Over the years I have profiled bloggers from the Northwest Territories to the Fraser Valley, anyone that interests me and that I hope will interest you as well. A few years ago I started asking a standard set of questions and I’ve sent these out to a few local bloggers for this week’s series. Click, share, explore, and enjoy.
How long has your blog been around?
Since December of 2009.
What is your role?
Founder, editor and principal blogger.
What does your site do/what is it about
Trip Styler is a Vancouver-based travel lifestyle publication whisking readers away to close-by and far-off lands three times weekly {M, W, F}. Think of us as your everyday beach-read, even when you’re sitting at your desk {sans sunglasses} under fluorescent lighting! In a week, we’re as likely to dish on Palm Springs’ hottest hotels as we are to talk about bagging the best beach tote.
What can people see, read, and do when visiting your site?
We’re all about the stylish travel lifestyle {which doesn’t always equate to luxe $$$} and the best way to see, wear it, shop it and eat it whether you’re traveling to Vancouver Island, Thailand or Paris.
Trish was recently featured in Expedia’s “Find Your Calling” campaign.
Why do you blog?
I never got out of the teen diary phase. Just kidding; ok, not really. Seriously though, after sharpening my teeth in Vancouver’s marketing scene and traveling my face off at every available opportunity, I felt compelled to encourage people to try out different types of travel {ie – trip styles} from camping to urban to beach to adventure. There’s a time and a place for every trip style which can encourage, inspire, replenish, educate and transform.
What is the ultimate goal for your site, how would you like to see it grow?
Goal: To remind aspiring jetsetters it’s possible to tread in Jimmy Choo-like destinations for the price of TOMS, and to try different trip styles to keep life fresh.
Growth: As far as growth, I have a solid international readership, but I’d love for more Vancouverites to fly the friendly skies with us.
The 5th annual Surrey Fusion Festival is taking place this weekend in Holland Park with over 30 cultural pavilions, entertainment and food alongside international bands, local chefs, and dance teams.
Arriving on scene on Saturday the site looked larger than previous years with an expanded Flavours of Surrey area with the Safeway Celebrity Cooking Stage, the heritage and agriculture section with tents, the World Sports Zone, activities, and dairy demos, and more. The sun was shining and the grass was drying from recent rain showers. The clouds parted and presented a perfect day in the park with a different drum beat to be heard around every corner.
Following a successful Canada Day festival where a collection of Vancouver’s food trucks served up meals to thousands, the Waldorf is now opening up its lot for street food Sundays starting July 29th until September 2, 2012.
The Yelp Food Cart Fest will a variety of food trucks like La Brasserie, Soho Road, Off the Wagon, Re-Up, Juice Truck, Mom’s Grilled Cheese, Cartel Taco, Streat Meat, Pig on the Street, Guanco, Holy Perogy, and more. There will also be a beer garden (for those 19+), live musical performances, DJs, and family entertainment.
From Yelp: “The kickoff event [July 29] will be curated by Jamie Leah Gill of Moonrock vintage clothing and jewelry. Over 50 vendors will be on hand to sell vintage and original clothing, accessories, art, jewelry, and home decor. Upcoming summer market will include a vintage market curated by The Chosen Ones, a farmers and artisan market, an outdoor book and comic sale, and more.”
It’s the perfect opportunity to try delicious bites from these trucks, some of which have been featured on Food Network’s Eat Street.
The Waldorf Hotel is located at 1489 East Hastings and will run from 12:00pm to 6:00pm Sunday July 29th, August 5th, August 12th, August 19th, August 26th, and September 2nd. Admission is free, come hungry! Follow Yelp_Vancouver and @WaldorfHotel on Twitter for updates week to week.
The National Lacrosse League is returning to the Langley Events Centre this winter for a weekend of events and a pre-season game featuring the Calgary Roughnecks and the Colorado Mammoth.
The National Lacrosse League a team in Vancouver, the Ravens, from 2002 until 2004 but lacrosse has always had a grassroots community and fan base in the province through the BC Lacrosse Association.
“The National Lacrosse League is pleased to have Langley Events Centre host a second preseason game following the great success of last year’s event”, said Brian Lemon, NLL VP of Operations [source: Press Release].
The Langley Events Centre is the current home of the Western Lacrosse Association’s Langley Thunder.
The weekend will also feature a coaches talk and clinics for young players. The game will be played Saturday, December 8, 2012 between some of the league’s top stars like John Grant Jr. (Colorado), Gavin Prout (Colorado), Scott Ranger (Calgary), and Shawn Evans (Calgary). An autograph session will follow the game along with a social in the Langley Events Centre‘s banquet hall.
Tickets for the Calgary vs Colorado game start at $18 and go on sale tomorrow (Saturday, July 21, 2012) at 11:00am through Ticketmaster online or by calling 1-855-985-5000. If you would like to beat the box office, I also have a pair to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:
Leave a comment stating why you woud like to attend this lacrosse game (1 entry)
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 10:00am. Update The winner is Conrad!
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This week I have gone back to school, kind of. The world-renown Vancouver Film School has invited me into their Summer Intensives classes, which are brief crash-courses, each representing a slice of a full multi-month program and course load. The intensives run for eight hours, five days this week and should they desire, students can then sign up for the full program in the fall. I’m getting a sneak peek (a few hours a day) in a different Summer Intensive each day this week. My course on Tuesday was The Business of Screenwriting.
Introduction
“As soon as you have a full time job, you’re not a full time writer — and that becomes a problem,” instructor Kat Montagu told the Business of Screenwriting class. Writers want to write and financial independence, while being a writer, is the ultimate goal. However, writing doesn’t usually come with a steady paycheque and if it does, it’s not often one with which you can purchase a house full of bling. Kat, who is a writer, screenwriting teacher, and story editor, started off the class by giving a real-world talk about how to work while being a writer and how to get work as a writer. Shifting the conversation to film and television writing specifically, pens were bobbing as students feverishly jotted down notes about the ins and outs of the industry. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
Blog: TripStyler.com
The National Lacrosse League a team in Vancouver, the Ravens, from 2002 until 2004 but lacrosse has always had a grassroots community and fan base in the province through the 