Although I just saw Metallica play at the Download Festival in the U.K. in June 2012 an opportunity came up to see a special concert at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on August 27th for only $5! So it was time to get up there from Seattle ASAP and ride the lightning again (I heard this…
Tag: British Columbia
Snapshots of Vancouver B.C.
I spent a few days in Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada recently to catch up with friends and attend a Metallica concert where they were filming a 3D movie (more on that in my next post). Something I really like about Vancouver is that it is a very cosmopolitan city that has integrated First Nations, British,…
Museum of Anthropology – University of British Columbia
In May 2011 I was in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I took a day trip out to the excellent Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Architecturally the museum itself is impressive but the collection of totems, masks and other archeological and ethnographic artefacts, especially those from the First Nations are the jewel in the crown.
Victoria B.C. – Canada
February 4th – 6th, 2012 Vancouver Island, British Columbia Less than 3 hours by ferry from Seattle is Victoria the state capital of British Columbia, Canada. I had been to Vancouver Island previously in 2006 but never got to Victoria as my time was spent further North primarily for Bear watching, so with some sunny…
Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse – Canada
February 5th, 2012 Vancouver Island, British Columbia Fort Rodd Hill and the Fisgard Lighthouse are National Historic Sites of Canada. The fort was in use from 1878 to 1956 (the concrete structures that can be seen today were first built in the 1890’s) and was one of a series of forts that provided coastal artillery protection for the…
The Great Bears Of Canada
In October/November 2006 I travelled to Canada from Australia in the hopes of seeing all 3 Bear species of the great north. The Black Bear, Grizzly Bear and Polar Bear. My timing was planned to coincide before the Grizzlies went into hibernation and just as the Polar Bears were becoming active prior to their long…
Warbirds, Helicopters, Jet Fighters and Poutine….thankyou Canada :-)
Originally posted on Deano In America:
12th August, 2011 Abbotsford International Air Show Canada’s national air show is held in Abbotsford, British Columbia each year for 3 days (the show has been running since 1962). Abbotsford is just across the border from Washington state, USA. Originally I had planned to attend the show on August 13th on…
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