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Retail Therapy: BC Liquor in Vancouver
In an effort to observe the locals in their natural habitat, I went to the ribbon cutting at the new BC Liquor store at Alberni and Bute in Vancouver (link to store here). A few days ago, one of the...
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Air Travel
I like traveling by air. It’s quick. You can leave one world and get plopped in another in a relatively short amount of time. We left the big city (Vancouver, BC) for a quick trip to Tofino on the west...
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Where Canada Ends
On leaving Vancouver. We checked in for the flight, and checked in one piece of luggage. We were hoping to go to one of the nicer (before-security) restaurants at that point, but no. Once you check...
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Two Photos of NYC
I’ve been traveling again, this time to Boston (for the first time) and New York City. I’ve lots to tell, but for the moment, here are two photos. Stepping down into the Apple store on Fifth Avenue....
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My Summer With Frida
It started in Vancouver BC, when I spied stuffed Frida y Frida pillows sitting on the couch in a loft. Then I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of days in New York City. Just like Anita in West...
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Notes from Europe
Have been in touch with my friend N who lives in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. She went on a business trip to Lisbon and reports it is très abordable. Or should I say peu coûteux? Great meals for 7 euros,...
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The Magic Kingdom
If the genus is Walt Disney World, then the species is The Magic Kingdom. The Scout worked there the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, the time of year when the park swells from its...
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O California!
Or to be more precise, O Santa Ynez Valley! I have a new job working for a large bureaucracy, but I can’t tell you more than that because I signed something or other swearing me to secrecy. I haven’t...
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Sonoma County: Freestone and Bodega
I don’t always trust what I read on TripAdvisor, but I do consult it when traveling. The Scout is busy in Sebastopol, CA this weekend, and I was curious what TripAdvisor would say about this bastion...
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Lakenheath Gathering in San Antonio
There was a gathering of Lakenheath Lancers in San Antonio over the weekend of 4-5 April (folks who attended high school at RAF Lakenheath, UK). Photos below and at:...
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