First Nations Masterpieces
One of the best museums of culture I’ve ever visited is the jaw-dropping Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. The collection spans the globe, but it focuses […]
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5 BC Universities
Last week I visited 5 universities on 6 different campuses in British Columbia (as a college counselor, this is part of my job). Here’s a quick look at some of […]
The Tallest Free-Standing Totem Pole (and Other Victoria Delights)
Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, has an odd claim to fame: it is home to the world’s tallest free-standing totem pole. Originally carved in 1956 from a 133-foot cedar […]
A Burst of Spring: Vancouver’s Botanical Garden
It’s spring in Vancouver, and what a glorious thing that can be! If the sun is shining while you’re in town, it’s well worth making a trip to the VanDusen […]
10 Reasons to Visit Yogyakarta
My mother, cousin and paid a visit to Yogyakarta, a city on the Indonesian island of Java — and I’m ready to go right back! It’s a wonderful place with […]
Temples and Shrines of Higashiyama
The Higashiyama region of Kyoto has more shrines and temples than I can possibly count — and certainly more than the average visitor can manage in a day. If you […]
The Castles of Inuyama & Nagoya
About half an hour apart as the crow flies lie the ancient castle towns of Inuyama and Nagoya. Built in the early fifteenth century — and then heavily strengthened and […]
Singapore by MRT: The Purple Line
The plan: Visit every MRT (subway) stop on the Purple Line (aka the North East Line) in one day. The rules: Get out at every stop and spend ten to […]
Stamford Raffles: A Complicated Legacy
Singapore is cheerfully celebrating its “bicentennial,” the 200-year mark since its “founding” by British Statesman Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles. I use a lot of quotation marks here since a less […]
Wandering in Thimpu
Thimpu, Bhutan’s capital, lacks some of the charms of the rest of the country — after all, it’s the only city with six-story buildings and regular (if brief) morning traffic […]
