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An adventurous day – 6 New Activities on Day 1 of Competitours 2016

Posted on September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 by poymeetsworld
Follow along the action packed first day with the video summary of Ivy and I getting to Day 1 in Amsterdam! Read my introduction about the Competitours Adventure Tour here I will be updating this pos... Read More

Archery Tag and Happy Hunger Games – May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favour!

Posted on August 23, 2016August 26, 2016 by poymeetsworld
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

Posted on August 16, 2016August 26, 2016 by poymeetsworld
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”

Posted on July 12, 2016August 26, 2016 by poymeetsworld
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

Posted on April 25, 2015January 13, 2017 by poymeetsworld
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

Posted on May 9, 2013September 4, 2016 by poymeetsworld
“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”

Posted on March 18, 2013August 23, 2016 by poymeetsworld
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!

Posted on August 23, 2012January 21, 2019 by poymeetsworld
Via Ferrata is Italian for Iron Road (wikipedia) and its presence most commonly found in the Alps; Italy and Austria, and in my case, France. This activity originated during the 1st World War as a m... Read More

Does a Flattering Angle Exist in Rock Climbing?

Posted on February 24, 2012August 23, 2016 by poymeetsworld
The idea of sky diving and bungee jumping has never appealed to me. I’m not interested in falling – I’m interested in flying! I have no problem (for the most part!) with airplanes, c... Read More

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