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Revisiting Humboldt House Bed & Breakfast in Victoria

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Disclosure: Review — Our stay was compliments of WordCamp Victoria. They put me up since I was a speaker at the conference. A review was not expected or implied. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

Two years ago John and I had our first Bed & Breakfast experience at Humboldt House in Victoria. The historic 1893 inn exceeded any expectations we had and we have yet to experience another bed and breakfast quite like it. We returned this past weekend as WordCamp Victoria put me up at Humboldt House for […]

Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2012 at The Cinematheque

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The Cinematheque presents Canada’s Top Ten 2012, an upcoming film screening series that will feature the year’s ten best Canadian feature-length films and ten best Canadian short films as chosen by two separate independent panels of filmmakers, festival programmers, journalists, academics and industry professionals drawn from across the country. If you’re looking to enjoy (and […]

Vancouver Photo from Space Thanks to Astronaut Chris Hadfield

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been communicating with the world below by sending Twitter updates and posting photographs from aboard in the International Space Station. Hadfield blasted off from Kazakhstan on December 19th to start a 5-month mission and has been posting information about his work. Along the way he has also been answering questions […]

Snow Day

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A perfect storm of MidWest blizzards, record YVR snowfall, delayed connections, airport sprints, and a pilot’s illness has left us stranded in Denver while we try to get back to John‘s hometown in Iowa for Christmas. As such, I didn’t anticipate having two straight days of travel and I haven’t been able to put today’s […]

Edible Canada at Granville Island

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Our meal was compliments of Edible Canada. We made our own purchases in the retail store. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

Edible Canada on Granville Island combines a bistro with a retail store that is packed with the best permanent selection of local and artisan ingredients around. If you’ve ever wondered what “Canadian Cuisine” entails, look no further than the Edible Canada bistro menu. Keira and I stopped in yesterday, enjoying individual french press coffees and […]