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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada Day 23: Andrea

Ben Collins reveals his experience hitchhiking more than 1,000km from Banff, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia

The Pacific Ocean. In many ways I could not believe it and as the warm waters lapped at my legs I felt overwhelmed in pride knowing I had made it here from across a continent using only my thumb. It was a moment of both serenity and reflection...

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New Photo Album

The Rocky Mountains and the Icefield's Parkway, Canada (2012)

The Icefield's Parkway

Columbian Icefield

Meligne Lake

Spirit Island

Friday 13th: The Greatest Day

During a three day road trip through the Rocky Mountains, Ben Collins discovers if the Icefields Parkway lives up to its high expectation

Whilst in recent posts I have boasted of an ability to not set expectations, today it seemed was an exception.

Having waited for this day for as long as I can remember I awoke not too dissimilar to a child waking on Christmas morning and getting out of bed I knew this day would stick with me until the day that I die...

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My Travel Objectives

To have an adventure
To travel right the way around the World
To travel light and independently
To travel off the beaten track
To travel on a budget
To come home safely in one piece
To document my travel and adventures
To improve my photography & capture some great photos
To challenge myself both physically and emotionally
To put myself in uncomfortable and unfamiliar situations
To learn to speak Spanish
To develop new skills
To volunteer
To discover the recipes of food I enjoy
To not shy away from eating unfamiliar foods
To better understand what makes me happy
To better understand the things which I'm good at
To better understand my limitations
To better understand my values and beliefs
To better understand what I want to do with my future
To mark my 30th birthday with an incredible adventure
To run a marathon
To complete a full-distance IronMan triathlon
To overcome my fear of spiders
To camp out on a beach
To sleep beneath the stars
To see the aurora borealis
To set foot on a glacier (Complete)
To climb a mountain (Complete)
To climb a volcano (Complete)
To experience nature's fury
To see an erupting volcano (Complete)
To feel an earthquake (Complete)
To experience monsoon rains
To feel hurricane strength winds
To walk across the equator
To visit a megacity (Complete)
To see an iceberg
To visit a rainforest
To visit a coffee plantation
To visit a desert
To see the 'big 5' in their natural habitat
To work with primates
To swim with dolphins
To ride a jet ski
To do a wing walk
To go skydiving (Complete)
To go white water rafting
To snorkel in tropical waters
To ride in a hot air balloon
To ride in a helicopter
To do a bungee jump
To get a tattoo
To drive a hedge trimmer

My Bucket List

Visit the Rocky Mountains (Canada) (Done)
Visit Vancouver (Canada) (Done)
Climb Mount St Helen's (USA) (Done)
Visit San Francisco (USA) (Done)
Visit Mexico City (Mexico) (Done)
Visit the Panama Canal (Panama)
See the Catatumbo lightning (Venezuela)
Trek to Roraima (Venezuela)
Visit Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Visit Machu Picchu (Peru)
Visit the Amazon Rainforest
Explore New Zealand
Climb Mount Fuji (Japan)
Explore India
Visit Petra (Jordan)
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
Climb Mount Vesuvius (Italy)
Visit Chernobyl
Visit Iceland
Cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats (UK)
Walk the South-West Coast Path (UK)

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada Day 23: Andrea

New Photo Album

Friday 13th: The Greatest Day