What's new from BC Brit

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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