by eandl | Aug 14, 2012 | International Travel, Travel
Moda Hotel, Vancouver Moda Hotel is in the central business district, several blocks from two of the airport trains stops, and well within walking distance of most of downtown. The entrance is fairly small and we almost walked past it, mistaking the door for the...
by eandl | Aug 4, 2012 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
As you probably know by now, we usually do quite a bit of research into bars and restaurants before we visit a city. We found quite a few tasty places to eat and quiet spots for a drink in Long Beach. Yardhouse – part of a chain of restaurants that specializes...
by eandl | Aug 1, 2012 | Daily life
The Curse of the Pharaohs It took me quite a bit longer to get into the second Amelia Peabody mystery… not sure if I just wasn’t feeling the story or if it was so completely different than the last few books I’ve read. The novel ended up being...
by eandl | Jul 31, 2012 | Travel, USA Travel
Hyatt The Pike, Long Beach Since a conference was the reason for the trip to Long Beach, we focused on hotels within a few minutes walk of the convention center. Now, a Hyatt is attached to conference center, but the reviews weren’t as nice as the reviews for...
by eandl | Jul 28, 2012 | Daily life, Garden
Last weekend we went to Duke Gardens to check out the summer flowers and to exercise my macro lens. The flowers were as impressive as ever, but the insect life was also quite interesting: notice the bees’ head is not really attached… Leandra was...