Vancouver Articles
Clotheless in Canada – Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaTim Lamb internet search and discovered he wasn’t the only one who did not know the etiquette at a nudey beach, because there was an entire section devoted to protocol. Rule number six…GAWKING, STA
Vancouver, Canada – October 1999Last month I predicted that September would begin to suck, weatherize. Fortunately, I was totally wrong. It was a bit nippy, but the sun shone most of the time so I’m not complaining.
October to November puts Vancouver in limbo for a while. The rains begin, but it’s still too early to head up to Whistler [...]
OK, so here’s the deal. I gave November a miss for a couple of personal reasons (Weekends were booked riding my new motorcycle ), but there was really nothing going on. The weather finally turned into that icky period when hiking is less fun but it’s still too early for skiing. Prior to [...]
Vancouver, Canada – August 1999We’re just getting used to the sun again after an unusually wet winter and spring.
Hiking
Hikers and backpackers will not like the outlook for mountain weather this summer. This winter we had double the normal snow pack in the mountains and June was very cool (There was snow on July 1st at one of [...]
Vancouver, Canada – April 1999Most people I’ve met in my travels around the globe have had some
knowledge of Vancouver. I will assume you, dear reader, are the same.
I will not even attempt to describe all the things to see and do in
Vancouver for the sheer variety is staggering. I will, somewhat
selfishly, tell you what my friends and I do, [...]
July 28 – August 13, 2000
Spectacular Music
Those who gather at the historic Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver, B.C. on July 28 will be admitted at no charge to Open House at the Roundhouse, the opening event in Festival Vancouver, one of the most spectacular and varied celebrations of music to be held in North America in the year 2000.
From that [...]
West Coast Playground
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver at night
Imagine a city sprawled in a valley lapped by ocean waves with snowcapped mountains hung against the sky. Nearby a coastal virgin rainforest beckons. Amidst these beauties of nature are mirror-fronted skyscrapers, a bustling harbour, world class restaurants and hotels, and shopping to satisfy the most ardent shopaholic.
Imagine no [...]
Vancouver, BC Travel Guide – Music FestivalNewsletter. Go ahead, sign up for the BootsnAll bi-monthly newsletter.
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The bridge swayed as I took my first step. There were at least two dozen
people ahead of us and I wondered how this fragile looking structure could
withstand the hoards of tourists who cross it each year.
But I had make my start and was determined to make it across. After watching
other ‘dare devils’ proudly bearing [...]
The Best of Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada
Well, my three and a bit months here are up. I’ve scraped together enough money to buy half a truck (GMC Jimmy, to be precise) and Bec and I are hitting the road. First stop: Alaska! Yippee!
But before that happens I thought I’d share a few things I discovered here in [...]
