TrainWhy I took the Greyhound from Vancouver


In June I attended the nextMEDIA conference in Banff, Canada. It was my first time attending this digital media event that precedes the BANFF Television Music Festival and I’m glad I was able to attend as media.

Greyhound Bus


I decided to make my trip adventurous by taking the Greyhound bus each way. I had 14 hours of fun as I chatted with cool people and made friends for life or until one of us deletes the other on FB :P .


Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel - nextMEDIAFairmont Banff Springs Hotel


The Fairmont Banff Springs is a beautiful hotel where the event was held and I really enjoyed spending my nights at the HI-Banff Hostel - definitely one of the finest hostelling international places in North America.

Kay Gruenwoldt - Nokia demoing @nextMEDIAKay Gruenwoldt – Nokia

Kris Krüg shooting Megan Cole interview of Jim Louderback, Revision3Kris Krüg shooting Megan Cole interview of Jim Louderback, Revision3

Boris Wertz - Nexopia.com - nextMEDIABoris Wertz – Nexopia.com

Jeff Barr - Amazon.com - nextMEDIAJeff Barr – Amazon.com

Maria Hale - TELUS - nextMEDIAMaria Hale – TELUS

Jeremy Wright - b5media - nextMEDIAJeremy Wright – b5media

Gavin McGarry, Deborah Day, Matt Toner, Keith Clarkson, & Jacqueline Nuwame @ nextMEDIAGavin McGarry, Deborah Day, Matt Toner, Keith Clarkson, & Jacqueline Nuwame

Megan Cole - Bridging-Media & Biren Ghose - nextMEDIAMegan Cole & Biren Ghose

Brian Traynor, winner of N95
Brian Traynor – N95 winner for having oldest mobile phone at nextMEDIA


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