It's that time of year again. While Vancouver drowns in drizzle, the mountains that tower above the city get walloped with dozens of feet of snow. I trekked up to nearby Cypress Mountain to partake in that most Canadian of rites, igloo building. Turns out it's much harder and wetter than it looks. But the end product is still pretty cool. I wrote about the experience for the Sydney Morning … [Read More...]
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Buenos Aires by Fork: A culinary journey in three courses
I had the extreme pleasure of living in Buenos Aires for almost a year when I was younger. I think of all the places I've traveled to, it's my favorite. Who would think that way down on the southern tip of South America you could find Parisian cafe culture, pastas and pizzas to rival Rome and a distinctly Old World attitude toward food, family and community? But that's not really doing the city … [Read More...]
Pit Stop Turned Wine Country: British Columbia’s Similkameen Valley
For at least a decade or so, Canada's Okanagan Valley in British Columbia has been on the radar of people who like to travel to beautiful places to sip wine and get a tan. The New York Times even called the area Napa North. It's gotten to the point where you have to compete with tour buses for parking spots at some wineries. But right next door to the Okanagan is another valley where crowds aren't … [Read More...]
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