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Following the lives of Helen and Mike who moved from Scotland to London via Canada. See how they fair as they navigate the charms of big city life, weaving around tourists and traffic by bike, stopping frequently for tea and culture breaks.
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My weekend in pictures
We’re having an Indian Summer here in Vancouver, so this weekend was spent savouring the sunshine, and completely ignoring my to do list. We took walks around the neighbourhood stopping off for coffee and lunch, almost all of our meals … Continue reading
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A Happy Accident
We spent last weekend in the Okanagan, which I will write more about shortly. However, whilst we were there I took lots of pictures (big surprise) on a sim card that had become corrupted in some way. It took ages to get … Continue reading
Bard on the Beach
Each summer Bard on the Beach takes place in Vanier park from June to September. Two groups of actors put on four plays all summer, which must make learning your lines incredibly difficult. The plays are put on in huge … Continue reading
Deep Cove
Idyllic Deep Cove is a hidden little corner of Vancouver. About 40 minutes out of town and easily accessible via public transit it is a wonderful summer afternoon retreat. We fled the city with friends a couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading
218 flavours
There is an ice cream parlour in Vancouver, famous for selling 218 flavours of ice cream AT ONE TIME. 218, can you even think of that many potential flavours? Well they did, it includes Marmite (great for toast, bad for … Continue reading