Bonjour! Hola! Welcome! Or as we say in Newfoundland, whatta ya at?
Finally, finally…Candice Does the World is live. Those who come here seeking images of me mounting a globe (as suggested by my friend Rob) will be sorely disappointed to find only a slight touch of perversion.
Open your mind and enter the world of Candice, where the booze doth flow freely and the strange and ridiculous are daily occurrences. For example, earlier today I discovered that I have been watering the office’s fake plant for two weeks, much to the pleasure of my coworkers.
For more information on what this site is all about, check out the About page.
Chances are, a lot of this will be trial and error. I’ve never maintained a REAL blog before, goodness! When I asked my friend Shaun to design a site for me, I said I wanted it “clean and colourful.” Somehow he’s managed to capture my personality perfectly. I feel like I’m working from inside a giant creamsicle, all melted and delicious and kinda random.
To be honest, I find a lot of travel sites stale. Too serious. Lacking character. It’s not that the writing isn’t great, but I really need that human element to connect to a place. I’m going to try and create this human element, building momentum as I go. From time to time I’ll do the reviews, destination features, and general commentary, but mostly I have stories to tell. They are delicious.
Finally, a big thank-you goes out to all my loyal followers for being rad. I’m still updating That’s Tangly regularly, until the new Tangly site is launched. Oh yes. There’s more.
Also, I know I’ve left out a few stragglers from my link list, so if you’d like to be included, leave a comment.
Let the show begin!
P.S. The last two posts serve as placeholders. Feel free to read anyway.
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YAYYYYYY I’m so happy for your launch! Now I have more places to stalk you!!! Congrats! The site looks great!
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Stalk away! I love it.
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How exciting! Love the look of the site, can’t wait to keep reading…
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Thanks Stephanie, glad to have you following.
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Yea!! Love the header image and I look forward to your stories – I have no doubt whatsoever that yours are going to be a lot more entertaining than some of the ones on mine
It’ll be fun! 
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Hahahaha, thank you, I hope I don’t disappoint!
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sweet. this design looks dope. fired up for you candice.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Gracias David, I love the support!
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As the Aussies, say, sweet as. Looking forward to the delicious stories.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Thanks Carlo, sweet as indeed.
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I love it! Way to go Candice!
Side note: You forgot to add Andy and Adam to the Matador team list, but I’m sure they’ll forgive you.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Thank you! I added Andy, for some reason Adam’s link doesn’t seem to be working… hmm
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Clean and colorful and creamsicly!
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Hooray for creamsicles!
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*LOVE* the set up! I was so close to being all “you didn’t add me to your blogroll, maybe because you haven’t added me to your google reader still???” AND THEN I found my name on the Matador team – PSYCHED
I also love that my first name makes me first on the list, and also on many people’s address books causing random cell phone calls when buttons get pushed accidentally… but I digress…
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Hehehe, doesn’t it just make you giddy? Damn those alphabetical blogrolls, I’m always last or stuck in the middle.
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Bravo, Candice! Bring it! Can’t wait to see more.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Awesome to see you here, Sarah! Thanks!
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Fabulous.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Much love
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Congrats on your official site. Can’t wait to read more of your adventures.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Thanks Alouise, glad you’re here.
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Write away Candice!
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
I’m on it!
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Site looks good but I’m disapointed with the lack of globe-mountage
If you need any help in customising the loock, give me a shout
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Thanks kindly Rob, and I’ll be sure to find a globe to mount somewhere. Perhaps at the GeoCentre…
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Hey Candace! Found my way to your site through one of Nomadic Matt’s tweets. Looking forward to keeping abreast of your posts. We’ve added your to our blogroll. My wife (Kathryn) and I took our honeymoon in Newfoundland last year from George St to Gros Morne, we really, really enjoyed our time there. Can’t wait to get back!
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Thanks so much for stopping by, Daniel! I’m so glad you enjoyed your time here, I love this province. Would you believe I haven’t been to Gros Morne yet?
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woohoo!! how exciting!! the site looks amazing, and I can’t wait to read about all your adventures!!
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Glad you wandered over!
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This is awesome Candice!
Oh dear… *looks at the already overwhelming RSS feeds*.. another blog in the list!
Good luck! Looking for more posts to read!
Cheers!
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Oh man Daniel, I know exactly what you mean…my reader is overwhelming. But thank you! I promise I won’t update daily.
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Congrats on the new blog!
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Thank you kindly, Lola!
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Ohmygosh Candice-
The site looks AMAZING. Clean, colorful, beautiful. I’m so stoked for you! Way to be.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Thanks!! I love it too!
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What an amazing header, Candice! Looks awesome and I can’t wait to keep reading and following your adventures near and far.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Merci! I love it. I’ve added you to my blogroll AND my reader.
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Love the loook of this site! Is your friend available for hire??
Congrats on finally starting the blog you’ve always wanted! I am adding you to my reader now
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Awesome, thank you! And if you’re interested, his email address is at the bottom of the page!
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Oooh, very nice!! I love the header. Does your friend want to redo my website?
Can’t wait to read all of your rather hilarious remarks and stories. Lovely job!
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Thank you! If you’re actually interested, his email is at the bottom of this site. He’s fabulous.
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Love the new site. The header image is amazing. I look forward to following along with all your adventures here.
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Candice Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Thanks kindly, Eric! Enjoying your adventures as well.
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Awesome Candice! This site is sooo you: bold, colorful and entertaining! What an amazing way to close out the year. Can’t wait to start reading!
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Candice Reply:
December 4th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Thanks Cathey! It’s been one hell of a year for sure.
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Woah, looks like i’m rock n roll late to this show. 45 comments already! Go Candice! Love the new site, it’s all sortsa perrtty! Thank you kindly for the links, i just hopped back to my site to do some favour repaying, so ur sites should be in my links section now. Congratso!
Be readin ja!
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Candice Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Thanks for returning the favour! Greatly appreciated. And to be fair, half of those comments are mine…felt the need to thank everyone personally.
BUT still more hits than ever, yay!
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Want more! And I don’t think being a globerider is all it’s cracked up to be. I imagine it hard to stay astride. Or is that just me?
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Candice Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Oh god, there are SO many things I want to say right now. Must. Restrain. Self.
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Hey Candice! Awesome new site! Happy Travels! I’ll keep checking in!
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Candice Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Thanks so much!
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Hey Candice! Great job on the new site/blog – loving the simple and color layout. Please feel free to add us to your blogroll. If you are willing to do any guest blog posts regarding “best worst travel stories”, just let me know. I know that based on your online personality and being a fellow red head – that you must have some great stories. Once again, congrats on going live!
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Candice Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Done! Thanks for the feedback, fellow ginger. I’d love to do a guest post sometime, just say when!
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Love the site! AND you’ve hooked us already.
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