I first visited Prince Rupert in September 2010. I surprisingly never wrote a blog post about it, despite the trip being one of my favourites. I blame it on trying to navigate a new job at the time. Nevertheless, this …
Before you devour that sunchoke soup…
This evening I went to The Acorn, a new vegetarian restaurant in Vancouver which is considered one of the best new restaurants to have opened in 2012 . Unlike Vancouver’s other exclusive vegetarian restaurants, The Acorn provides top notch service, …
C.D. Hoy Photography Exhibit
One of the most fascinating photography collections I studied during my art history years at UBC was the Faith Moosang-curated exhibit of the photos of C.D. Hoy, a Chinese-born British Columbia pioneer who made a living as a photographer based …
How Big is British Columbia?
How big is British Columbia? It’s big. Vast. Bigger than most US states, bigger than most countries. This Canadian province is so huge that most people who live there rarely see it all. It’s so vast that you’d need well …
Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm, San Juan Island
Last year I visited San Juan Island during the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend as a mini vacation. We spent the first night in Seattle to see Fountains of Wayne, and then drove up to Anacortes to take the ferry over …
Guided by Robots at the ANZA Club – Dec 15
Guided by Voices fans, rejoice! The annual Vancouver Guided by Robots tribute/fundraiser is taking place this Saturday, December 15 from 8pm-2am in the ANZA Club. This year they’re taking over the space upstairs which means more seats, but to keep …
O5 Tea Bar: Vancouver’s Best New Secret
“Vancouver is a few years behind when it comes to tea” Pedro Villalon tells me as I sat down at his O5 Tea Bar in Kitsilano late November. The charismatic Mexican-born tea hunter starts to mix me a drink as he elaborates …