By Leon Zhou
Edited by Peter Milobar
Stressed about school and midterms already? Don’t worry. Your summer break is coming soon.
Great if you already have plans; but if you haven’t thought of anything, here’s what you can do.
Trip to whistler
Whistler is the largest ski resort in north America, if you haven’t had a chance to play with snow this year, it is definitely the place to go. You can ski, snowboard, snow tube, take a snowmobile tour, start an adventure with ziplines, or get to the top of the mountain and enjoy the view.
Transportation is quick and easy. You share a car with people who are going on the same date, or take the Pacific Coach Line*. Both of them take less that two and half hours.
If you want to stay in Whistler, make sure when you book the hotel or lodge, there is no age restriction. Usually the age restriction is 25 years or old, or you need your parents or legal guardian with you. Few hotels like Westin, Four Season and Fairmount, the age restriction is 17 or 18, but the price is more expensive.
*For Pacific Coach Line, there’s bus departs Downtown Vancouver from 6:00 am to 9:40 pm, or YVR from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm. For more information, go to http://www.pacificcoach.com/bus-coach-travel/whistler-express/downtown-vancouver-to-whistler
**Save $20 by buying your ticket at the bookstore. For more information, go to http://bookstore.ubc.ca/event/ubc-bookstore-now-selling-whistler-blackcomb-tickets
First time skiing? Don’t worry, you can do better than those people.
My advice at the end is that if you want to travel and you have midterms after reading break, go somewhere close. Last year, I though I was lucky enough to have spring break and Chinese New Year at the same time, so I went back to China. I thought everything was perfect except I only got to stay for 9 days, but I was totally wrong. I completely forgot about my midterms until I came back. However, jetlag came back with me, too, and it’s the best accompany when you are trying to study hard. You probably know what happened after.
Anyways, have a good holiday and good luck on all of your midterm, whether it’s before or after the break!
Comment below if you have any awesome place in mind and want to share with others!
Editor’s note: but seriously comment- I want validation that someone actually reads these articles
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