After Christmas, food might not be on your mind but there’s still a few days left to get advance tickets for Vancouver Foodster’s 3rd Noodle Mania food event on January 6, 2016 A roaming food tour exploring flavours of the world through noodles. From Thai, French-Vietnamese, Italian, Western and more, most cultures have a noodle…
Author: Jay Minter
PNC Christmas Price Index 2015
On this first day of Christmas as you open gifts from your loved ones but it’s doubtful that there was a Partridge In A Pear Tree under your tree, but what if it were? Each year PNC Wealth Management, published their Christmas Price Index, and assessment of the current cost of all the gifts in the…
O Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! Your branches green delight us! If you’re gathering around the Christmas Tree on this Christmas Eve, I thought we’d take a look at the origins of the Holiday greenery. The origins of the classic Christmas Carol, O Christmas Tree come from the German folk song O Tannenbaum, which wasn’t originally…
Picks of the Week: December 23, 2015
It’s finally here, Christmas may be the main player this weekend but there’s still plenty of activities for those not celebrating or looking for something to do after the gifts are opened and dinner devoured. Here’s the Christmas picks of the week; Funk: Feel the beat when the Funk Hunter entertain the Commodore Ballroom tonight….
Last Minute Christmas Gift Experiences
As Christmas Day draws rapidly closer, last minute shopping is even more daunting. Why not take a break from giving the people on your list more “stuff” and finding them a thoughtful experience that they’ll love to do. Maybe they’re a history buff, a theatre goer, a sports fan or an outdoor enthusiast. Time is…
Last Minute Christmas Shopping Made Local
There’s just a few days before Christmas and if you still haven’t started your shopping, I’m sure you’re not the only one doing last minute Christmas shopping. Rather than run out and fight the crowds in the mall, there is still time to find some amazing gifts made right here in Vancouver. Shopping local adds…
Festive Friday Find: Karaoke Christmas Lights Tour
Vancouver is has many festival light displays to thrill the young and old, the distance between them and waiting in line makes them difficult to see simply. Putting them all in one easy package and wrapping them with a song it the Vancouver Trolley Karaoke Christmas Lights Tour. At Canada Place, hop on one of…