Category: Extreme Sports
Archery Tag and Happy Hunger Games – May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favour!
One of the immediate highlights of my European Amazing Race experience of darting across Europe and trying unique activities was Archery! Archery had long been on my bucket-list – even before the po... Read More
Travel and Food Writing Class – A Weekend in Las Vegas
My latest writing assignment for my UBC Travel and Food writing class was to produce a piece on “A Weekend in …” (previous assignment was a Restaurant Review). I had just returned f... Read More
Highlight Reel Video: 11 Day European Adventure “Competitours”
By the end of day two, as all of us “Competitouristas” settled into a quaint historic village in Maastricht, Netherlands, I truly felt like I had already been in Europe for over a week! D... Read More
Saying YES! to Spring Skiing in Whistler
My hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia is internationally recognized as an outdoor paradise and nature’s playground since you can ski in the alpine and hang out on the beach all in ONE DAY!... Read More
Hang gliding in Rio de Janeiro with Ruy Marra, Brazilian Champion and World Record Holder
“Welcome to Transformation Airlines” Ruy joked. “You will be a new person after this experience”. He’s right and I am so happy that I did this and experienced the miracle... Read More
Bouldering: “This is an Aggressive Sport and I’m Only Doing it Because I Love You”
Said Alison as she tried rock climbing for the first time. Two of my closest friends, Alison and Norma, joined me this past weekend in my new obsession: bouldering. I convinced Chris and Norma to join... Read More
Via Ferrata – The Scariest Thing I Have Ever Done!
Via Ferrata is Italian for Iron Road (wikipedia) and is most commonly found in the Alps; Italy and Austria, and in my case, France. It originated during the 1st World War as a means for moving troop... Read More