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Well, should anyone not have watched, the Winter Olympics in Vancouver were everything they were expected to be – Especially for their Host Nation; Canada.
Ice Hockey is Canada’s national sport, and they’re as passionate for their national team as the England is for its football team. It was said that if Canada was to win only one gold in the whole of the Winter Olympics, the Men’s Ice Hockey was the one they were going for, and boy did they go for it!

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Mascots © VANOC

Strangely familiar to the roller coaster ride which England Football fans are used to, Canada’s trip to the final was bumpy, and early in the tournament, being drawn with the USA in the same group a giant of a game was played, leading to Canada actually loosing to the USA team. Hope wasn’t lost however and Canada pulled themselves up, fighting back with even greater ferocity, and beating all those put in front of them finally emerged for the fairytale final of the Men’s Ice Hockey.. Canada vs USA. The Canadian Women’s team had already won the gold, so now it was up to the Men to box it up…
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“A Local’s dream” quoted one of the many onlookers as this very well is a dream that is now a reality, watching the many Olympic games on TV while growing up I had always wanted to see the Olympics in person, and the Vancouver 2010 games made part of that dream come true. On December 20th, 2009, my home town of Thorold was given the honour to be host to the Olympic torch’s path.

 I departed my house at 2:15PM and arrive in downtown Thorold to this sight: 

(One group of the many groups that made up the  hundreds of patriotic Thorold residents that showed up to show their support of the olympic games.)

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Well, it’s getting closer and closer to those fantastic winter games, and we’ll be doing another article on them within the next week. But, as everyone knows it’s always a good idea to get those flights booked nice and early – this obviously to get the best price you can get! Well the cheapest flight to Vancouver and back for the Olympics for one week is £452.80!

Thomas Cook 757 at Toronto in June 2006

I’ve been looking for a while and once again our recommended company to book flights with comes tops again! The £452.80 fare is based on you flying out of Gatwick on 11th February 2010 – getting you to Canada in time for the opening of the games, and after a week of experiencing the games in Vancouver flying back on 18th February. This is why i always book my flights to Canada with Canadian Affair.. They are the absolute cheapest way for anyone in the UK to get out there and experience Canada for themselves.

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Cypress Bowl Ski Area is a ski area in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located in the southern section of Cypress Provincial Park.

Cypress Mountain Area View

The ski resort is a 30 minute drive north of Vancouver, and has 47 named alpine ski runs (many accessible for night skiing) and 19 km cross country tracks. Snowshoeing tours are also popular. Ski schools and rentals, cafeteria and lounge and a retail shop are also located on the premises. In summer the ski area is shut down, but there are many hiking trails in the park. However, construction of the 2010 Venues will continue at a rapid pace in the next few years. (more…)

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There’s something big on the map and its getting closer – all over Canada they’re revving up to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games taking place in February and March next year, though the Torch Relay starts this October.. And with everyone in the knowledge that the games are coming, its that time again – time to start looking for booking your flights if you’re heading out to be at the games next February!

Canada literally writes the definition of Winter, so having the Winter Olympics in Canada always promises to be one of the most anticipated (as well as the most remembered in times to come) Olympics there has been, and the preparation and planning for the games has been going on quietly for the rest of the world, but in Canada the country is alive with preparation for the big event – The venues decided, the mascots nominated, the Torch Relay route decided upon.. In fact, to look at the official Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics website, you’d get the image that they are so ready they are simply counting down the days for it to start! So.. lets have a deeper look into these games – this being the first of a number of articles i’ll be writing as i know so many of you will be looking forward to heading out and experiencing the thrill of the Winter Olympics while being surrounded by some of the most breathtaking scenery Canada has to offer. (more…)

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