Update: The Tangent Café closed in the summer of 2023 after a decade of operation. I’m keeping this story up as a time capsule of East Van life, a snapshot of why this place was so great. Yet another reason …
Christmas & cooking in Langley, BC
Last Saturday, I joined up with local Vancouver and Fraser Valley bloggers to spend a Christmassy afternoon in Langley. Tourism Langley organized the trip for us, to introduce us to their #langleyfresh campaign, and aspects of Langley we might not …
Hiking Quarry Rock
There’s nothing like kicking off the month of December with a hike through the temperate rainforest! Despite having lived my entire life in the Lower Mainland, I had never hiked Quarry Rock until today. What makes this somewhat odd is …
Shopping and Italian food in Winnipeg
Throughout my month in Manitoba, I came to know Winnipeg relatively well. However, there were still areas I had yet to explore. On my last day in the Winnipeg, I joined Lindsay Egan of Travel Manitoba, who would take me to …
CFB Shilo and the RCA Museum
I started off my day at CFB Shilo driving THIS thing. That’s right, an M-109 Howitzer. Technically, not a tank (as it’s not armoured), this is an indirect fire support weapon nonetheless. I owe it all to Marc George, the …
What to see and do in Brandon, Manitoba
A 2.5 hour drive west of Winnipeg along the Assiniboine River is Brandon, Manitoba – the province’s second largest city and its agricultural hub. In some ways, unexpectedly, it reminded me of Victoria, B.C. with its 1880s-era brick architecture in its …
A Glorious Stay at the Fort Garry Hotel
The Fort Garry Hotel One of most iconic buildings in Winnipeg is the Fort Garry Hotel, one of Canada’s grand railway châteaus, a legacy of a bygone era. Built in 1913 by the notable Canadian architect firm Ross and Macdonald, …