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 […]
Tag Archives: Gardens
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 […]
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 […]
Kanazawa: City of Samurais
Kanazawa, a city of nearly 500,000 that sits between the Japanese Alps and the Sea of Japan, offers day’s worth of things to do. Most people will start with a […]
Kenroku-en: Garden of Six Perfections
Kenroku-en, a magnificent park that sits in the middle of the city of Kanazawa, is said to be one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan.. Developed between the […]
Cowtown Culture: Art in Fort Worth
Fort Worth does its best to retain an old-time western image, playing up its “real Texas” personality in contrast to its shiny big sister Dallas next door. It’s the kind […]
The Tasmanian Midlands
The inland drive from Hobart to the sleepy town of Fingal takes you through the spectacular scenery and cute towns of the Tasmanian Midlands. The first interesting place to veer […]
Fun Facts About Leiden
Fun fact #1: You can get pancakes that are bigger than your head. Seriously — these things are huge: I had this pear and whipped cream pancake at Pannenkoekenhuys Oudt […]
The River and the Bay
My dad is in Singapore! For his first morning here, we started with a trip to the Bukit Timah Food Centre, a hawker stall where he tried things like chicken […]
Snow in Summer
After the Fellowship of the Ring lost Gandalf in the Mines of Moria, they rested briefly at Dimrill Dale. In the movie, this scene was filmed at Lake Alta, an […]
