Camilla arrived Friday afternoon, when I was home for an hour to let the handyman in. I went back to work and she spent the afternoon and early evening on my couch. We got up at 4:30 a.m. because the plane took off at 7:05 a.m., and took a taxi to the airport. I‘ve...
Gordon picked me up from the airport of San Jose. I was happy to see him six months after last time we met at his and Camis wedding. We drove to their appartment and waited for Cami to come home and then cook together. We had a wild mix of pasta, beef and chicken...
It was my last day in Vancouver, so last chance to see all the spots I had not been able to see yet. I started with breakfast at a little café that had pretty good sourdough bread and pumkin seed spread with jam and where I probably wrote one of the last blog entries...
After not such a nice start into the day, I decided I would make the best of my Saturday and leave the city for some snowshoeing, something Gordon recommended to me as well. The weather was great, the sun was shining and I was happy to take my merino underpants for a walk. I...
I knew it would be raining all day long, so I checked the timetable for the MOA – the Museum of Anthropology, a tip that Gordon had given me. The museum offers free guided tours that are known to be excellent. I took the bus, because the campus of the University of British Columbia...
The weather was super great, just perfect for a little stroll around Stanley Park by foot and bike. First I cycled all the way to downtown by mobibike to have breakfast and then walked by the seawall all the way into the park. At the entrance of the park I took another bike and...
My travel guide told me, that Gastown is a hip area and right next to Chinatown. Getting served coffee by coffee nerds with moustaches, just what I had planned for the day. I had breakfast at home and then started my walk to the Patagonia store to finally buy a new rain jacket. I...
It was supposed to rain in Vancouver, while the forcast for Victoria was more pleasant. That, and the fact that I had concert tickets for the following two days, was why I decided to take the ferry to Victoria on Vancouver island. It was a 45 minutes drive from my apartment to Tsawwassen, the...
I am sitting in a café in Vancouver as I am writing this. It’s my last day here and that’s sad, because it took only little time to fall in love with this town. I left from Hilo for L.A. at night, a week ago. The waiting area at Hilo airport was very hawaiian....
When my alarm went off, I was already awake–ish. I got up, brushed my teeth and put the things, that I had not already stowed in any of my bags, anywhere they would fit. I didn‘t bring much, but when you are in a rush, everything seems to get bigger everytime you pack your...