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Chile, Paraguay and Brazil – Winter 2026

Three Coffees, Three Countries – and Suddenly, It Was France

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Chile, Paraguay and Brazil – Winter 2026

People of Salvador, the 2026 By-for-Now Edition

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Chile, Paraguay and Brazil – Winter 2026

Beautiful, Chaotic, Confusing – The Real Salvador

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Chile, Paraguay and Brazil – Winter 2026

Salvador, the Easy Version, Stunning Sunsets Included

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Chile, Paraguay and Brazil – Winter 2026

From Morro to Salvador, the Very Hard Way

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Chile, Paraguay and Brazil – Winter 2026

7 Days in Morro de São Paulo – A Half-Paradise, Wonderfully Strange Island

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How To Survive Your First Year In Canada

in Permanent Residence & Citizenship in Canada on October 18, 2008 October 9, 2025 with 26 Comments by Juliette

Your first year in Canada will most likely be one of the most interesting years of your life.

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I’m Applying for Canadian Citizenship… But NO SMILING!

in Permanent Residence & Citizenship in Canada on October 15, 2008 October 9, 2025 with 28 Comments by Juliette

I’m applying for Canadian citizenship. Finally. I meet all the requirements.

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The Unique Beijing Silk Market Experience

in Adventures Around The World on October 3, 2008 May 7, 2024 with 19 Comments by Juliette

Once you enter the underground Silk Market at the Yonganli subway station, some 1,700 retail vendors and over 3,000 salespeople are waiting for you, the 白鬼子 (our nickname, we are the “white ghosts”). And as we walk through the narrow alleys, we are nicely asked to part with our Yuan.

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A Chinese Massage Story

in Adventures Around The World on September 27, 2008 May 18, 2024 with 24 Comments by Juliette

I was introduced to Chinese massages by Ning, my boss in Hong Kong.

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The Bizarre Winnipeg Greyhound Murder

in Life in Ottawa on August 4, 2008 May 7, 2024 with 20 Comments by Juliette

A very bizarre and tragic event took place in Canada last week. A Greyhound passenger, traveling from Edmonton to Winnipeg, was brutally murdered and beheaded by another passenger. This random murder have left the country in shock.

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Zoom Airlines Failed us… and Ceased All Operations

in Adventures Around The World on February 25, 2008 September 15, 2025 with 24 Comments by Juliette

We walked to the Zoom Airlines counter where a bunch of angry French women were already yelling at the employee

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