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1. Vancouver International Airport
I'm at the airport right now, loving their free wifi, but I got here about 6am and was desperately needing some coffee. After going through security (easy) and US customs (surprisingly easy), I stopped at the first coffee shop in the E section. Dumb.…More »
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11/4/2010
Every time I travel out of Vancouver I remember how great YVR is. Free wifi without forcing you to… Read more »
2. Golden Ears Provincial Park
I don't know where the name comes from, but this park is definitely green and lush, not golden. Some of the most beautiful scenery I've seen in a while.
I went hiking at Golden Ears yesterday with a few friends. We stopped in at the Alouette Lake…More »
3. Garibaldi Provincial Park
Lovely park with beautiful views, nice amenities, and lots of traffic!
We hiked up to Elfin Lakes last weekend. I'm not much of a hiker, but it was a very manageable 11k. There's a shelter at Red Heather about 5k in where you can stop and have a…More »
4. Wendy's Restaurants of Canada
We had a quick stop here to pick up lunch on the way to Garibaldi. My boyfriend has a serious love of Wendy's, so he ordered three double stacks and a Frosty, I got some fries, and our friend decided to get a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger. We ended up with…More »
5. Emma Lea Farms
On the way to Emma Lea Farms, you'll pass by at least two other U-pick farms. They look sad and deserted. Then you ride up to Emma Lea and the place is filled with people picking strawberries and eating delicious ice cream.
You'd think that the…More »
6. Township 7 Vineyards & Winery
This review is primarily based on the wines, not the winery itself. I'm not a big wine connoisseur, but I didn't like most of the wines here. That's just personal preference.
The winery itself is quite pretty and the staff were friendly, but I wish…More »
7. Calgary International Airport
Two stars because their wifi really bothers me. Sure, it's free, but to me free wifi should not require signing up for anything or providing them with my Rogers/Telus/Facebook/whatever information. You can get 15 minutes access if you don't do any of…More »
8. Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre
We stayed here this weekend because it was close to the venue for our friend's wedding. The hotel wasn't terrible, but... the whole experience was disappointing.
They told us when we booked that check in was at 4pm, and seemed pretty inflexible about…More »
9. Milestones Restaurant
This restaurant experience was terrible right from the get-go.
Upon entering, we asked the hostess if we could sit on the patio and was rudely informed that there was no space on the patio, and that the spaces we saw were in a section that was closed.…More »
10. Mountain Mercato
Apparently this place has the best coffee in Canmore. As I was already severely caffeinated, I didn't try any, but my mum's iced latte looked divine. I was impressed that I was able to get a wheat-free cookie here to satisfy my sweet tooth no…More »
11. Hip Kik
Toronto, ON M6P 1Z7
(416) 760-7728
Category:
Performing Arts
Neighbourhood: The Junction
Sue is an amazing dancer, a fantastic instructor, and hilarious to boot. I started taking belly dancing lessons here a few years ago with some friends. We were able to get semi-private lessons (just the three of us) for a great price. Belly dancing…More »
12. Olympic National Park
Gorgeous park and great campsites!
My boyfriend and I went to Washington for the long weekend to camp. We were worried about getting a campsite after driving all the way from Vancouver, but the folks at the info station was super helpful and helped us…More »
13. Cafe Garden
We came into town for breakfast after camping in Olympic National Park, and stopped at Cafe Garden as it was the first place we saw that looked like they'd have breakfast food and we were starving. It turned out to be a reasonable choice. My…More »
14. Old School Frozen Custard
Seattle, WA 98122
USA
(206) 324-2586
Category:
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill
We had a problem. Some of our party wanted to go to Molly Moon's. Some wanted to go to Bluebird. I ended up at Old School Frozen Custard indulging in a sundae with chocolate and vanilla custard, hot fudge, and strawberries. SO GOOD. Oh man. I shared…More »
15. Showbox at the Market
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
(206) 628-3151
Categories:
Music Venues,
Bars
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Saw Carissa's Wierd here last Friday for their reunion show. No wonder they chose Showbox, this place is awesome!
I was really impressed with the sightlines and tiered flooring. You had a great view from pretty much anywhere in the place, you could…More »
16. Moe Bar
Seattle, WA 98122
USA
(206) 709-9951
Categories:
Bars,
Music Venues
Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill
Awesome happy hour specials, chatty bartenders, nice seating, great atmosphere. Great place for a mid-afternoon drink or to meet up before a show at Neumo's.
17. Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
Fun venue right in Capitol Hill. Whenever we head down south for a show, it's usually at Neumos. They just bring in the best acts. It's a reasonable size for a venue -- not too big, not too small. You can fit a good number of people in there but it…More »
18. Baguette Box
My friend Jeff wanted fancy sandwiches so we went to Baguette Box. Fancy sandwiches indeed, although he said his drunken chicken sandwich was half amazing and saucy, and half dry, normal fried chicken.
Considering I don't eat wheat anymore, I was…More »
19. The Letter Carrier
Definitely not closed. I had some boots shipped to the Letter Carrier in Point Roberts to save on Canadian shipping, and received an email two days later saying it had arrived. When I went down on Saturday to pick it up, they had no trouble finding…More »
20. Point To Point Parcel
Definitely not closed, as my boyfriend and I were there yesterday to pick up a package he shipped to Point Roberts to save on shipping costs.
