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Travels in beautiful British Columbia

Okay, it's time to get back to my across Canada series. Now to the most westerly province in Canada.  I've been traveling to British Columbia for most of my life you could say, being as my first trip was with my parents at age eight. There was a huge gap however between my last childhood trip at age 12 and my first trip as an adult.  That last childhood trip was memorable mainly because it was the summer of 1964 when Beatlemania was in full swing.  And I was one of the Beatles most fervent fans...and still am!  Our hosts, who were friends of my parents drove us past Empire Stadium where the Beatles were to play the following month and I still remember screaming and crying and pounding the window of the car when I saw it.  And begging my parents to let me stay with their friends for another month so I could go and see them. (probably leaving my parents' friends to be happy they were raising boys, not girls)  Sure kid..NOT.  I begged them to let me stay the entire time we w

Walking around Lansing, Michigan

When I knew I was going to visit Detroit I immediately thought "I must walk in Lansing!" being as it is the capital of Michigan and just a couple of hours by bus from the Motor City. I am on a quest to walk in all the state capitals in the United States.  I have done this for all the provincial and territorial capitals in Canada and have been working on the capital cities of the United States for 12 years now.  Yes, I'm taking my time.  Lansing was number 33. And yes, it's going to be a lifetime project but that's okay.  I am sure having fun doing it.  I love visiting cities that aren't on the tourist radar and "off the beaten path" so to speak.  Maybe because I live in one such city that people (especially to the ahem..west of here...) tend to sneer at and say "there is nothing there".  When someone says that about a place it piques my interest - there is always something of interest in every place no matter how small or insignificant.