What's new from BC Brit

Portrait of Owen

Owen’s story

Owen co-hosts the Great Escape Pod podcast. Tales of Brits (mostly) living in a foreign land. Along with Ryan and Mark, Owen usually gets to ask the questions. This time, it was Owen's turn to spill the beans. Continue reading→

A portrait of Heather

Heather’s Story

"I'm unsure that Vancouver is my forever home, but circumstances that have recently unfolded in my life tell me that this is the right place to be, right now."Continue reading→

A portrait of Sarah

Sarah’s Story

"Every single day I look at the view outside my office window and have to pinch myself. For me, it’s all about those mountain views and I hope I never tire of them!"Continue reading→

What's new from BC Brit

This ‘aint no HMV

What a great find. A real record store, not a multi-national clone store. I was on a mission to get a ticket for the Athlete gig next month. Tickets for a lot of bands that play Vancouver are available from record stores or, unfortunately, Ticketmaster (not worthy a link) who happily add around $10 to...Continue reading→

Learning the lingo

Occasionally the language barrier cuts in and I find myself thinking, “what?” A great example was a couple of days ago when I found myself on the receiving end of ‘in the boonies’ twice. Now it may be that I’m simply not as well travelled as I should be and that the folks in the...Continue reading→

Light up, rain down

One thing I’ve discovered about Vancouver is that it rains. In fact it rains a lot. Some might say that for a Brit, what could be better, move to somewhere ‘exotic’ and still be able to complain about the rain. Actually, I don’t believe I’m someone that really gets agitated about the weather, and besides,...Continue reading→

The puck drops here

Tonight is hockey night. Vancouver is a hockey town, and, as a newcomer I’m looking in with a mix of wonder, admiration and maybe a touch of amusement at the sight of local buses displaying Go Canucks Go across the number/destination matrix. I’ve just not come across this before and I guess this stems from...Continue reading→

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