This place is even closer to the border than the Letter Carrier, but the prices are slightly higher for small…More »
21. Kiniski's Reef Tavern
Great patio, great view, decent selection of booze, limited selection of food. We got burgers which kind of sucked, but their BBQ looked much better.
The place was mostly dead when we went (for lunch on a Saturday), but it looks like it would be a…More »
22. Jam On Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
USA
(503) 234-4790
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
Vegetarian
Neighbourhoods: Southeast Portland, Hawthorne, Hosford-Abernathy
This place is pretty fantastic. As someone who tries to avoid eating wheat, I was super impressed with the gluten-free options. The chai blueberry oatmeal pancakes were such a delicious treat for someone who's pretty much given up on having decent…More »
23. In-N-Out Burger
We drove all the way from Vancouver, BC (that's right, in CANADA) for some In-N-Out. Seriously. No regrets.
24. West Harvest Inn Regina
I was in town for a job interview and the West Harvest Inn is where they put me up. It's a serviceable hotel, with accommodating staff and nice rooms, but they get only two stars for me because of their restaurant, which I ate at due to time…More »
25. Regina Airport Authority
Regina, SK S4W 1B3
(306) 761-7555
It is super fast getting though security, as the airport is small and doesn't have a ton of traffic. Just don't go through security too early -- the food options on the other side are limited to a mini Tim Horton's, without their sandwiches, soups,…More »
26. O'Hare International Airport
I was stuck at O'Hare for about 8 hours on Monday. The weather isn't the airport's fault, but my terrible experience is.
1) No free wifi
Seriously? In this day and age? Are you kidding me?
2) Very few places to charge your electronics
I had a really hard…More »
27. InterContinental Chicago O'Hare
After spending way too much time at O'Hare and having my flights cancelled, United put me up at the InterContinental O'Hare. There's a super quick, free shuttle to the hotel from the airport, but it's a cold walk over to the bus stop after midnight.
…More »
28. United States Customs
Note to self: While American border patrol guards totally understand that driving from Vancouver to California for some In-N-Out burgers is reasonable, Canadian border patrol guards do not.
29. East Lansing Marriott at University Place
MSU put me up here, so I can't talk about the price, but the room was lovely. King size bed, way more pillows than one person needs, comfy couch and chair, decent-sized desk. Lovely toiletries and a real hairdryer in the bathroom.
I ordered breakfast…More »
30. Capital City Airport
Teeny airport. That's fine, usually. I'm not going to begrudge them their smallness. But the food is overpriced, which sucks when you're there at 6am and haven't had breakfast, and the security guys seem bored and thus are way more persnickety.
I…More »
31. Blackfin Pub
Gorgeous old school British pub feel. Huge menu with a variety of options. We came here when I was visiting some folks on the island because my boyfriend wanted pasta and the rest of us wanted anything else. At the Blackfin, everyone can get what…More »
32. Paddy Rawal's Mumbai
The food was okay. Waiters were courteous and great about refilling water glasses. The problem was the chef/proprietor who kept coming around and trying to be charming by calling us beautiful ladies, etc. Dude tried WAY too hard and just ended up…More »
33. Fernando's Taqueria
Great Mexican restaurant in Kelowna. Good selection of margaritas, and if you want it blended you can even get a whole pitcher. Yum. They have a wide variety of Mexican dishes, and the first found of chips and salsa is on the house. They bring out…More »
34. The Grateful Fed
I haven't eaten the food here, but I came here for drinks on a Saturday night during a weekend in Kelowna. I was super pleased because Caesar's were on special (I cannot resist a Caesar), but the real positive of this place was the staff. The…More »
35. Wilson & Wilson
Their drink menu has 17 pages of whiskeys. 17 PAGES. I guess detectives back in the day were a bunch of whiskey-drinking gumshoes.
My boyfriend and I were in the SF bay area for a week, and we tried to get reservations to Bourbon & Branch for our last…More »
36. Hukilau
Don't judge this place from the outside. It looks kind of boring from the outside, honestly. We heard good things about the food, though, and they were close enough to where we were staying for us to walk over and pick up our takeout, so we figured…More »
37. Caffe Pergolesi
Lovely coffee shop in Santa Cruz. The building is an old converted house, and it really makes you feel like home when you're there. As we were walking up, I saw two different groups of people playing chess on the porch. When you go inside, it looks…More »
38. Natural Bridges State Beach
Beautiful location. Great sandy beach, but also some rocky areas for kids (or big kids) to explore. We had a fantastic time poking around in the tidepools looking for anemones and crabs. We even found a starfish! The further you go from the beach…More »
39. Bill's Café
Huge variety of breakfast dishes. Omelettes to scrambles to bennies to waffles. My Californian omelette was delicious, and I was super jealous of my manpanion's giant Belgian waffle. We all got mimosas with our meal, and they were about half the size…More »
40. Mars Mercantile
Berkeley, CA 94704
USA
(510) 843-6711
Category:
Used, Vintage & Consignment
Neighbourhoods: Telegraph Ave, UC Campus Area
Super cool vintage shop. Well curated, too. Everything's arranged by decade and style, incredibly well organized, so if you know what you like chances are you'll find it.
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