Archive for the ‘guest post’ Category

Greater Vancouver Pumpkin Patch Update: Aldor Acres

October 27th, 2008 by Jenny   3 Comments

Years ago I had Jenny write a guest post where in she reviewed a few pumpkin patches and endorsed Country Farms in Richmond. Now, two years (and another child) later she has graciously submitted an update post.

This year’s pumpkin patch of choice was Aldor Acres in Langley. We arrived at about 10 Saturday morning and [...]

Full post

Blogathon Vancouver 2008: Guest Post by Keira

July 27th, 2008 by Keira-Anne Mellis   2 Comments

The following was written and contributed by Keira-Anne
I needed to share a story - any story. After some consideration, however, I realized that not just any story would do. Perhaps I could trick myself into finding inspiration. My desk was scattered with random papers, a can of half-drank Dr. Pepper my cell [...]

Full post

Blogathon Vancouver 2008: “W” is for Whitecaps

July 27th, 2008 by John Bollwitt   1 Comment

The following has been contributed by John Bollwitt
Don’t roll your eyes about this post just yet because there is more to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC than just their current status as a member of the United Soccer League (USL).
Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr
Vancouver Whitecaps is a Canadian professional soccer team, founded in 1986. The [...]

Full post

Blogathon Vancouver 2008: “R” is for Rock and Roll

July 27th, 2008 by John Bollwitt   2 Comments

The following has been contributed by John Bollwitt
Let’s be honest, R is truly for Rebecca.
Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr
However, the other love in my life, no matter how hard it is to believe or scandalous that it might be, is rock and roll.
A man by the name of Hagen Meyers once told me something [...]

Full post

Blogathon Vancouver 2008: “E” is for Electric Trolleybus

July 26th, 2008 by John Bollwitt   3 Comments

The following is a guest post by John Bollwitt
Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr
I’m hardly an expert on the subject of Electric Trolleybuses in Vancouver but do take my fair share of them in my commute to and from work, not to mention the post I made about not owning a car on my personal [...]

Full post

Fusion Festival: Where the Folk are the Audience

July 23rd, 2008 by DaveO   8 Comments

The following is a guest post by DaveO - you can catch a multitude of links to hise various projects on his website and more video on his Blip channel.
All my hipster/greenie/crunchy/urbane pals were all bound for the luminary, venerable Vancouver Folk Fest this past weekend. I turned down extra tickets, rumoured media passes, friendly [...]

Full post

BlogHer 2008: Day Two and Opening

July 19th, 2008 by Dr Beth Snow   8 Comments

The following was written by Dr Beth Snow as my official BlogHer 2008 Conference correspondent. You can read more from Beth on her blog: Not To Be Trusted with Knives and she’ll be reporting back here throughout the weekend.
Michelin is providing over 200 tonnes of carbon offsets to make up for the environmental impact of [...]

Full post

BlogHer 2008: Day One Sessions and Community Keynote

July 19th, 2008 by Dr Beth Snow   8 Comments

The following was written by Dr Beth Snow as my official BlogHer 2008 Conference correspondent. You can read more from Beth on her blog: Not To Be Trusted with Knives and she’ll be reporting back here throughout the weekend.
Today was the first full day of BlogHer’08. It was quite the full day (starting with breakfast [...]

Full post

BlogHer 2008: First Impressions

July 18th, 2008 by Dr Beth Snow   4 Comments

The following was written by Dr Beth Snow as my official BlogHer 2008 Conference correspondent. You can read more from Beth on her blog: Not To Be Trusted with Knives and she’ll be reporting back here throughout the weekend.
I arrived in San Francisco yesterday evening, in time to meet up with my friend Katie (who [...]

Full post

Sherlock Holmes Movie to Star Robert Downey Junior

July 13th, 2008 by Miss604   4 Comments

The following is a guest post written by the President of the Vancouver Sherlock Holmes society, The Stormy Petrels.
It has come to my attention that there are two new Sherlock Holmes movies in the works. This is always good news to Sherlockians - fans of the great detective.
Downey, who earned raves for the action blockbuster [...]

Full post