Someone always asks when’s the best time to arrange a house swap, and the answer is: right now.
Even the workaholics among you are going to find it hard to put in an honest day’s labour for the next 72 hours, so in that idle time between unpacking your stocking and undoing your belt, I suggest [...]
I knew Bard on the Beach artistic director Christopher Gaze was connected. But I had no idea his contacts went so far up the food chain that he was able to arrange perfect weather for last night’s delayed opening of Much Ado About Nothing.
It was the perfect kick-off to summer: Shakespeare and Vancouver both at their [...]
My SFU pal Steve Ray tipped me to this little bit of travel goodness: you can now use Google to plan your city walking tour in Canada or further afield.
It’s free, fun and ridiculously simple: just plug in a starting address at citytours.googlelabs.com, select your dates and bingo–you’ve got the first draft of your tour [...]
In the so-obvious-why-hasn’t-anyone-thought-of-it-before department: my friendly neighbourhood culdesactivist James Glave just tipped me off to the news that Vancouver’s new Fairmont Pacific Rim is giving guests a greener option when it comes to bottled water.
In support of Metro Vancouver’s recent campaign to promote the city’s excellent tap water (and significantly reduce plastic waste) the hotel is [...]
Talk about glowing hearts–I just came through downtown Vancouver on a bus and if you could bottle the city’s buzz right now, you’d make a million overnight.
With these sorts of crowds, public transit is the only way to get around the roads during the 2010 Winter Games.
I just did a post about Vancouver’s “Top 5 [...]
Since “where can we get a great view of Vancouver?” seems to be a frequent question from the international journalists in town for the upcoming 2010 Winter Games, I did a round-up of my Top 10 places to scope the city over at the Inside Vancouver blog.
Feel free to add your own recommendations!
And they say no one’s excited about the 2010 Olympics.
I just got back from Whistler where things are ramping up like crazy. Steve Podborski was bringing the torch down the mountain and you could feel the electricity in the air.
This little video by Classified–someone sent me the link via Twitter–says it all: Oh Canada. Go [...]
I keep running into people who say they don’t really care about Vancouver’s upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics because they “don’t like sports.” Well, okay, then: how about arts?
From January 22 to March 21, it’s going to be a feeding frenzy for culture vultures in BC’s Lower Mainland thanks to the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
(And yes, it [...]
I’ve got ‘em and I’m hoping you want ‘em: a brand new pair of coveted Olympic red mittens, tags and all.
These are the souvenirs of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games–stores here can barely keep them in stock. They cost $10 a pair and a portion of the money goes to help Canadian athletes.
I bought a couple [...]
[This post originally appeared on Sept. 24/09, but since we're just a month out from the start of the 2010 Winter Games, I've brought it back...]
Just back from Whistler where a small group of international travel writers were this week treated to an impressive dog-and-pony about British Columbia’s upcoming Winter Olympics.
Let it be said that [...]
