 Ajisai Sushi Bar- worth the trip and the wait VANCOUVER - I am a self-diagnosed, sushi snob. To pass as a good sushi restaurant: Your fish must be fresh. Your rice must be moist and slightly warm. Your rolls and dishes must be creative. You must remain consistent. You’d think this city by the sea pepperedView More  Gastown UncoveredVANCOUVER - Cobbled streets, outdoor patios, old brick buildings, enchanted courtyards and hidden restaurants are all things found in Vancouver’s Historic Gastown. The area was established the same year that Canada became a nation and in its prime grew into Canada’s thirdView More  Deep Cove VancouverVANCOUVER - Picture this: you’ve just had a full day at the office. Your head hurts from the florescent lights and your busy schedule. Five o’ clock comes around and your free. You walk outside and realize what you’ve been missing. The sun still hot on your back gently urgeView More  The Old Faithful Shop- where dreams come trueVANCOUVER - It’s as if Walter Manning crawled into my dreams and built a store around my whimsical fantasies. He and girlfriend, Savannah opened ‘The Old Faithful Shop’ on May 15th of this year in Vancouver’s historic Gastown area. Their shop is like no other. It oozeView More  Vij's DelightVANCOUVER- Having heard the name Vij’s lauded around town several times, my friends and I hankering Indian food decided to visit the acclaimed restaurant. Open since 1994 by owner and master chef, Vikram, the restaurant won its first award from Vancouver Magazine for Best AsView More  Erin TempletonVANCOUVER- Tucked away in Vancouver’s Chinatown is a sweet little store owned by an equally sweet woman, Erin Templeton. It’s rare not to be greeted by the designer herself upon entering her store and if not you’ll hear her laughter coming somewhere from the back where sheâView More  Naramata BoundNARAMATA BC - With a glorious long weekend a few sleep away, we’re all thinking up ways to spend our much-needed time away from the office. Getting out of the city is guaranteed a lovely rest from the bump and grind, so my solution is a trip into BC’s interior to my favoriteView More  Smart Mouth CafeVANCOUVER - I am a coffee snob. I’m very skeptical of most cafes because I fear they will hand me a nice hot cup of steaming coffee like water. If my coffee doesn’t have a rich, dark thick frothy layer on top I will be disappointed. Thankfully, and to my utter delight I foundView More  Shopping MeccaVANCOUVER- Every city has its shopping hotspots. Robson Street is Vancouver’s. In a three-block radius (between Burrard and Jervis) travelers will find trendy stores and boutiques, fine dining restaurants, charming souvenir shops, tasty crepes and much more. Open-air coffee View More  Vancouver: Granville Island BlissVANCOUVER - One of my favorite places to visit in this city is its famous, Granville Island. Winter, spring, summer or fall this place delivers a feeling of community and positive well being. I've never left without a smile on my face, a bounce in my step and a bunch of fresh cutView More |