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Vancouver and Bowen Island trip October 2024 - lots of vegan food

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This post will mostly be about the vegan food I ate on my last Vancouver trip. My main purpose of this trip was to visit older relatives but there was a secondary purpose of visiting my mom’s grave for the first time.  I left from Ottawa airport in the evening but I hadn’t eaten much that day. I usually don’t get food on planes but I was hungry and they had a vegan wrap. It was good. You can read about my flight experience here   Is AirCanada bulkhead seat worth an $80 Flights from Ottawa usually arrive in Vancouver in the evening. Before exiting the gates there is a cafe that has to live for treats. Rebel cookies were on sale at the store. There is very little vegan food around my hotel so I stocked up for the week. After getting luggage there is a 7-11 in the airport to get some essentials for the trip. I always look to see if they have the vegan breakfast sandwich I had it one time but haven’t seen it again.  It has been two years since my mom passed away and I had nev...
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Visiting Vancouver February 2023

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I moved from Vancouver to Ottawa in June. My stop in Vancouver was to see my friends and family before going on a vacation to Vegas. When I left Ottawa there was freezing rain. I used to say I take rain everywhere I go but it was beautiful in Vancouver. It was so nice to not have to dress for winter. I appreciate this mild weather so much more now. Although Ottawa has had a mild winter this year I have learned by falling that you cannot go out even for a few minutes without boots in winter vs Vancouver no boots needed at all. I had to leave room in my luggage for my boots and changed shoes at the airport.  I have only owned carry on luggage before so I invested in Solgaard luggage with a built in lock and closet. It was very worth it I felt safer being able to lock my suitcase and with a AirTag I knew where it was. I put the suitcase against the hotel room door for a bit of extra protection being a single female even if it only helped a little it made me feel safer. It was so easy ...
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