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Hotels and suitcases
Don’t live out of suitcases, particularly when there’s 7 cases to choose from. It’s as simple as that. The first few days after arrival were mentally and physically draining. After the best part of 16 years of stability in the same house, living out of suitcases across 2 hotels was a slog. Why 2 hotels?...Continue reading→
First thoughts
In her blog, Lesley neatly summarised the testing, first few hours of our departure from the UK, and it certainly was a test of how calm we could remain. Delays in Maidstone, delays on the M25 and a fire alarm at Gatwick were all thrown at us, but the feeling was that it would take...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→