On Sunday, I got to check out the annual Pride Parade along Beach Avenue in Downtown Vancouver. This was the 7th time I attended the Pride parade, and as usual, it was quite a spectacle. There wasn’t really anything that new, and the crowd seemed to be even a bit bigger than usual (someone told me [...]
Out of all the many great seafood restaurants that specialize in oysters in Vancouver, one of my favorite places to go is a place in Yaletown called Rodney’s Oyster House. It’s not the easiest place to find. Located on Hamilton Street south of Davie, it has a really small sign that isn’t really outstanding if [...]
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 [...]
Located on the western edge of Gastown near Waterfront Station, Steamworks Brewing Company is one of the most popular restaurants in the Vancouver area, and one of my favorite places to hang out and enjoy craft beer with my friends. Steamworks Brewing Company first opened in 1995, and it gets its name from the famous [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sorry, Dix is now closed permanently. On January 29, I published an article about brewpubs in Vancouver, and said that I would try to visit all the ones on my list within the next 2 weeks. Well, I’m making pretty good progress so far, having already visited Dockside Restaurant, Granville Island Brewing, and Yaletown Brewing [...]
I just got back from checking out the big House of Switzerland 2010 Olympics opening party at Granville Island. The doors opened for the party at 4:30 today, and when I got there at around 5:00 pm, there was already a line formed outside. That meant that it was already full inside. Still, people were [...]
A few days ago, I decided to head out of downtown to check out what all the fuss was about surrounding the new Olympic Line streetcar. In case you’re not familiar with what this streetcar is all about, I’ll give you a bit of information. It is basically some kind of demonstration project that aims [...]
This is the third and final part of my personal account of my experience with bed bugs, and how I finally got rid of them. To read my detailed account about how I discovered I had them in the first place, check out part 1 – my personal experience, and for some more detailed knowledge [...]
