When we started planning our trip, I began looking for any interesting events going on around the city while we were there. Indeed, I found EAT! Vancouver, a culinary extravaganza, was taking place during that time. Due to our overwhelmingly busy schedule of checking out restaurants and bars, seeing friends and […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Earlier in the series, which might as well be subtitled Vancouver: Searching for Sunshine (and luckily finding it), I mentioned that it is important to seize the moment when the weather is good. As we awoke to a beautiful, warm (by Pacific Northwest standards, not by Floridian standards), sunny day, […]
It started off innocently enough: our friends came to pick us up at our hotel (L’Hermitage. Beautiful, comfortable and outstanding service.) The sun was shining and we were walking through Gastown when our friend Brian decided we should stop for a beer, “because it is so beautiful out. We need […]
By the second day of our trip, I was beginning to get the hang of Vancouver weather: if it is not raining, and the sun is shining, seize the moment. When we woke up on a sunny Tuesday morning, I knew that was the time to head to Capilano Suspension […]
Getting from Key West to Vancouver is no easy feat. Yes, we could have flown from Miami or Fort Lauderdale with only one connection, but instead we flew from Key West to Atlanta, Atlanta to Salt Lake City and Salt Lake City to Vancouver. (I should note that one of […]
Next week we will be on an Alaskan cruise aboard the Celebrity Solstice and we will end our cruise in Seattle. I thought I’d share the story of the first time I was in Seattle. FKGuy and I recently had brunch with strangers, and while I was sure that was […]
First of all, apologies for no photos, but my phone had a meltdown and needed to be reset. And I have lost all of my photos in the process. So you will have to get to Taco Express and check them out for yourselves. I thought the tacos looked good […]
Is it worthwhile to spend upwards of $50/day per person on cruise line drink packages? As my father likes to say, “it depends.” Each line has their own pricing and rules as to what is included in the packages. I’ve pulled together a brief overview to help navigate the murky waters. […]
Have you ever gone to the airport and wondered why people get special treatment and get to go through (usually) shorter, TSA Pre-Check lines? Or have you seen someone zoom around a snaking line of people waiting for customs, only to exit within seconds? Well, you can be that person. Here […]
I live in an environment where fishing tournaments happen all the time, yet I seem to have known nothing about them, until recently. Last week, FKGuy and I went to the kickoff party for the sailfish tournament, Quest for the Crest. In addition to the impressive array of seafood, it was also […]