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Red and white: patriotism in Canada

Red and white: patriotism in Canada

By Naomi Alyssa on 3 July, 2012 in Canada, North America

On my trip up through the Pacific Northwest, there was one particularly glaring difference between Vancouver and the American cities I visited. It wasn’t the hiked alcohol prices, or the ubiquity of Tim Hortons, or even the (deny it all you want, it exists!) slightly different accent in ‘ou’s. It was the …read more

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Hippies and veggies: farmers markets of the Pacific Northwest

Hippies and veggies: farmers markets of the Pacific Northwest

By Naomi Alyssa on 1 February, 2012 in America, Canada, North America

There’s one thing that I really, really miss here in Korea. Y’see, I can be a bit of a hippie sometimes, especially when it comes to food. It’s the Californian influence. Slap the words organic, local, free-range, macrobiotic, or raw vegan on something and I helplessly gravitate towards it. And where can …read more

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An experiment in untethering: the epic Pacific Northwest road trip

An experiment in untethering: the epic Pacific Northwest road trip

By Naomi Alyssa on 23 January, 2012 in America, Canada, North America

There was one thing I had to do before leaving California. This trip had been a fantasy for years upon years, something I always wanted and figured that I’d do, but that had continually fallen by the wayside while I planned bigger adventures. In fact, that was why it took me so …read more

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