Home Sweet Home Fernie BC

Fernie BC is one of the most beautiful towns in Canada and I’m proud to say that it’s my hometown. It’s a small town surrounded by the Canadian Rockies, about 3 hours away from Calgary, Alberta. Home to one of the largest ski resorts in Canada and has some of the best powder in the world. Fernie has a lot of history from the early days of the coal mining, the fires which burnt most of the city to the ground, and the big floods.

I went back to Fernie for a couple weeks for the Christmas holidays and realized how lucky I was to live there and how much I took it for granted. Fernie is a town where everyone knows everyone and a very close knit community and for the most part everyone is really chill, when I lived there it was annoying sometimes but when you live in a city for a while you begin to realize how special that was.

The great thing about Fernie is if you love the outdoors there’s a plethora of things to do, in the spring and summer you can go fishing, mountain biking, camping, hiking, swimming at the many surrounding lakes, and golfing. In

the winter obviously there’s skiing and snowboarding.

Since the population increases during the season with travellers from all over the world during the winter season it very much has the ski village feeling around town. The nightlife is fun with house parties always going on and local bars and pubs. But the nightlife isn’t the same as other places like Whistler, but it seems to improve every year. Some key events in Fernie that you can’t miss are the annual Mogul Smoker where everyone celebrates at the beginning of the season where people bring old skis and snowboards and sacrifice them to the snow god the Griz, and Griz Days which is an annual festival with lots going on in March.

If your into skiing and snowboarding I highly suggest hitting up Fernie for a few days, there’s a variety of great accommodations you can stay at while your there. I can’t wait to be back there in the near future, it will always be home.

Top 5 Spring Break Destinations For 2008

There are so many great places to go on your Spring Break vacation especially if you book with a company like StudentCity.com so I thought it would be great to list my top 5 picks to help you decide which destination you want to travel to.

1.) Cancun, Mexico- This is the epitome of Spring Break, the beaches are amazing, the weather is great and the clubs are unbelievable. If your going to stay at a hotel while your here it’s the Oasis Cancun, it’s where everything happens and is known as Spring Break headquarters. It also features huge concerts and appearances by some of the biggest celebrities in entertainment.

2) Acapulco, Mexico- If you like to party this is the place for you, you can party all night, and has some of the best nightlife in the world. The beach isn’t as nice as Cancun but it’s still beautiful. The hotel to stay at is definitely the Playa Suites which is the Spring Break headquarters in Acapulco and has the best set-up.

3) Cabo San Lucas, Mexico- The luxurious beaches and tropical blue waters that combine to make Cabo San Lucas a world class resort destination. It has become a popular Spring Break location for Californians and the buzz is quickly spreading across the U.S. as Spring Breakers head to Cabo.

4) Panama City Beach, Florida- Panama City Beach is a party mecca and is the best destination in the States. This recently revitalized coastal city boasts 27 miles of sugary soft white and coffee-colored sand, and endless opportunities for Panama City Spring Break action. That includes concerts and special events to be held at the MTV/MTVU Official Spring Break Village at the Boardwalk Beach Resort as MTV/MTVU has chosen this location to be Spring Break central.

5) Negril, Jamaica- This place is for everyone, it’s know for it’s chill reputation but also features some great beach parties and some great open-air bars. The beaches are awesome and what could be better then getting a tan while listening to some great Reggae music?

Book your spring break vacation now with StudentCity.com before you miss out!

Let me know what destination you will be travelling to for your Spring Break, or which destinations you think you might be interested in, leave a comment!

Song of the Moment: Sigur Ros- Saeglopur

I have been listening to this band Sigur Ros for about a year now, and has quickly become one of my favourite bands. Since the band is from Iceland I can’t understand a word they are singing about, but I think that’s partly why I like them so much, you can just use your imagination to picture what the song is about. These guys have been around for a while since 1994 I believe and they have a really big following all over the world. I suggest you download a bunch of their songs (legally of course ) or purchase their cds, blast the volume, roll up a joint and close your eyes, the music is amazing. Check out these videos one is the music video and the other one is the trailer to their film Heima. If you like it let me know, leave some comments!

Saeglopur music video

Heima film trailer

Are the Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Bound?

Is 2007-2008 the year of the Canucks? I hope so…

We have been playing pretty well this season for the most part thanks to Roberto Luongo, and a few others but it looks very much the same as last season around this time. I think if GM Dave Nonis does not make some changes in the near future to pick up some scoring we might be in some trouble near the end of the season and into the playoffs. We have been lacking scoring for quite sometime and because of our reliance on our goaltending and the Sedin twins we haven’t completely needed to spend the extra cash on a player that can put the puck in the net. Obviously we can’t ride on these players in the playoffs, it’s a totally different style of game during that time and if you remember the last playoffs the lack of scoring was our downfall to play a top notch team like the Anaheim Ducks.

