• Food & Drink

    Port Moody Ale Trail, Canada

    Moody Ales at Port Moody The Trail Murray Street is known for its Ale Trail, with four within a short three block stretch. These are Moody Ales, Parkside Brewery, Yellow Dog and Twin Sails. I managed to only visit three with Parkside missing out as I had too much at Moody Ales. Starting at Twin Sails I grabbed the Con Leche and Dat Juice  and headed to the deck. At Yellow Dog I went for the Retriever Golden Ale. Moody Ales And at Moody, well they have a lot of choices, and judging by the number of people here it’s definitely the most popular. Here I sampled the Sociable Pale…

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    Sea To Sky, BC

    Howe Sound As an avid skier, the Sea to Sky Gondola seemed kinda corny and redundant. After all I’d been up many lifts and taken in many sights while skiing a mountain. But after visiting it turns out I was wrong. We got lucky with the blue bird day and warm weather, but have a jacket handy as 850m (2,800ft) it can get cooler. There was still snow in the shadows in May. If I had researched beforehand I would have found out that there are hiking trails at the top to explore. It’s even possible to hike up and skip the gondola fee if you are fit enough and…

  • Travel

    Superbowl LII

    Superbowl LII-Broad St The Eagles win their first Super Bowl in 2018. The celebrations post game, the next morning, and the parade. February, 2018 Superbowl LII-Road Block Superbowl LII-Locust and Broad St Superbowl LII-Broad St Superbowl LII-Broad St Wawa Superbowl LII-Walnut and Broad St Superbowl LII-Locust and 13th St Superbowl LII-13th St Superbowl LII-Grease Pole Superbowl LII-Chestnut and 17th St Superbowl LII-Chestnut and 17th St Superbowl LII-Break-in Superbowl LII-Boarding Windows Superbowl LII-Broad St before the Parade Superbowl LII-Market and 15th St Superbowl LII-Trophy with Wentz Superbowl LII-City Hall Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Link

  • Food & Drink

    Islay, Scotland

    Laphroaig-Kettles Ishga Baugh, the water of life. The Island of Islay, it may not be the birthplace of Whisky, but it sure is the best place for peated whisky. With a choice of many proud names still active on Islay such as Ardbeg, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Coal Ila, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, and my favourite, Laphroaig. There are a few new names joining the scene here, but there are plenty of names that are no longer in operation. On this trip we visited Laphroaig, Ardbeg and, Lagavulin, as well as doing a small hike in the afternoon. Laphroaig Distillers Tour Laphroaig was the first stop, and I had signed us up for the…

  • Travel

    Steamboat, CO

    Valley Below The middle of winter, the best time to go to the snow. For one week in February 2017, suddenly, it wasn’t the best time to be in Colorado, unless you wanted to work on your tan. With the highs up into the 20s C (70s F), the snow is going to suffer. While my timing was unlucky, Steamboat was still a fun mountain to ride, especially with my experience riding the east coast ice pack. Steamboat has some elevation to help keep the snow closer to the optimal temperatures near the summit of 2,050 m (6,732 ft). Steamboat Ski Resort is easily accessible from Denver airport, I took…