BC Vacation – Manning Park to Kelowna Vineyards
On Thanksgiving 2012 my wife Fatima Beatty and I took a last minute British Columbia road trip leaving Surrey BC and traveling along the Crowsnest Pass (Highway 3) where we reached
Hiking the BCMC Trail to the Peak of Grouse Mountain
June 2013 This weekend was the sunniest so far of 2012 so we took a much needed break and spent Saturday afternoon climbing Grouse Mountain. This was Fatima’s first time doin
Buntzen Lake BC Hydro Powerhouse Hike in Anmore BC
In 2003 my boss at the time took me sailing up the Indian Arm from Deep Cove. It wasn’t long before I noticed along the edge of the water, this massive, ancient-looking build
Burnaby BC, Kingdom of the Black Crows at Still Creek
(Mark Hamilton Photo) I’ve been working in Burnaby for a year now. Our office is just down the road from the Gilmore SkyTrain station which is near Still Creek. Every evening
“Sunday Market Brunch for Two” at Cafe Pacifica Restaurant, Compliments of Pan Pacific Vancouver
I won a contest on Twitter through the Pan Pacific Hotel Restaurant Cafe Pacifica and Vancouver food blogger Mijune Pak (aka Follow Me Foodie). You can see my prize above for a fre
Surrey City Centre Library Grand Opening
Last Saturday we dropped in on the grand opening of the Surrey City Centre Library. We’ve been watching this thing grow as it is right across the street from our condo. It is
Mount Seymour to Dog Peak, North Vancouver, BC
I took Fatima up to one of my favourite spots on the north shore a couple weeks ago. Hard to believe there was still so much snow up there! From trailpeak.com: This is an ideal, ea
Pitt Lake and Pitt-Addington Marsh – Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
Our visit to Pitt Lake and Pitt-Addington Marsh – Pitt Meadows, British Columbia PITT-ADDINGTON MARSH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Pitt Lake located in Pitt Meadow’s most n
Vancouver Sun Run / Marathons
Yesterday I competed in the Vancouver Sun Run. It was my first time and there were 50,000 other participants! As shown in this photo I took, there are runners as far as you can see