ENGAGEMENT RINGS HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE ANCIENT ROMANS ASKED FOR THEIR SWEETHEARTS’ HAND IN MARRIAGE USING HEFTY IRON HOOPS. Today, spouses and ladies-to-be can pick from plenty of styles, from the conventional…
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What Happens At A Vancouver Canucks Game Day Skate
NHL game day skates happen the morning of a game day. The home team goes in first, around 10am, an hour or so later. It’s a practice, but not a practice.
More Than 25 Places To Stop Between Calgary And Vancouver
You don’t need to drive from Calgary to Vancouver as fast as you can. It’s more enjoyable if you take your time and stop at all the things. Check these out!
The Other Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is one of Vancouver’s top tourist sites. Buses will do a circuit taking visitors through Stanley Park, over the Lion’s Gate Bridge, and up Capilano Rd stopping at the bridge before…
11 Places In Calgary That Feel Like Vancouver
Vancouver and Calgary couldn’t be more different, unless you really look. I look for places in Calgary that feel like Vancouver, and I’ve found at least 11
Throwback Thursday: A Look Back At My Career At Z95.3 FM Vancouver
I was on air at 95.3 in Vancouver for nearly 16 yrs. As the radio station relaunches, here’s a look back at some of my memories.
Photo Of Vancouver In The Fog Makes It Look Like Bespin (Complete with Millennium Falcon)
It’s been another couple of foggy days in Vancouver and while the pics have been great, my favorite photo of Vancouver in the fog includes the Millennium Falcon.
Walking Around False Creek In Vancouver
You can have Yaletown. When it comes to laid back, gorgeous neighborhoods in Vancouver, the south side of the bridge is best.
Vancouver Daytrips: Othello Tunnels at Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park
Road trips with kids need scheduled breaks. If you’re headed between the Okanagan and the coast, the best place to stop for lunch and a little hide and seek is the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park to see the Othello Tunnels.
The Best City Park In The World, Stanley Park, Turns 125
8 million people a year visit Stanley Park. It’s a magical place for all who visit, but on the occasion of the park’s 125th birthday, I go through my family archives to trace my 30+ year love affair with this crown jewel of Vancouver.
The Jelly Invasion At The Vancouver Aquarium
The Jelly Invasion at the Vancouver Aquarium is their summer theme that features new exhibits of jellies splashed around the facility. They’re all luminescent and ghostlike and wonderful to photograph. Here are some details about our visit to the Vancouver Aquarium and how you can win some great photo gear when you experience the jelly invasion first hand!
Maybe It Was Something I Ate #14: PB&J Burger At Tap and Barrel
While the Tap and Barrel in Vancouver’s Olympic Village wows with dozens of taps featuring beer and wine selections along its long bar inside, it is the patio outside that makes this place a winner.
Vancouver Eats: The Flying Pig in Gastown
Gastown has turned into a gastronomes delight. At the recent WordCamp Vancouver, I took the chance to check out some of the new haunts on the cobbled streets of the tacky tourist district and was delighted to find The Flying Pig.
The Words Don’t Fit The Picture
The Words Don’t Fit The Picture | Vancouver, BC | February 2013 [twitter]I lived in Vancouver for more than 30 years, I’ve now lived away from the city for more than 3. That span of…
Maybe It Was Something I Ate #5: BBQ Pork Bun at New Town Bakery
BBQ Pork Bun (Asado Siopao) | New Town Bakery | $1.50 [twitter]Chinese food and hockey. It’s our family tradition. And it’s always at New Town Bakery in Chinatown. You will often find an old man…
What A Snow Day In Vancouver Looks Like
A snow day in Vancouver doesn’t happen very often, but when it does, look out. Snow in Vancouver is usually reserved to one or two days a year, but every 4 or 5 years a big dump happens.