Have you ever wondered what an executive traveller feels like? To enter the West Wing building you first must play a game of hide-and-seek with locating the access keypad to swipe your keycard to enter into the building. Of course we played long enough that another visitor had to point out the location of said…
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Tonight is Our Honeymoon, An Upgrade Would be Nice!
For nearly a decade whenever we found ourselves in Penticton, British Columbia or nearby we talked about staying the night at The Penticton Lakeside Resort but we always found a better deal elsewhere in a nearby accommodation at a vineyard or guest lodge. However on this particular road trip I had gone past windshield concentration…
Walking Castlegar for Indian Cuisine
While checking into the hotel for the evening we were chatting up the desk clerk about good restaurants within waking distance of the hotel. “The Buddha Bistro is a delicious place, can’t go wrong there ” she says as I picked up a printed menu on the counter top. “I recall it being pretty good…
The Southern Route into Beautiful British Columbia
Departing from the Bomber Museum we skirted out of town without stopping for ice cream or antique shopping, next time through I thought. “Where do we connect to highway 3? Is it at Ft McLeod?” I say driving 50 kmph thru town. She grabs her phone and starts punching in information to see what the…
A Nine Hole Review of the Season Opener at Wildman Disc Golf Course
If it ain’t Wildman then you are not challenging yourself enough and must go deeper into the woods. Literally this is the hardest disc golf course I have set my two feet onto in the past thirty-six months. The terrain at this course is deceptive as the first hole you see is number one and…
The Final Three Holes of the Back Nine at The Vic Park Classic Tournament
In case you were wondering how this four part series ended at The Vic Park Classic Tournament in Red Deer, Alberta Canada well lets just say it was a pleasant time trying to adjust for the headwinds, the spiralling winds and those shots where you wondered did I really just throw that? For simplicity sake,…
Intermission Between Rounds at The Vic Park Classic Tournament
Whilst Brendan and Bryce were off using the restroom, Curtis and I wandered over to the first tee pad when I made a comment about some brightly coloured clothes sitting on a park bench. He replied with “Oh yeah, they are,” followed by a small giggle. Upon reaching the tee pad, Curtis set down his…
Lunch and Nine Holes of The Vic Park Classic Tournament
Twenty-two minutes after Round 1 concluded I pulled into the parking lot of a nearby Mexican restaurant called Mucho Burrito to buy a taco salad for lunch. Reading through the menu I changed my mind and went with a regular sized burrito stuffed with black beans and every vegetable they had on the menu plus…
Kentwood Park Disc Golf Course, Round 1 of The Vic Park Classic Tournament
Firing up the Tacoma, I checked the map to learn the route to Kentwood Park. As normal with me, I tend to find an alternate route other than those shared by Google or Bing. The “usual route” which is roughly seventeen minutes between the two parks is to take Allan Street up around the horseshoe…
Why Invest in the Entire Stock Market?
Investment journey… we all have one or at least we should all have one. Initially my investment strategy started at the age of 19 when I had inherited $5,000.00 after my grandfather had passed away. He held a life insurance policy for myself, of course this never came to fruition. But upon his passing I…
SURPRISE it’s YOUR Birthday!
Every one of us until the end of time will have an annual day where we get to “celebrate” the day we were born. There are literally hundreds of thousands of ways to spend your time on this special day. Some people choose to take the day off work, others wait to have quality time…
The Truth About Moose Jaw’s Underground Tunnels
To begin the excitement today we booked two tours, The Chicago Connection about prohibition in the 1920’s and the famous Chicago gangster Al Capone. Then a break until we went underground again to learn about Bunker 24, the cold war and the fight against communism. The first thing you need to understand about these tours…
An Eruption of Laughter and the Sweet Surrender of Serendipity
Whilst the hostess set down the menus and silverware wraps we tugged on our zippers pulling apart the sides of our jacket, Shauna drew her arms out then snuggled up inside the jacket while I tossed the jacket, toque and gloves into the awaiting seat next to mine then sat down. Neither of us spoke…
The Taco Future Is Nigh
Okay okay, I’ve had my Taco for like almost 2-years, and I’m already contemplating the revolution of its future with all the bling bling of EV tech going on. Honestly, its a bit overwhelming when you compare an ICE Taco MSRP to say a Rivian RT1 MSRP but hey, I suppose by 2030 the ICE…
Driving Into the Unknown; Viewing Property in Northeast Edmonton
Sitting back in the oversized micro-leather black chair it facing our back patio door and a wide bay window overlooking the sparse trees along the fence. My face twisting into and out of perplexing contours and configurations when my wife interrupted my thoughts with, “hey what has you perplexed this morning?” This unexpected interruption pulling…
Show Homes in SW Edmonton
After my initial review on Monday of the Altius property that Shauna had found, I spoke to her about the other property I found a mere five minutes away from that location on the SW side of Edmonton. We determined Friday night would be best for a viewing and comparison of the show homes. Briefly…
An Unexpected Stop in Glenridding
Right blinker on, I pulled the steering wheel turning south and drove 500m to the parking lot yanked another right and headed for a parking space. There they stood five stylish townhomes standing side-by-side all assembled in their brightly painted facades. Locking the truck, I nearly sprinted across the lot to the front door. Hand…
Living with Your Decisions
Have you ever made a decision you were one-hundred percent sure of at the time then several months after living with said decision you realized maybe that was not exactly what you had in mind? This is that story. Back in January 2012 we returned from teaching English in South Korea. We found a modest…
Where Did Your Holiday Traditions Start?
Canadian Thanksgiving is on the first Monday of October. This is when my wife’s family gets together out at their acreage to enjoy family camaraderie and at the end of Thanksgiving night a random bowl is brought around to everyone whose present and they draw names. The name drawn becomes the person whom you are…
How to Avoid Tourists? And Enjoy the Hiking in Western Canada
Recently, a good friend from down south of the border reached out to ask the inevitable question when traveling to a fellow friend’s country… “what are the best places to go hiking in Vancouver? and where are some good places to eat?” followed by “can you advise us on the same in Banff? Oh Yeah……
Pfizer-BioNTech; Are There Really Side Effects?
On Monday June 7th after receiving my first dose of protection from humanity in the form a vaccination shot into the upper left arm of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 happiness, I was one of the lucky people who received an additional 30-minutes in the room to sit and make sure I didn’t have an allergic reaction to…
Giants of Mining Museum
1977 O&K Dragline Fort McKay, Alberta Canada The dragline has a base diameter of 18m (59 ft) A working weight of 3,420 metric tonnes (3,769 US tons) The maximum dumping height depth is 46.2m (151.5 ft) The maximum digging depth is 53m (173 ft) The dragline is equipped with three each of 1,120kW drag motors 1,120kW hoist motors 600kW swing motors…
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A Warm Welcome; Returning to the Driver’s Seat
Some people when they learn the total number of times that we have flown across the Pacific Ocean they gasp in disbelief then we lure them into the insanity of our lives with a bunch of stories about being independent worldwide travellers and they gasp in disbelief for a second time. I’ve never been able…
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