In a city as vertical as Vancouver, large amounts of park space and protected natural land can be difficult to conceive of. Stanley Park goes beyond a plot of land at the edge of a city or the creation of a renowned landscape architect though. Donning accolades and attractions, the park welcomes some 8 million visitors … Read more
Stanley Park – At a Glance
October 31st, 2012 | Posted by in Canada | Parks | The Places We've Been - (0 Comments)What Are You Doing There?
October 20th, 2012 | Posted by in The Places We've Been | United States - (4 Comments)We’ve done a lot of nothing in Montana. Many folks have asked us. “Oh, Montana? What are you doing there?” Just being. That’s all you really need to do here. Our cottage in Paradise Valley 20 minutes south of Livingston, MT is surrounded by views on all sides – golden fields of waving grasses, picturesque … Read more
Badlands National Park – At a Glance
October 18th, 2012 | Posted by in Parks | The Places We've Been | United States - (1 Comments)We entered Badlands National Park after sunset. There was just enough moonlight to vaguely make out the dark and ominous formations looming over us as we drove to one of the park’s campgrounds to set up for the night. After a brief encounter with a porcupine, we were down for the night, then packed up … Read more
Smack-dab in the middle of the island of Montreal is a 233 meter (764 feet) hill named Mont Royal. The city itself actually takes its name from the landmark – it was spelled Mont Réal in Middle French. In 1876, after citizens had been outraged by large-scale tree cutting on its slopes, Parc du Mont-Royal … Read more
When Ian first told me that we needed to try poutine while we were in Montreal, I thought he was telling a bad dirty joke. Lucky for all of us, he was actually referring to a traditional Quebecois dish, and poutine, though in fact a guilty pleasure, is in no way a joke. In its … Read more