Rustic, simple, authentic…three words that easily sum up Jamie’s Italian. Chef Jamie Oliver is well known for his love of rustic Italian food, first learned alongside his mentor Gennaro Contaldo, now with 40 Jamie’s Italian across Britain they are bringing this passion to the people. I stopped in for a light snack at the branch…
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Fly Over Canada flies into town
Look to the sky today and you may see a Helicopter flying overhead. Wave and you might be on camera. FlyOver Canada today, August 15, from 4pm to 8pm will be filming Vancouver segments for the coming $15 million virtual flight visitor attraction gets underway. A specially outfitted helicopter will take the Sherpas Cinema film…
English Country Pub vs London City Pub
Everyone visiting the United Kingdom should have experience the classic British Pub. Having just returned from a visit to London and visiting other friends out in the country it was interesting to note that there is two versions of the pub. The traditional English country side village pub and the more upscale London city neighbourhood…
2 Days In Seattle
Thanks to Klout and Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau I’ve just returned from a great 2 Days In Seattle. The two organizations teamed up to offer an awesome Klout Perk to the social media community in neighbouring cities to come and experience as much of Seattle as they could in two days. With so much…
London 2012
I recently returned from London and the opening week of London 2012 Olympic Games. Having taken in a lot of activities and events during Vancouver 2010, it was interesting to observe another Olympic Games as a visitor. The British media and public are a usually cynical bunch and the lead up to London 2012 was…
Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar – Broadway opens
After weeks of construction and renovation it’s finally here! Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar opened its doors on the corner of Broadway and Ash. Like its sister Rogue at Waterfront Station, Broadway features great daily drink specials and a great menu. It won’t be long before its the Westside’s fave hangout. On Thursday night, Rogue invited…
Local Fairmont Hotels rank highly by Travel + Leisure readers
A couple of my favourite local hotels have earned well deserved accolades from the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Each year the magazine asks readers to rank the World’s Best hotels, and in 2012 both The Fairmont Empress & The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver were honored to be included on this prestigious list. Thirteen Fairmont…