Besides food, India is a shopper’s paradise enticing both visitors and locals alike. Knowing where to shop can pose a bit of a challenge though unless you know where to go and how to bargain. Dilli Haat is an open air bazaar run by Delhi Tourism showcasing products from all the various states of India. [...]
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Delhi Steet Scenes
Walking around Delhi is feast for the eyes….here are just a few examples. India Gate…. Beautiful carvings on building throughout India….. Rickshaws…..cheap local transport. The Delhi Metro….even cheaper local transport. Beauty through a lattice…. Emerging from the metro in Old Delhi…..if the monkeys don’t get electrocuted, I guess the rest of us are safe too! [...]
Homecoming – Goa, India
A New Year’s trip to India starts in my home state of Goa. We were lucky to be based in my sister-in-law’s ancestral home, a lovely rural home in the village of Loutolim, South Goa. Built many centuries ago………. The home is filled with beautiful antiques mostly from the time of Portuguese rule in Goa. [...]
PSA: Eastside Culture Crawl – This Weekend!
Public Service Announcement: if you haven’t ever checked out the Eastside Culture Crawl it is a “must”. It is an truly great event which showcases the best of Vancouver artists and artisans…and also best illustrates how East Van is the cultural heart of this city. If your time is very limited, I recommend the [...]
Fitness monkey helps out a stroke victim in Shaughnessy
I had to cancel my phone, so I’m Face Timing and Skyping from the Starbucks around the corner. There’s no way I can pay the roaming charges from the trip to Bali. Telus should have said something before I went. They’re totally coming after me for it, too. I think I might have to move. [...]
Fitness Monkey’s Spring Ride to Whistler
It’s a Ghost Race Lector Pro road bike. I found it online and ordered it from England and it’s sweet. Premium of course. I put it on my credit card. I had to have something good after the shit that went down in Bali. I register for the Spring Ride to Whistler and do laps [...]
Helping the developers
Mount Pleasant residents are enlisted by a property development company to help move gentrification forward.
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Wren picks up some kind of bug that has her pooping in the can all day. She’s a white as a sheet. On the good side, I think she’s lost two or three pounds. I tell her she looks really thin and that makes her happy. I’m dying for a steak. I haven’t had real [...]
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