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Vancouver

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Giving in to Olympic Fever–Sometimes

So I spent years complaining about the Olympics, from the moment, or actually even before Vancouver won the bid. I also told everyone who would listen that I had every intention of spending the Olympics as far away from them as possible (such as their ancient birthplace Greece perhaps, or somewhere else summery and [...]

Vancouver

Hardly a European City. But my home away from Europe nonetheless. My home, in fact.
I am irrevocably a city girl, despite having lived half my life in a suburb and having spent all childhood holidays in the country.
The big city intruded into my consciousness slowly. It was the destination of birthday trips, [...]