Metro Vancouver Talk

Thanks to a stroke of luck, I was able to catch a glimpse of this year’s World Naked Bike Ride in Vancouver. I actually had no idea at all that this was going to be happening on Saturday, June 12, and I was just on my way back from getting that complete waste of money [...]

It’s been a windy year in the Metro Vancouver area so far. I recently posted an article on here about a big windstorm we had back at the beginning of April called ” The first windstorm of 2010,” and since then, it seems we have had quite a few more, though not quite as bad [...]

In the early afternoon today, I got a message from a friend of mine, telling me that the TV series Fringe was being filmed on location on Granville Street near Smithe. So I decided to head on over there to check it out. When I got there at around 2:00 pm, I got to see [...]

It was just a few years ago, back at the end of 2006, that Vancouver had one of its worst windstorms in recorded history. I remember not really noticing the wind too much, since I was indoors for most of the day and all night, but the next day, I was really amazed at the [...]

First of all, I would like to say that I am a consistent tipper, tipping around 15% every time I go out to a restaurant, and I go out to eat at least once a day. So I’m not cheap, but I have some very negative opinions about tipping, as you’re about to find out. [...]

It seems like just yesterday that I was heading out to try to catch a glimpse of singer Michael Buble carrying the Olympic torch down the street near my apartment. That was the moment I finally started to get really excited about the Olympics. Then the next day, when I was out at a pub with [...]

Last week, I posted an article detailing my trip to the Dockside Restaurant, mainly to try the beer there that is made at their in-house brewery. I had mentioned that  I was a bit too full at that time to try what is probably their best beer there: the Jamaican Lager. Well, I decided to [...]

I’m often complaining about things that I see people doing around the city. Whether it be someone throwing his cigarette butt on the sidewalk, or some annoying person trying to open the door for you at a 711 so he can bum some money off you on the way out, there seems to be always something out [...]

One of the main reasons why I love Vancouver so much is because of the great natural beauty in and around it. There are also many good restaurants and shops, and if you can successfully shut out the frequent mumblings and harrassment from panhandlers, just walking around and taking in the sites can be a really [...]

“Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” Everyone has heard the expression, and for most of my life, I thought it was a harmless way to wish someone a good night’s sleep. Well, 2 years ago, I got to experience those words literally. Around a year before I got the first-hand experience, my apartment building manager came to my [...]