Friday, December 28th, 2007

Back From Canada Eh!

Vancouver was an amazing city. Think San Diego with frostbite. Actually it’s downtown is further built out than San Diego. Despite the rain and cold temperatures, I was able to get some good photos. And I now have a new favorite coffee house: Caffe Artigiano. Great food, Clover and my new favorite drink [...]

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Taking off to the Great White North

Next week I will take my first trip ever to Canada. I will visit Vancouver and Whistler during this trip. I decided it wasn’t cold enough in Seattle and that I needed to go further north.

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Not Much of a Culture Shock

After reading the Culture Shock! books for Chile and Cuba, I thought I’d read the one for Vancouver. My first trip to Canada is in a week. How shocking is the Vancouver culture? Judging solely by the book Culture Shock! Vancouver: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! at Your [...]