“Better late than never” as the saying goes. And so it is with my entry about the 2010 Vancouver Diwali Festival. I attended on one of the days & took some pictures but just haven’t gotten around to making an entry – until now at 5 months later. Oh well. To best describe the Diwali Festival I decided…

Another aspect of diversity that comes from living in a larger metropolitan city is the various representations of religions. Although I am not a fan of organized religions and do not subscribe to any one belief  “system”, it can not be denied that religion plays a huge role in the lives of people everywhere. In Greater…

So today (Dec 21, 2010) is the Winter Solstice, at least in the northern hemisphere. It’s the Summer Solstice in the southern hemisphere. Today is the shortest day of the year in regards to daylight hours for us northerner hemi’s. After today we get more daylight! Wohoo…it’s not a wonder this was celebrated back in…

Probably the most common question asked amongst traveler’s is “Where are you from?” And you would think that is an easy question to answer. For many it’s the place where you last resided or where they grew up. Both valid answers. But for those of you who might be just a tad bit deeper (or…

I love to travel. Anyone who knows me, knows this to be true. If I am in a position where I am unable to travel, I travel around my city. Plain and simple. I am also working on making my lifelong dream of taking an RTW (round-the-world) trip. That is one reason that I am not currently…

A little bit ago I was perusing some sun vacation brochures. As I passed the section on Cancun, Mexico I saw a page for a beach front hotel called the Intercontinental Presidente Cancun Resort. Set upon the white sand beach facing the Caribbean Sea it towers above the hotels beside it. This 4-star hotel is where I…

Although Canada’s wettest city is in BC, it is not Vancouver. It is Prince Rupert, BC. A port city on the northwestern coast of BC, just north of the mouth of the Skeena River. Now I am going to just go with what they say about it being the wettest city but personally have never…

“Van-Can-tastic” is a (non)word I heard on the news today that was submitted by a viewer to describe the Winter Olympics that just finished up yesterday. I don’t know who came up with it but I think it sums things up very well. Although I had been looking forward to these days I really didn’t…