Bittersweet is the word of the month.
This month we say goodbye to Vancouver, and hello to Sydney again.
Bittersweet is the word of the month.
This month we say goodbye to Vancouver, and hello to Sydney again.
Haida Gwaii is a special place, famed for its nature, culture and art, which the Haida people protect and promote in equal measure.
“This dress seems to offer opportunities to sit down.”
Although I’m not sure whether Rihanna sat while wearing this dress at the 2015 Met Gala*.
At the Art Institute of Chicago, I saw a painting at the end of a gallery and said to A: “That’s the artist who painted Michelle Obama.”
The style was the main giveaway. And I was right.
Artist and author Douglas Coupland spent a year collecting rubbish from the shores of Western Canada, and the result is the exhibition Vortex at Vancouver Aquarium.
It’s art and treasure and litter and plastic. Lots of plastic.
One of the most incongruous sights this summer has been the many Mennonite groups we’ve seen.
While we’ve driven (and been driven) through Squamish lots of times, we’ve only stopped a few times*.
Early August was one of those times: a visit to the Sea to Sky Gondola.
Sometimes, people are stupid.
Look at these people, carrying a stroller, while hiking an intermediate trail north of Whistler.
Lots can still happen during summer at a ski resort. Not just summer activities and events, but upgrading and investment in infrastructure.
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama creates sensational art works.
I’ve now seen three, and the Infinity Mirrored Room, a cube/room you enter, was truly spectacular.