Vancouver Island: A place where rainforests, bears and whales still exist

Those who want to get away from it all should cross over to Vancouver Island, an island full of bears, ancient trees and easy-going surfers. The stern gives tips for your trip to Canada.

Catherine Bruhwiler is an enviable woman. She leads a life that sounds so fantastic that, at least for about 99 percent of humanity, it remains just that: a dropout dream. Simply too good to be true. Actually, such ideas are doomed to not survive the return flight from vacation or at the latest the 30th birthday. Ideas like: I’m sailing around the world. I’m moving to a desert island.

Or even: I will become a surfer. Yes, of course, and what are you studying? And what about your retirement plan?

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