There’s still five weeks left of winter but it’s not too late to start thinking about your summer vacation plans. For one day only, The Travel Expo, sponsored by Flight Centre, brings together over 50 of Canada’s top travel companies to unveil their 2014 travel packages and updated destination information. It’s just what you need to…
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Valentine’s Day & Chinese New Year at Wild Rice
Wild Rice may have closed their location downtown Vancouver but their location at The River Market in New Westminster is open to welcome you to their great Chinese home style cooking. This Valentine’s Day, the restaurant is having a one day only event for the occasion and to wrap up Chinese New Year too. The…
Behind the Scenes with Olympian’s Instagram & Twitter
With the ready access to Instagram and Twitter to interact with each other and their supporters, many Olympians are giving us a great account of what a day-in-the-life of an Olympian is like at Sochi 2014. Here’s a few of our Canadian Olympians who are giving us some interesting behind the scenes access. First off…
Vodka Mixology with Long Table Distillery & Grain Tasting Bar
Recently, a group of us were privileged to get an inside look behind the scenes at what goes into creating some of the cocktails at GRAIN Tasting Bar, one of my favourite newer spots in the city. Brian (@br_webb) won the chance for 5 of us to take part in the experience so Billy (@billyforce),…
Vancouver Maritime Museum remembers the Komagata Maru
This weekend the Vancouver Maritime Museum opened their newest exhibit; Komagata Maru: Challenging Injustice. Telling the story of the Komagata Maru, a chartered ship bringing its South Asian passengers to their new home in Canada only to be met with hostility and discrimination. 100 years ago, Canada was a much different place than the rich…
Dine Out Events – Palate Promenades-Granville Island Discoveries.
This Saturday Feb 1st, the last event of the 2014 Dine Out Vancouver Festival brought out a big crowd of participants to Granville Island. Palate Promenades – Granville Island Discoveries, presented by Vancouver Foodster and Granville Island, was indeed a day of discovery. Granville Island is one of Vancouver’s most popular destinations for food, entertainment…
Skullcandy welcomes Olympian Mark McMorris to the family
Just in time for the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Skullcandy introduced their newest brand ambassador, pro snowboarder, Mark McMorris. The two-time Winter X Games champion and with slopestyle making its debut in Sochi, McMorris is will be one-to-watch. Recognized as one of the most dynamic slopestyle riders in the world he has used…