It was a chilly rain-sodden morning that we decided to bite the bullet and walk the Stanley Park Seawall. We’ve been putting it off all week, mainly because of the bad weather, but this day, despite the constant drizzle, we decided now or never. We’d bought the weatherproof gear – on sale – at Cairns…
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Amongst the Giants on Granville Island
Granville Island is a former industrial site of factories and mills for the logging, mining and shipping industries that thrived in early 20th Century Vancouver. It’s located in the middle of False Creek, just southeast of Downtown and lies between two bridges. First is the older Art Deco Burrard Bridge (1932) with its distinctive towers, decorative…
A Walk On The Wild Side – Gastown and Chinatown
The oldest neighbourhood in Vancouver is Gastown, down on the waterfront dock area. It largely began its life with a certain fellow named “Gassy (chatty) Jack” Deighton arriving in the area in 1867 with a barrel of whiskey to his name, offering thirsty mill workers as much as they could drink in exchange for their…
O Canada, At Last!
It’s our annual ‘Escape the FNQ Heat’ time of year. And this year our cold destination is Canada and, more specifically, Vancouver. A first time for us, so exciting to see a new country and a city we’ve always wanted to visit. Vancouver is often compared to Sydney (I’ve heard this a lot) – for…
Travels With My Ant 