After a recent article in Vancouver Magazine and a press release about the best job ever, I came to the stunning realization that I had completely missed out on the of the best areas in Vancouver to eat. Wen and I have spent the past year exploring the nooks and crannies of the city (witness… Continue reading Richmond’s Eat Street
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Vancouver Exceptionalism, Part 374
So Wen and I have been living in Vancouver for a little over a year now and are learning all about Vancouver exceptionalism. Vancouverites feel qualitatively different from the rest of Canada, driven largely from living in a tiny-but-spectacularly-beautiful setting that is hemmed in by ocean, mountains and an international border. You’re essentially cut off… Continue reading Vancouver Exceptionalism, Part 374
The World Without Us – Vancouver Edition
A few years ago, Alan Weisman wrote a little book called The World Without Us . In it, he detailed what would happen to the the earth if humans suddenly disappeared. There’s a captivating chapter where he describes the decay of Manhattan as it’s buildings begin to collapse: In the first few years with no… Continue reading The World Without Us – Vancouver Edition
Maker Faire Vancouver
Maker Faire landed in Vancouver and brought all of their crazy creative firepower with them. Here are some of the highlights:
Richmond
Richmond. It’s the Rodney Dangerfield of the Vancouver metropolitan area. A perfectly flat island on the flight path to the airport, it’s frequently derided as not worthy of a visit. In short, it can’t get no respect. Richmond is at least 60% Asian and the Golden Village feels closer to 100%. Since we moved to… Continue reading Richmond