Now when it comes to deciding your backpacking route it can be a little difficult. Well that’s if you have long list of places to see, like me. I have cut down that list to consider a few things before now choosing where to go next. I find with our climate changing consistently you especially need to be aware of what destinations will disappear sooner than others. I am for real about this, check out these a ...

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Backpackers Evacuated from Machu Picchu

Traveling is fun. Backpacking is adventurous. But what happens when Mother Nature plays a trick on you? About 2,500 tourists were evacuated via helicopter following the mudslides that stranded backpackers on the Machu Picchu site on Thursday night. Most of them were transported to a nearby village and then hopped on buses to reach the nearest town called Cusco. An air operation was necessary because the mud ...

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Steps to Planning Your First Backpacking Trip

Have you been thinking about going backpacking but don't know where to start? If you are, no worries, because you are part of the thousands of people who have been thinking about it for years now- but who are unfortunately still thinking about it! 1. Choosing your destination and reading about it: The first step is knowing where you want to go and doing some research on your destination. You can choose to r ...

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