Last weekend was the first Fan ExpoVancouver ever, aka Vancouver Comic Con, where fans of comic books/super heroes/Star Wars/Star Trek and anime convene! Hobby Star Marketing is the Toronto event group that created Fan Expo Canada (Toronto Comic Con), starting in Toronto and moving its way across the country, taking Fan Expo to Calgary and Vancouver … Continue reading »
Our Lady Peace – Urban Grind Tour – Concert Review
This past month Canadian band, Our Lady Peace, released a new CD - Curve. With their latest album out, they did a cross country tour, landing in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom April 19. Personally I love Our Lady Peace, ever since the days of Naveed and Clumsy came out in high school. I first saw … Continue reading »
Friday Night Cross-Border Seafood Buffet Special
Last weekend I had to make a quick one day trip down to Burlington. As I needed a place for dinner and it was Friday night, my bf and I decided to stop by the Skagit Valley Casino Resort’s Market Buffet. I previously saw a huge billboard in Bellingham advertising a $16.50 seafood buffet special … Continue reading »
A New Year of Wine-ing with Westwood Wines
A couple of weeks ago, I had a hankering for Okanagan winery Gray Monk’s Siegerrebe. I heard from @shopaholicinvan that Gray Monk had limited supply made each year and when she went in September, it was sold out at the winery. I called and emailed several VQA stores in the city and couldn’t find any this … Continue reading »
Happy New Year 2012!
Wishing you all a wonderful 2012! I’m currently in sunny and quite a warm (+5 degrees Celsius) Edmonton enjoying the holidays. For the upcoming 2012 – look forward to hopefully more travel adventures and entertainment/food reviews! There may even be a contest post coming up!