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...
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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...
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...
Travel
Caught Stealing
I was at the Harewood Arms Pub Liquor store in Nanaimo the other day when I saw this, the biggest anti-shoplifting sign I’ve ever encountered: This is a liquor store in the neighbourhood of my y...
Visiting Ladysmith
Looking for tombstones - unearthing live relatives.
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...
Travel
Maria loves Brett! A note I found…
Ooh, so I found this note at a phone booth in the Amtrak station in Portland: Hello,My name isMaria and I’min love w/aboynamed brett!hes a year younger thanme but he’s very sexy!he&#...
Portland, Oregon
Christmas is a challenging time of year for me. But instead of wallowing in something negative I thought it would be fun to create something new and positive this year. I really wanted to “jet a...
Travel
My dream neighbourhood
I was randomly skulking through LA County on Google Earth when I came upon this, the most beautiful neighbourhood ever near Venice Beach, California. Apparently the city is lined with these beautiful ...
Reflections on my recent trip
I was up in Campbell River for two days and had a fantastic time. It’s a beautiful place with wonderfu lpeople. Two days wasn’t enough time… it was very hard to leave. Growing up C...