What happens when your out of town family – with 2 teen boys – come to town for a visit? Why, you go to Playland, of course. And go on the rides.…
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around town
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Vancouver, stop being so pretty. No, really. Whenever I return from a trip, I find myself more in appreciation of the natural beauty of the city, where I was born and raised.…
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Billed as a ground-breaking exhibit, Mash Up: The Birth of Modern Culture at the Vancouver Art Gallery would feature mash up strategies employed by 20th century artists such as Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Jean-Luc…
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Animals inside out. At first, I wasn’t sure if it could handle it. I thought that I might just walk out after a few steps, a few minutes. I even asked the…
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70mm roadshow edition of Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful 8 and a 15th floor harbour view room stay at the Pan Pacific. A pretty good way to spend New Years Eve.…
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For our friend’s birthday, we went to Locked Canada, an escape room on Kingsway. Escape rooms are somewhat all the rage in Vancouver right now, with one popping up every few months.…
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I was headed to the train station when I came upon this young man busking a French song on his accordion. Normally, I try to get the hell out of dodge as soon…
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On what was without a doubt, the hottest day of the year (so far), Sean and I made our way out to Maple Ridge to hang out with some hawks at Raptors Ridge, a…
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After years of saying we would, we finally went to the pumpkin patch. Ironic that we didn’t have any money on us to buy said pumpkins. Who knew that Laity’s Pumpkin Patch…
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Feelings all sorts of zen. That’s what happens after a float in 900 lbs of epsom salt in a sensory deprivation tank for an hour. I’ve always wanted to try this, ever…