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Tucked between ocean and mountains, Vancouver is one of the most extraordinary cities in the world. That’s all.

The rainbow that reached across a continent

June 28, 2009

Earlier this afternoon, I called Marie on Skype. She answered a little out of breath, and untangling her earphones she said in an excited voice: "I was on the terrace. There is a beautiful rai...

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A balcony with a view

June 28, 2009

Photoblogs, Vancouver

There is something to be said for living on the 15th floor of a Vancouver high rise. Beach Towers will have been a haven of peace and the most fantastic location I've ever lived in. In over two yea...

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Great blue heron

June 30, 2009

Fauna, Photoblogs, Vancouver

Part 3 of the rainbow evening shoot, here are my herons, photographed on the beach just across the street from home. I wasn't the only one interested in the herons, as can be seen. They most li...

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Sweet Seawall sunset

July 5, 2009

Photoblogs, Vancouver

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Good bye Vancouver

July 6, 2009

Schtroumpfissime, Vancouver

As I sit at home in an almost empty apartment, sorting out my fireworks pictures while waiting for Craigslist to do its magic and rid me of a few remaining pieces of furniture, I am peering through...

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80 Days and 80 Nights at YVR

June 24, 2011

Cool, Vancouver

Some people couldn't care less about airports. They consider them mere utilities, no better than the dirty cab they took to get there or the ugly meeting room they are going to spend hours in when ...

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Five Wild Years

January 24, 2013

Always, Vancouver

A little over five years ago, I happened to be up there, one of the loveliest places I know, with the loveliest person I know. She said yes. Need I say any more? The top of Grouse Moun...

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Invisible light - Part 2

July 27, 2013

Always, Photoblogs, Vancouver

2013 note: This entry was originally published exactly six years ago - July 27, 2007. This is an anniversary reprint. On that date, lightning struck and the greatest wheels were set in motion. Time...

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Missing the Skies

July 11, 2014

Airborne, New York, Vancouver

It is no secret that the sky is where I long to be, airborne, aloft, high. But this is not another rant about how much I miss flying. It is much more simple, yet infinitely deeper. After living in ...

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Walking Down the Memory Lane

April 29, 2016

Schtroumpfissime, Stories, Vancouver

Yesterday on the web I unexpectedly came upon the soundtrack of the old French movie Le Rapace. I downloaded the file, gave it a quick antivirus check – even though only a French user could have ma...

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