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Art of the Paddle with Takaya Tours of Vancouver, B.C.
“Jennifer on,” my voice quivered while easing my body onto the largest canoe I’ve ever paddled. The 25-foot traditional style ocean canoe was docked at Cates Park in North Vancouver, B.C. , or as the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation call it, “Whey-ah-wichen” which means “facing the wind.” Pronounced “slay-wah-tuth,” the Tsleil-Waututh Nation has inhabited the lands […]
Continue ReadingAn Arresting Experience at the Vancouver Police Museum
In a creepy kind of way, the Vancouver Police Museum’s morgue and autopsy facilities are intriguing. This was my first visit to a law enforcement museum and being a fan of shows as CSI and Criminal Minds, I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to visit one. Built in 1932, the facility originally […]
Continue ReadingFood Truck Dining in Vancouver: Feastro, the Rolling Bistro
Learning Vancouver has a vibrant food truck community thrilled me. When TBEX broke for lunch Saturday, I was on a mission to find at least one near the Vancouver Convention Center. It wasn’t difficult to spot Feastro, the Rolling Bistro, with a black grill mounted on the front end. A bull’s skull is an odd, […]
Continue ReadingTravel to Vancouver: Canoeing, Criminals and Canucks
Wow, Friday was something else! I’m here in Vancouver for Travel Blog Exchange (#TBEX) and arrived at my hotel around 1 a.m. Friday morning. This post will be brief but wanted to quickly share three highlights of the day. Each of these warrants their own posts and will be posted soon. Canoeing Ten other TBEX […]
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