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Big ol' impressive trees dot the path from time to time on the Lochside Trail.

Cycling The Lochside Trail for Beginners

April 4, 2013by Steffani Cameron 1 Comment

Over Easter Weekend, Victoria had incredible weather, like the rest of BC, when temperature records fell around our province and sunburns were omnipresent. I chose then to rediscover my love […]

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Adventure, Beaches and Parks, Cyling, Lifestyle, Tourism, Victoria Love
A recent sunset I caught with a friend, or "I Could Have Been Blogging Instead, Exhibit 1." Think I made the right choice?

Living versus Blogging: The Victoria Dilemma

March 29, 2013by Steffani Cameron Leave a comment

The old saying goes, you either work to live or you live to work. I do the former, but sometimes opportunities come rolling in that one would be a fool […]

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Adventure, Beaches and Parks, Lifestyle, Slow Living, Victoria Love
Ahh.. Spicy Peanut Thai and White Bark Witbier, I now pronounce you happily married.

Eat Like a Victorian: Noodle Box & Driftwood White Bark

March 7, 2013by Steffani Cameron Leave a comment

Well, my minions, I’d like to introduce you to a new series. This here’s “Eat Like a Victorian.” In it, I aspire to introduce you to some of my favourite […]

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This Gonzales Beach home's driftwood art is the right message in the right place.

A Lesson in Breathing

March 5, 2013by Steffani Cameron 3 Comments

This post is inspired by incredible driftwood art found on Gonzales Beach. I don’t know when the art went up, and I don’t know how long it’ll stand, as it’s […]

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Beaches and Parks, Journal, Lifestyle, Slow Living
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Wannawafel? You Know You Do.

February 19, 2013by Steffani Cameron Leave a comment

2012 was my personal Revenge of the Big-Ass Year, so I’ve been somewhat hesitant to visit Wannawafel. I knew once I had tasted their waffley goodness, I’d be hooked. It […]

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Food, Lifestyle, Restaurants, Slow Food
One of the killer TRUE Napolitan pizzas from Pizza Prima Strada. Photo courtesy Pizza Prima Strada.

Exploring Victoria in the Spring (The Restaurants Too!)

February 18, 2013by Steffani Cameron Leave a comment

Victoria is exploding in early spring. On a delightful Sunday afternoon bike ride, I found myself encountering signs of Spring popping up all over Fairfield and Beacon Hill Park. Some […]

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Cyling, Food, Lifestyle, Local merchants, Restaurants, Tourism, Victoria Love
When winter was at its darkest, I made a point of trying to get out for sunset walks at 4, and rearranged work to do so.

In Search of Slow

February 5, 2013by Steffani Cameron Leave a comment

I’m not sure the average person gets the Slow Lifestyle. “Slow” is a movement that got its growth in Italy, after the first McDonald’s landed there in 1986. It grew […]

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Lifestyle, Slow Food, Slow Living
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The Birth of the Blog

February 3, 2013by Steffani Cameron Leave a comment

 I came to Victoria to find something. A life I maybe misplaced, or that grew away from me. Big-city life and me, we didn’t get along so well. But then, […]

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Journal, Lifestyle, Victoria Love

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