The Vancouver Canucks have lost 4 games in a row which has featured 3 losses by one goal, games we should have and needed to win. The Canucks have found themselves in 8th place in the Western Conference and if we keep playing the way we have been and with only 5 points separating 8th place from 13th we could very much be out of a playoff spot and quickly fade away from the pack.

The Canucks have definitely been creating chances mostly out shooting our opponents but we just don’t have the players with the hands to actually put the puck in the net. I am very impressed with Ryan Kesler, he has matured and improved immensely and has turned into one of the most consistent players on the team. Most of the rest of the team are very average, Pyatts pretty solid, Salo needs to step it up, Naslund is inconsistent, Cooke I want to see traded, Cowan should get placed on waivers, and Lindens been playing well for the time he gets on the ice making smart plays and I think with him not playing much during the season is a good thing despite what most Canucks fans want, save him for the playoffs where he can really shine and be a key player.

I can go on and on and tell you what the Canucks need to win the cup, I’m sure Dave Nonis knows what he needs to get which is ultimately more scoring which will be key for the Canucks to be a Stanley Cup contender. I just hope we get our shit together and start putting together some wins and make some key deals before the trading deadline. So I guess we will just have to watch and see what happens. GO CANUCKS GO!

RIP Heath Ledger

As most of you probably know actor Heath Ledger has died at the age of 28. It’s believed the cause of death was drug related, he was a great actor and had a bright future ahead of him. I believe he finished filming “The Dark Night” the upcoming Batman film and was filming another. Rest In Peace.

Why Book With StudentCity.com For Your Spring Break Trip?

Why should you book with StudentCity.com? There are a lot of reasons and most I have seen firsthand working for the company for years on-site… this isn’t a sales pitch since I don’t have any affiliation with the sales department if you and your friends book a trip. I’m writing simply to show you why this company can bring you some of the best experiences of your life, especially if you’re a student and your sick of the essays and the exams because I know after a year of school I’m ready to get away and get crazy.

StudentCity.com is the biggest student travel company in North America but they are a travel company which specializes in providing the best available packages at the lowest prices. They supply a plethora of options for packages like Cancun, Acapulco, Panama City, Cabo, Jamaica, Bahamas, Cruises, Ski Trips…they pretty much have any destination you would want to travel on your Spring Break. They also have a grad trip division GradCity.com, which specializes in High School and graduation trips around North America.

MTV chooses StudentCity.com as their official on-site partner for live coverage of the events and shows. They also let you rub shoulders with some of entertainments biggest names like: Paris Hilton, 50 Cent, Akon, Fergie, The Hills cast, Real World cast, Ludacris just to name a few.

Trips with StudentCity.com are affordable and the more people you get in your crew the cheaper your trips will be or you can get a free trip if you book a big group and have many other deals going on all year. They also host some of the biggest events and offer the best party packages out of any tour operator.

It’s a week of fun and not caring about anything else other than hooking up, getting fucked up, partying, and getting a tan. It’s a different atmosphere; everyone has the same goal which is to have a good time, rarely do you see any fights, you get to meet people from all over the world from different walks of life and make new friends. If you go on Spring Break definitely choose StudentCity.com, I promise you it will be the best time of your life.

Let me know if you need help booking, have any questions, or comments.

Go Giants!

There’s nothing like watching a big game on a Sunday afternoon especially when it’s your team in the NFC Championship. I think it will be a hard fought game for both teams but in the end the New York Giants will be in the Superbowl and upset the thousands of Green Bay Packers fans WHOOO!

Homework- 3 Interesting Blogs

- Hockey Buzz (www.hockeybuzz.com) , This blog has all the up-to-date news, blogs writers for each team, some of the biggest and reputable names in hockey giving their inside scoops, and all the latest rumors in trades and signings from around the league as well as new business deals and transactions in the NHL.

- Travel Rants (www.travel-rants.com), This blog has everything to do from the business of the travel industry to the best ways to plan a vacation. It also features the latest trends in the travel industry.

- Slash Film (www.slashfilm.com) This blog is very interesting for people who like film and who want to be updated with the latest trends in the film industry and upcoming films.

Spring Break Video

 Here’s a spring break vid I made back in 06, I have more in my videos section if you want to take a look…

Im Awesome

Welcome to the Burgar Joint I’m Dan Burgar.  I’m currently Living in Vancouver B.C. right now, born and raised in Fernie B.C.I am enrolled at Vancouver Film School taking the Entertainment Business Management program. I started this blog for our Internet Technology class with Kris Krug. I will be sharing some of my thoughts and ideas on this page so check back! Leave comments, subscribe to the blog on your RSS feed, and let me know what topics you would like to see discussed.