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Supporting Women Through Travel

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Mar 01, 2023

Travel can be a powerful tool. It can expand the mind, satisfies the need for wonderlust and be an empowering experience for anyone, including women. My mother travelled by herself to Europe aboard the Queen Mary back in 1952 and again in 1955 with me at six months old. That was not the norm of the time.

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Travel, Fernie BC, Travelling

Mexican Cellby

Posted: 
Dec 14, 2022

If you’re travelling to Mexico this winter (and I hope you are) and you want to use your phone there, it couldn’t be easier. You can order a SIM card from a Mexican carrier online, but it is much easier to do once you get there. 

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cell phone, Fernie BC, Travel, Mexico

Holiday Travel Tips

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Dec 09, 2022

December and January are festive times to celebrate our commitment to the ones we love. When we join as a community to share our time and resources, we can make the holidays wonderful for everyone. 

During the holiday season, family and friends come together to share love and good cheer. For many that means distant travel. There are a lot of things that you can do to make travel easier on yourself. 

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Travel, Holidays, Christmas

Winter Dreaming: Les Portes du Soleil

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Nov 16, 2022

Anticipation is the feeling of excitement when you are planning a new travel adventure. It is that anticipation that raises your level of happiness and it can bring your spirits up for a couple of months before you even leave, according to studies. In Fernie at this time of year, the anticipation is for a great ski season. The dream of all those perfect days of blasting down the slopes with a smile from ear to ear. 

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Travel, skiiing, winter

RDEK - Seeking Additional Measures to Control Travel in East Kootenay

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Apr 04, 2020

The RDEK Board of Directors has unanimously passed a resolution calling on the Provincial Health Officer to introduce stronger measures and provide additional clarity around travel between communities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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RDEK, COVID-19, Travel

Wider Lanes Coming Soon for New Lizard Creek Bridge

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Apr 28, 2019

Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians will soon have a safer crossing on Highway 3 as work on a new Lizard Creek Bridge gets underway. The new bridge will include wider lanes and a separated multi-use pathway.

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Lizard Creek, Fernie BC, community, Travel

Three Weeks in Greece

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Apr 18, 2018

​Sometimes all we need is a little travel to put our senses in order.

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Travel, Jesse Bell, photography

Travelling with Your iPhone

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Dec 15, 2017

To make the most use of your iPhone there are several things you should do before you go. And what you should do depends a bit on how you intend to use your phone.

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technology, Travel, traveling

Autumn Fever

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Nov 02, 2017

Getting a little, well, stir-crazy in the fall as the looming winter leaves you craving for a change in scenery. Jesse can't shake it. She must go somewhere.

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Outdoors, Travel