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Nanaimo Body Painting Championship
![Vancouver Island Body Painting Championship VanIsle Body Painting Event 17 Sept](http://www.paintedturtle.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bodypaint1-150x150.jpg)
Julia's two days off...
Hi. I am Julia from Germany, the current internee at the Painted Turtle Guesthouse. I have been in Nanaimo for two months & “I really love it!” I love the Island, I love the city, all my fellow staff members and the sense that I am part of the Painted Turtle family. I am working Wednesday to Sunday and therefore my days off are usually Monday and Tuesday. As I have only three more weeks until I leave, I want to experience as much as possible on my days off.
Eating Local: It’s Just That Easy!
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When people think of islands they generally think of isolated communities with limited provisions that can only be purchased for a princely sum. The cornucopia of culinary delights that can be found here on c
PTG Welcomes Teams for the 2011 Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival
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