Overall Impression Every now and again you get saddled with a limited work travel budget, and while it might sound like I’m whining, I really tried to make the best of this one. On my recent business trip to Vancouver I had limited funds for hotels and needed a place to stay. I’ve seen the [...]
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Vancouver Parking Meters
Parking in the city of Vancouver is always a bit of a nightmare. As a driver your options are basically to park in an overpriced lot for $6-10 per hour or $15-$40 for the day, or park on the street with tight time restrictions and a high price. If you’re lucky enough to find a [...]
Bufflehead Tapas Room Penticton
So finally Penticton gets a Tapas bar/lounge that will please discerning urban diners looking for something to appease their yuppie palate. I mean this in a good way of course as I’ve been hoping for this over the past few years, and finally the Lakeside Resort has opened a lounge that I would compare in [...]
Japanese Vending Machines
The Japanese vending machine is really a thing of wonder that has taken convenience to a whole new level. On the streets of Japan, you can basically buy to your heart’s content from vending machines. Feel like a coffee? Yep, no problem — hot or cold? Want a beer? Also no problem. There are infinite [...]
Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel – YVR – Review
Overall Impression The Fairmont YVR is a place to stop over in between flights and rest up. It can be pricey considering, and there is more reasonably priced accomodation off-site, but if you can get a good rate, and have the chance to treat yourself, the Fairmont YVR is a little bit of luxury. My [...]
The Drake Hotel Toronto Review
Overall Impression The Drake Hotel in Toronto is one of those rare finds in the world of business travel. Although I wouldn’t really classify The Drake as a business hotel, I like to stay here on business because it’s a nice departure from the usual Sheraton and Delta mass predictability. Queen Street West is not [...]
Pullman Wine Bar Montréal
I’m wandering the streets of Montréal on a cold and wet fall night when I stumble on a place just off Rue Sherbrooke called Pullman. It’s not a name that strikes me as a wine-snob type place, but one glance at the chandelier makes me love it. Montréal is an amazing place to eat, and [...]
Marrakech Photos
The following is a little photo gallery of my trip to Marrakech in December 2009. Marrakech is such an amazing place. It took several days to get accustomed to the local culture, but once I had my bearings and could relax a bit, it became an absolutely wonderful place to visit. The weather in mid-December [...]
Koutoubia Minaret Marrakech
The Koutoubia Minaret and surrounding gardens is one of those must-see tourist attractions in Marrakech. The minaret itself is beautiful, but I found the area around it to be fascinating. Right across from Koutoubia is what I would deem the world’s most insane street crossing. There is also a couple of interesting café’s to sit [...]
Wandering the Souks at Night
Wandering the Souks of the Medina in Marrakech at night was an interesting experience. Shadowy figures pass in the night showing only as silhouettes against the glow of the yellowy sodium vapour street lamps. I wouldn’t advocate wandering the streets of any place alone at night, but somehow in the Medina I never felt unsafe. [...]
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