Hello Vancouver!

by Lindsay Drew Wotherspoon in , ,

I love Vancouver.  As a kid it was always one of those places I thought I would experience living in.  The high-rise condos just seemed so cool and Robson was the hippest place to stroll with all its restaurants, boutiques, and hordes of people.  Fast-forward a few years I started to think that Vancouver wasn't as great anymore, perhaps due to the never-ending rain and cloudiness I experienced on each visit.  A few weeks ago however, I flew out with my mom to visit my sister and to celebrate mom's birthday.  The sun shone.  The water glistened.  The birds sang.  The flowers had bloomed.  It was amazing.  I loved it and now I want to move there yet again.

First stop was Thierry Patisserie.  Highly recommended by a British chef friend of ours, I was eager to step inside and have a croissant experience à la française...

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San Pancho

by Lindsay Drew Wotherspoon in , , ,

Only 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta's airport, San Pancho (also referred to as San Francisco) seems miles away from the nightlife of PV.  There is no bus line that goes directly into town, which made it all the better.  San Pancho has a small population, yet it's culture is relatively diverse.  We encountered a number of ex-patriots from Canada and the U.S, even Europe and parts of South America.  However, the town still remained true to Mexico, with 'loud-speaker' fruit trucks being driven through the streets, roosters milling about, and family run taco stands on every corner.   I was so glad that we had decided to stay three more nights and enjoy the beach-filled bliss of the Mexican Riviera. Read More