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California, CA, USA

San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge

Los Angeles

The Hollywood Sign

Santa Monica

Venice

Venice Beach

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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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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada: Canmore and Lake Louise

Canmore

Lake Louise

Lady Macdonald trail (Canmore)

Plain of Six Glaciers (Lake Louise)

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada: Calgary (2012)

Hitchhiking

CouchSurfing

The Calgary Tower

The Calgary Stampede

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada: Saskatchewan (2012)

Regina

CouchSurfing

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Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada

Manitoba (2012)

Sights of Winnipeg

The Storm

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Hitchhiker's Guide to Canada

Ontario (2012)

Canoeing

Arnprior

North Bay

Thunder Bay

CouchSurfing

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Quebec City, Quebec. Canada (2012)

Saint Jean Baptiste Celebrations

Saint Montmorency Falls

Downtown Quebec

CouchSurfing

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Montreal, Quebec. Canada (2012)

The Oratory

Parc de Mont-Royal

Parc de Jean-Drapeau

The Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal

Notre Dame de Bon Secours Chapel

Marie Reine Cathedral

Old Montreal

Old Port of Montreal

24 Sussex Drive

Ben Collins reveals how he ended up meeting the Prime Minister and First Lady of Canada at their residence, 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa

In line behind 200 or so people I did everything I could not to draw attention to myself, though given that I was the only person in line wearing anything other than a suit, this I knew was always going to be an uphill struggle...

A Long Exposure

Ben previews his long exposure photographs taken during a thunderstorm in Winchester, Ontario, Canada

Since arriving in Canada I have witnessed more passing thunderstorms than in 24 years in the UK, but until now they have all been during the day meaning I have been unable to try and photograph them.

Thankfully, that all changed last night and I was able to capture these images just using my iphone 4S and the app slowshutter

  

For more long exposures, check out my Winchester Photo Album 

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Winchester, Ontario. Canada (2012)

Winchelsea Events

CTV Broadcast

Mother's Day Brunch

1st Haircut

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Whitby, Oshawa and Peterborough, Ontario. Canada (2012)

CouchSurfing

Merry times

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Toronto & Niagra Falls, Ontario. Canada (2012)

First Flight

Toronto

Niagra Falls

Balls Falls

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The Goodbye Tour (2012)

Last week at work

Ashburton

Microlight Adventure

Exeter

Exmouth

Nottingham

Coventry

Surprise Party

Trip to the Airport

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Birmingham, England

Featuring

Birmingham Landmarks

CouchSurfing

Snow in Birmingham

Birthday Party

Birmingham Canals

iBroke

Ben has a nasty accident in the toilet

For anyone who has seen me in the last twelve months you will have probably witnessed the destructive powers a drunk man can have on his own mobile phone...