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Top 8 Vancouver Day Trips: British Columbia’s beautiful hot springs

March 19, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

British Columbia’s hot springs are some of the most beautiful in Canada, ranging from Harrison Hot Springs luxurious mineral baths to more humble and less known waters.

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Vancouver Observer
Victoria, British Columbia's shopping opportunities and tourists destinations. Photos by David P. Ball

Top 8 Vancouver Day Trips: Shopping Trip in Victoria

March 17, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Victoria, British Columbia offers travellers and vacationers great shopping opportunities, from book stores and tea shops, to ancient rainforest within an hour’s drive of the city limits.

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Vancouver Observer

Snowboarding and skiing on the North Shore a thrilling Vancouver nightlife experience

January 31, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

West Vancouver’s Cypress mountain shimmers on the horizon nightly, offering one thing Whistler doesn’t: late hours and excellent night skiing and boarding.

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Vancouver Observer
Radish carvings were joined by dried flower and corn husk art at Oaxaca's Night of the Radishes. Photos by David P. Ball.

Noche de rábanos: Digging to the root of Oaxaca’s Christmas radish festival

December 24, 2011by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Ever heard of radishes the weight and size of a watermelon? In one Mexican city, carving them is a holiday tradition.

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Vancouver Observer

A Grinch’s survival guide for holiday haters

December 22, 2011by David P. Ball Leave a comment

What if it just ISN’T the most wonderful time of the year?

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Vancouver Observer
Writer/traveller David Ball (left) with Vehbi and Sultam Ersoz, friends who run an organic farm in southern Turkey (photo: David P Ball)

What in the world is this wanderlust?: Nitpicking the travel bug

May 1, 2006by David P. Ball Leave a comment

BEIRUT, LEBANON – Every year, thousands of Canadian youth travel abroad, many of them immediately before or after college. What is it that drives us middle-class kids overseas?

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United Church Observer magazine

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About David P. Ball

David P. Ball is an award-winning multimedia journalist with experience in print, radio, online reporting & photography.



Co-winner, Canadian Journalism Foundation's 2012 excellence award (with The Vancouver Observer), and twice-nominated finalist for a Canadian Association of Journalists award (in 2012 & 2011).

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Published in 30+ publications, combined circulation 5.3+ million, including:

Toronto Star (circulation 1.0 million)
24 Hours (251,700)
National Post (171,942)
Huffington Post (1.9 million)
The Georgia Straight (119,971)
The Tyee (340,000)
Indian Country Today (300,000)
Xtra! Newspaper (150,000)
Windspeaker Newspaper (145,000)
THIS Magazine (5,000)
Sun News Network (84,000)
Extract: Pipeline Wars (Anthology)

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David P. Ball reports on a wide range of topics including: breaking news, business & the economy, federal, provincial and municipal politics, the environment, arts, aboriginal issues, national security, human rights & civil liberties, immigration, the missing women inquiry into the Pickton murders, LGBTQ, and crime & public safety.

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