From February 12 – 28, 2010 Vancouver welcomed the world but more importantly woke up to the world and became a global city! The 2010 Winter Olympic Games finally arrived in Vancouver after a decade of pitches, plebiscites, planning, building, protests, decorating and some more protests. In typical Vancouver fashion the very vocal naysayers seemed…
Category: Travel
Where are you going to “Dine Out”?
Dine Out Vancouver is one of the city’s tastiest events! Dine Out is your chance to try that place everyone’s talking about but you keep putting off! Now’s the time, choose from a multitude of restaurants offering $18, $28 and $38 fixed price menues. It’s already begun and only runs until Feb 6th, so if you…
The Ellen Show – An Easy Day Trip
People say nothing ever happens in Vancouver? Even is that were true (which I know it’s not) Vancouver isn’t that far away to have a fun daytrip away! Yesterday, my good friend May arranged to get us tickets to The Ellen Show taping in Los Angeles. We boarded a plane from YVR at 0630 for a non-stop…
Davie Day 2010
Sept 11th marks the third annual Davie Day in the West End. From Burrard to Broughton, Davie Street is closed to traffic and is taken over by entertainment, activities, information, food & beverage vendors. The event really is for the while family, with something to keep every age (and attention span) interested: Great entertainers…
Live At Squamish Music Festival
Live At Squamish Music Festival – September 4, 2010 The inaugural edition of Live At Squamish (LAS) occurred over the Labour Day Long Weekend. This new multi-stage music and arts festival took over the Logger Sports Grounds and Hendrickson Fields in Squamish, BC for two days of good times. My British friend Jim, who is…
Over Vancouver – Flightseeing
Flightseeing – Grouse Mountain – July 24, 2010 This week I was able to take my friends, Brian & Teresa, on a fun adventure from YVR to Grouse Mountain – The Peak Of Vancouver as we repositioned a helicopter from our hanger to the mountaintop. Each day in the Summer Helijet operates amazing flightseeing adventures from our pad next…