Beware the Ix’tabay!
Yucatán legend tells an age-old story of two women (possibly sisters): Xkeban and Utz-Colel, who lived in the same village. Both women were exceptionally beautiful but while Utz Colel lived […]
Category Archives: Places
Fall Frolic List- Autumn Events in Vancouver
There’s a chill in the air and the tree tops will soon be ablaze in fiery foliage splendor. Summer weather in Vancouver may be coming to an end, but […]
5 OUTLANDISH SEPTEMBER FOOD FESTIVALS
1. La Festa des Vermar: Grape Throwing Festival: Mallorca, Spain: last weekend in September You’d better wear a shirt that you don’t mind getting stained if you attend this festival […]
-Just Picture it- Edinburgh Fringe Fest
This busker’s guitar playing was rubbish. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is on now until the end of August. I went to to it a few years ago and had a hoot […]
A gay ole time at Vancouver’s Pride Parade
As queer as it sounds, one of my all-time favourite events when I lived in Vancouver, Canada, was the annual Gay Pride Parade. I, myself, am as straight as a […]
Rodents take center stage at the world famous Gopher Hole Museum
If you dig a bit of (somewhat creepy) eccentric kitsch, then the ‘world famous’ Gopher Hole Museum might just be worth a detour on your road trip through Alberta. This bizarre […]
Bikers in the Buff: Witnessing The World Naked Bike Ride in Vancouver
I was blissfully unaware. I had no inkling of the event that was about to accost my innocent eyes…. There I was, minding my own business, sitting on a patch of […]
Why a Eurail Pass might be ‘just the ticket’ for your European travels
If you have made the decision to wander (or re-wander) your way through Europe, then congratulations! You are one smart cookie. The Old World is chock full of charm, history, art, […]
