Repost of the Day: Autumn at Stanley and Pacific Spirit

October 3rd, 2020 More fall! Nature speaks in deep reds and golden yellows at Stanley Park and Pacific Spirit Regional Park in Vancouver. Leaves are like confetti, celebrating the end of another summer. Enjoy! Tomorrow we’re back on the magic carpet, on our way to the next destination. Kelly Repost of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the

Repost of the Day: Pure Color at Butchart Gardens

September 30th, 2020 The Mid-Autumn Festival is tomorrow so after Tuesday’s mooncakes in Southeast Asia, we’re flying the magic carpet back across the Pacific to view the spectacular fall foliage on Vancouver Island. Also, I recently learned a new word: lagniappe. It means extra, perk, tip or bonus. And I have a bonus for you today! After our recent adventures

Autumn at Stanley and Pacific Spirit

The beauty of Stanley Park and Pacific Spirit Regional Park speaks silently. An entire season’s story unfolds in broad strokes of fall color knit with smaller discoveries like spider webs and mushrooms. Walking the quiet trails, it’s easy to imagine what the native landscape of Vancouver looked like a few hundred years ago when the Squamish and Musqueam people lived

Stopping to Smell the Flowers

October is my birthday month. What I love most about October is that color overtakes landscape — not so much in Singapore since there aren’t really seasons here, but in all the other places I’ve lived. As a person who is obsessed with color, I can’t think of a better time of year to celebrate my life. I don’t care