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<\/p>\nIf North America and New Zealand had a baby, it would be Canada. The charming Canadian was right: Vancouver is fabulous. It\u2019s like Queenstown on steroids. (I know, it\u2019s so awful and parochial when people compare everything to back home. Shows a severe lack of imagination).<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s all looking a bit post apocalyptic at the moment, due to wildfires elsewhere in BC. Apparently there are mountains out there somewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If North America and New Zealand had a baby, it would be Canada. 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Everyone I\u2019ve met sounds American. I did hear one guy who sounded Canadian, though. He\u2019s probably from Minnesota, eh?","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2882,"url":"https:\/\/accordingtokirsty.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/14\/eating-canada\/","url_meta":{"origin":252,"position":1},"title":"Eating Canada","author":"Interloper11","date":"July 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"One last Canada post before I fly away on the big silver bird. This one is about food. I\u2019m feeling a bit guilty in fact for not eating the two classic Montreal dishes in the last week: poutine and bagels. 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