Nathaniel Christopher / 2 May 2024

Turning the Compass North: Juneau, Alaska Calls – A Story of Intention

Amidst the challenges of the past year, I received an invitation from my dear friend and former boss, Jean, and her husband, Kent, to escape to the calm and beauty of Juneau, Alaska, for a time of fri...

Nathaniel Christopher / 21 December 2022 / 5 Comments

I took an arbitrary trip to Reno – I should not have gone

Back in the ’80s and ’90s Reno was a popular destination for British Columbian tourists – especially senior citizens – however, nobody goes there anymore and I wanted to find o...

Nathaniel Christopher / 9 June 2014 / 4 Comments

Mission San Francisco Solano

I recently went to visit my good friends Michael and Paul in beautiful Marin County, California. I hadn’t been down since late 2011 and figured now was as a good a time as any to pop in for a visit. “...

Nathaniel Christopher / 1 November 2012

Nathaniel in Quebec!

As some of you may know I recently returned from a week-long trip to Quebec. I went out there to be with one of my dearest friends as she celebrated her 30th birthday. She recently moved to Que...

Nathaniel Christopher / 22 August 2011 / 2 Comments

Large police presence at BART protest in San Francisco, California

I’m currently visiting some friends in lovely San Francisco, California. Today I did some freestyle wanderin’ which led me to the lovely City Hall. As I walked out of City Hall I noticed a huge police...

Nathaniel Christopher / 26 May 2011 / 7 Comments

My 90 minute trip to Mexico!

Last month I travelled to beautiful Palm Desert, California to visit my friend Yuri. “If there’s anything you want to do or see while you’re down here let me know and we’ll drive there,” he said. I pu...

Nathaniel Christopher / 3 May 2011

Searching for Cher’s birthplace in El Centro, California

I was recently down in California visiting my buddy Yuri in the Palm Springs area. The last time I hung out with Yuri was back in 2009 when I flew to Vegas to see Cher in concert. Sadly, there would b...

Nathaniel Christopher / 8 September 2009 / 3 Comments

Taking the city bus from Vancouver to Seattle

Have you ever considered taking the city bus from Vancouver to Seattle? Not the Greyhound, car, or Amtrak but public transit. I considered it, found out it was possible. I was curious to see how far s...

Nathaniel Christopher / 4 February 2009

Visiting Ladysmith

Looking for tombstones - unearthing live relatives.

Nathaniel Christopher / 30 January 2009 / 1 Comment

Taking the train from Ladysmith

I’m going to visit my friend Yuri in Ladysmith this weekend… he’s the older brother of my friend Geordie. It’s a lovely seaside community just south of Nanaimo. About 7,500 peo...