Travel off the beaten track and experience

86 events, 17 days, 5500 participants from 80 various countries, 3 billion television viewers, and 1 managing editor sent to stir up the pot and see what occurs. Yes, the rumors are correct: I will be loading up my camera, skis, tickets, and laptop and heading to Whistler on February 9th for roughly a week, to see what all this Olympics hype is about (and to do my ideal tracking down the notoriously inept ski jumper from Calgary’s ’88 Olympics,  Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards — he’s got to be nearby, appropriate?). Actually, even though, I am incredibly fortunate to have this opportunity. To numerous, the Olympic Games symbolize the coming collectively of people today and cultures from all more than the globe. In spite of its controversy, as there normally seems to be at this occasion, I have always held the belief that the games imply extra than winning a race of a sport that you by no means see but each and every four years. It is about representing your country, your self, spirit, abil...