Tag: surfing
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Tofino Brewing Co and Toki Doki!
When I think of Tofino the first thing that comes to mind is surfing and ocean. However, if the weather is stormy and the waves are big, you might not want to be out in the water. With this being said, you have to find different ways to spend your time in Tofino. A good…
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My Experience with Shared-Living in Tofino, BC
As I come to the end of my time living and working in Tofino, I have begun to reflect on my experience of living in a staff accommodation with (at times) up to 70 other people. In Tofino, there is an extreme housing crisis (as with a lot of other places) and most people have…
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Preparing for our trip to Haida Gwaii
As our time in Tofino is coming to a close, we are getting ready for our next adventure – 2 months living in the van in Haida Gwaii, studying at the Haida Gwaii Institute (HGI). We will be attending a field school at the HGI called ‘Plants, People, & Place,‘ where we will take four…
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Where to Get the BEST Tofino Souvenir
Do you ever visit a place and want to bring back the best souvenir that summarizes your trip? Sums up all of the good things in one object? Well, I have a few ideas which may be useful for those looking when visiting Tofino: A ‘ coffee. surf.’ t-shirt from Merge, a curated little pink…
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The Coffee Shops of Tofino
Although Tofino is a small town, there are a quite a few coffee shops! I have a few favourites that I alternate between depending on what I’m looking for. In this post I am going to share my opinion on the Tofino coffee shops, keeping in mind I drink normal milk in my coffee so…
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My Favourite Beach Towns
As I’m sitting here staring out at Cox Bay Beach in Tofino, it has me thinking of my favourite beach/surf towns I have visited. While thinking about them, it made me realize that they are actually all quite similar – just located in different geographical locations. All have lush, green forests surrounding them, are located…
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2021 Reflection
As 2021 comes to an end, and we head into 2022, I have been reflecting on some of the big things that have happened over the last 12 months. I think it is easy to paint the whole year as bad and just another year of a global pandemic, but it is important to acknowledge…
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Quick Updates!
I had been on a really good roll of writing blog posts and then uploading them, but then life got kinda busy and I didn’t write a thing. Even though I wasn’t physically writing stuff down, I kept thinking to myself that I needed to get back into it. I even brainstormed a list of…
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