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What is Halifax like for a backpacker?

What is Halifax like for a backpacker?

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@the-gravedigger said
Suzi will let you have a room for free. She works with homeless folk. And Nevada is a lot warmer than Vancouver.
I'm too white for her to take me in.

She's also in Arizona, Pheonix I believe.

Good riddance.

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It's looking like the weather in Halifax might be too cold for any backpacking in winter.
A shelter is no guarantee with so many homeless these days.

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@dork said
I'm too white for her to take me in.

She's also in Arizona, Pheonix I believe.

Good riddance.
She will lend you her 600cc hog so you can impress all the foxes.

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@the-gravedigger said
Suzi will let you have a room for free. She works with homeless folk. And Nevada is a lot warmer than Vancouver.
It is indeed, GD. But Suzie is in Arizona lol

What's up bud

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@earl-of-trumps said
It is indeed, GD. But Suzie is in Arizona lol

What's up bud
LOL well I knew it was a lot further south than Canada.

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@the-gravedigger said
LOL well I knew it was a lot further south than Canada.
Hey those desserts...I mean deserts... can be really cold at night.🤔

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@the-gravedigger said
Suzi will let you have a room for free. She works with homeless folk. And Nevada is a lot warmer than Vancouver.
Just don’t go near her laptop!

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@very-rusty said
LOL@ Gooster, what makes you think I would give him a room? If he can afford internet he can afford a B&B!
Because you’re warm-hearted, kind and generous.

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@divegeester said
Just don’t go near her laptop!
😆 😆 😆

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@great-big-stees said
Hey VR. You sure you’re Canadian. Winnipeg is the city in the middle of Canada not Toronto.😡
What Province is in the middle of Canada

Turns out we are both wrong. 🙂

What town is in the centre of Canada?
The Centre of Canada Park sits at 96 degrees, 48 minutes and 35 seconds west — also known as Highway 1 East near Provincial Trunk Road 206 East — in the rural municipality of Taché, Man. The spot has been dubbed the east-west Centre of the country. Aug 17, 2017.

-VR

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@divegeester said
Because you’re warm-hearted, kind and generous.
I'd really have to check him out in person if we are being serious about this.

He can afford a phone and internet but not a B&B??? That doesn't sound strange to you?

-VR

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@dork said


There isn't even a B&B for 50 bucks a night.
If you know the right people you can find a place to stay for that cheap. 🙂

-VR

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@Very-Rusty

I'm sure you are a kind soul but my intention was to backpack, not stay at someone's house.
Backpacking is a way of life for some people and it can be enjoyable if you are prepared.
It's like living off grid but still within a city so it's not as rough. I've done it off and on my whole life.
"Functional Homeless" 😄

After some internet research it would seem that it is too risky to go to Halifax in the winter.

As far as having a phone and internet but not having enough for a motel or a B&B is easily explainable.
I can get a new phone and a whole month of internet for the cost of one night in a B&B.
Also, wifi is free almost everywhere in a city. Fast food joints, coffee shops etc etc have free wifi.
I also already own a phone so it's not about me being able to afford it because I already have it.
I have nowhere near the funds to stay in a motel or a B&B for more than a week so obviously those are not options. Tent city is my only option and it was the intention.

I'm still leaving on Wednesday but I'll have to wait for warm weather if I want to backpack out east.

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@dork said
@Very-Rusty

I'm sure you are a kind soul but my intention was to backpack, not stay at someone's house.
Backpacking is a way of life for some people and it can be enjoyable if you are prepared.
It's like living off grid but still within a city so it's not as rough. I've done it off and on my whole life.

After some internet research it would seem that it is too risky to g ...[text shortened]... 'm still leaving on Wednesday but I'll have to wait for warm weather if I want to backpack out east.
Smart move, winters are very cold here. We are now trying find places for some of the homeless we have. You could certainly die outside in our weather. It is great in the summer though, just some rain to concern yourself about.
It can also get very hot which I don't think you are concerned about.

-VR

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