It’s New York City, 1991, heading into a busy holiday season at Macy’s department store. Enter one soap opera-starstruck elf, who for the next hour and change will entertain the » Read More
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November 29, 2012
Astoria’s Cannery Pier Hotel has a unique location, literally 600 feet into the Columbia River’s shipping channel. This hotel’s all about the enjoyment of the river. Floor-to-ceiling windows face out » Read More
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November 28, 2012
The Vancouver Bach Choir presents John Adams’ illuminating nativity oratorio El Niño (The Infant) on Dec. 15 at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. Hailed as “a Messiah for the modern age”, El » Read More
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November 28, 2012
Electric guitars, a dancer suspended in the moon, and golden unicycles. And so begins Cirque du Soleil’s latest production, Amaluna. The story unfolds in the wake of a storm caused » Read More
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November 28, 2012
Dinner at the EVOO Cooking School was one of the highlights of my stay in Cannon Beach. This well-loved foodie destination includes a cute but stocked gift shop, free Saturday » Read More
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November 27, 2012
Visiting Elements by the Sea spa was a matter of a few flights of steps down from my room followed by a short walk to the Hallmark Resort lobby elevator. » Read More
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November 27, 2012
I was invited to experience a wide range of Portuguese wines at a luncheon hosted at the still-hot Wildebeest in Gastown yesterday. We tasted eight wines in the downstairs wine » Read More
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November 26, 2012
Awhile back, I featured the opening of the Luminescence exhibit at the Vancouver Aquarium. Luminescence unleashes the many ways that animals create and reflect light in nature. Through several exhibits, » Read More
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November 26, 2012
Each month, Melanie Friesen invites a distinguished guest to Vancity Theatre’s Cinema Salon, in order to present his/her favourite film. After the screening, both audience and speaker have the opportunity » Read More
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November 26, 2012
Hallmark Resort is located just outside of Cannon Beach’s tiny village. Oceanfront rooms with balconies face out to Haystack Rock, one of Oregon coast’s iconic landmarks. Check in was done » Read More
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November 23, 2012
My Oregon adventure began with a scenic journey aboard Amtrak Cascades. In about eight hours, we pulled into Portland’s Union Station, moments from my downtown hotel for the night. I » Read More
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November 23, 2012
In case you hadn’t seen my tweets from a couple of weeks back, Pirate Joe’s has opened shop in Vancouver, on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano. Having lived in California » Read More
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November 22, 2012
Early Music Vancouver is saddened by the recent news that MusicFest Vancouver (formerly Festival Vancouver) has suspended operations. Since this festival’s inception in 2000, Early Music Vancouver has enjoyed a » Read More
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November 20, 2012
Lowepro has a pretty large range of camera bags on the market (I’m a particular fan of the Passport Sling, one of the bags I reviewed earlier this year). I » Read More
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