Funny life's coincidences. On a recent trip into our own backyard to Deer Lake and the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, we were serenaded by beautifully truthful words from a neighbour. Words that for a lifetime we've been learning as we travel the world. Everybody's different, but everybody's the same. Who was singing these words of wisdom? My latest crush, Murray Porter, … [Read more...]
In Jazz Heaven at Hotel Innere Enge Bern
One of my great loves in life, as well as great comforts that adds a swing to my step and excites my synapses, firing up my imagination is good music. In particular, I have a great fondness for jazz and the blues. Aside from jazz and blues making me want to sway and dance to the music, it bridges the generation gaps, as really it is for everyone, and carries with it no … [Read more...]
2015 Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival – Gearing Up For A Good Time!
For 7 years now our summer highlight in Vancouver's Lower Mainland is the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, otherwise now known as my Birthday Bash! My friends love the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival so much that they now place it on their calendars before they make their other plans for the summer, and it has even become the much anticipated and talked about summer … [Read more...]
Deer Lake Park: An Awesome Outdoor Music Venue & Burnaby, BC Local Treasure
Among many other benefits of traveling anywhere and making connections while you do it is gaining a sense of perspective that helps you to more concisely appreciate your home. But sometimes, you don't have to travel very far to accomplish this. I'm talking about local treasures. These are the places, the events, the venues that make our home special to us, and where we make … [Read more...]
Celebrating Summer at Burnaby’s Deer Lake #TravelHappyDance Style
A couple of months ago we threw down the gauntlet to challenge you to show us how travel makes you feel with your very own travel happy dance! And there is no better time to do that then in the summer, when everyone kicks back to groove out to the music. I know that is what we will be doing this weekend at the 2014 CBCMusic.ca Festival! For a little taste of what you can … [Read more...]
