Photos 15 & 16 – Free Art

The next 2 photos are a set. Probably only those that live in Vancouver know that these belong together. The colosseum-like building that takes up one city block in downtown is the beautiful Vancouver Central Library. Just outside the library you will find this light installation by Vancouver artist, Ron Terada. I am using this […]
Photos 13 – Free Art Project
This is East Van
Why You Wish You Were Here (Vancouver in Pictures)

It’s sometimes hard to see the forest for the trees. In other words, it’s often hard to appreciate your own city when you’ve lived there too long to see it exactly as newcomers and tourists do. Vancouver is exceptionally beautiful, especially when the sun shines, so in an effort to see my city through the […]
Capilano: the west coast rainforest in my backyard!
Following the Travel Blog Exchange in June, I made use of my generous media pass, courtesy of Tourism Vancouver, to be a sight-seer in my own city and check out some of the best that Metro Vancouver has to offer. Capilano Suspension Bridge, dangling 70 metres above Capilano River, is always impressive, lush and majestic […]
Vancouver: Cool Conference City

The last 6 weeks saw me taking in conference after conference after conference here in the beautiful city of Vancouver. Needless to say I met a lot of people and learned a few things along the way. Northern Voice (#nv11) kicked off my conference tour in the lovely, light and linear Life Sciences Centre at […]