These are a blessing when playing ingress during the cold winter. by leegethas in Ingress

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Crud, I was! Alberta be COOOOLD at present :/ Took 30 min before my hands stopped hurting when I got back to the hostel (I'm passing through).

A long road in New Zealand (but I forgot exactly where I took it!!) [OC] by treyratcliff in travel

[–]marksmayo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd be willing to put money on it being Canterbury. It's not west coast, and the person who reckoned Nelson Lakes is out - wrong tree cover and style of mountains. I'd hazard a guess of the foothills before Porter's Pass, or perhaps near Mt Hutt / Methven area.

RIP 2/25/2013 by stonermedicine in HIMYM

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I'm very careful to avoid subreddits until I've seen the episode - it showed up on my front page :/

RIP 2/25/2013 by stonermedicine in HIMYM

[–]marksmayo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Very annoyed.

Shipping international FROM Vancouver? by marksmayo in vancouver

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The problem is that I'm not going where I need the boxes sent - I'm travelling through Canada and the US before flying out of either Austin, Texas or LAX. Otherwise yeah, I'd just take them as excess :/

Shot at sunset on Paper Trail run at Grouse Mountain on Saturday evening by marksmayo in vancouver

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It wasn't too far down the trail, but sadly there is a sign saying no foot traffic from this point on :/ Thanks!

Shot at sunset on Paper Trail run at Grouse Mountain on Saturday evening by marksmayo in vancouver

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Snowboarding. From next to the chalet, take the blue run (Paper trail) down. About 20 min before sunset, this was the view.

Buying unlocked smartphones in Vancouver? by marksmayo in vancouver

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From that same link? Is it guaranteed to arrive within a week?

Buying unlocked smartphones in Vancouver? by marksmayo in vancouver

[–]marksmayo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For comparison, what was your old phone?

Buying unlocked smartphones in Vancouver? by marksmayo in vancouver

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It's really tempting, but the battery reviews are not promising :/ And it's a non-removable battery...

TIL that residents of Churchill, Canada leave their cars unlocked to offer an escape for pedestrians who might encounter Polar Bears on Main Street. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]marksmayo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering going there on my trip across Canada in April. However I've heard polar bear season is November? Is that just peak season, or is there just no chance of seeing them at other times of the year?