Europe 2013 Apartment Rental and Hotel Room Video Tours
I can’t recall exactly when it was that I first shot a hotel room video tour and posted it on YouTube, but it has now become something of a tradition for me every time that I travel. You might...
View ArticleVideo: Hilton Bellevue Hotel Room Tour
Although we would have preferred to stay somewhere closer to the convention center for PAX Prime in Seattle last weekend, we graciously accepted the kind gesture from Kingston Technology to cover our...
View ArticleVideo: Four Points Sheraton Chelsea, New York
It has been some fifteen years since I was last in New York City. I was still a teenager at the time and I was exploring the Big Apple with my parents. We went to all the usual tourist spots, like the...
View ArticleTravel Tuesday: Carnival Victory Cruise Ship Stateroom Tour
Continuing with my travels, I spend the first week of October on board the Carnival Victory cruise ship for a trip around the Eastern Caribbean. The hope was to get away from the cold and rain of the...
View ArticleTravel Tuesday: Treasure Island Las Vegas Hotel Room Video Tour
Even though I’ll be heading right back into Sin City next month for the Consumer Electronics Show (I hope to bring back some more awesome swag to give away again), Susanne and I made our way down to...
View ArticleTravel Tuesday: The Quad Las Vegas Hotel Room Video Tour
Las Vegas is one of those travel destinations where you can spend exorbitant amounts of money on lavish luxuries or you can have a perfectly good time on a very frugal budget too. More than anything...
View ArticleWhat’s Up Wednesdays: Life and Business
It’s time once again for another hump day speedlink. This week’s collection looks at our relationships with both everyday life and our professional ambitions. We start off with Zac Johnson, who is...
View ArticleTravel Tuesday: The Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC (Video)
When most folks picture the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island, one of the most iconic images that will inevitably come to mind is the Fairmont Empress Hotel. Oftentimes known simply as The Empress,...
View ArticleTravel Tuesday: Monarch Skyline Hotel – Luzhu, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
When you travel to anywhere in the world, one of the bigger decisions that you make is where you’re going to stay while you are there. Some people prefer to go as budget as possible, saving their...
View ArticleTravel Tuesday: RF Hotel Taipei, Taiwan (Video)
When traveling through a city like Taipei, you have no shortage of options when it comes to where you want to stay. On the higher end of the scale, you have hotels like the W Taipei with nightly rates...
View ArticleTravel Tuesday: Aqua Pacific Monarch Hotel, Waikiki (Video)
This trip was different from all the other trips we have taken, because it was the first one we have ever taken with Adalynn. Traveling with a baby, as any parent can attest, introduces a whole array...
View ArticleLe Westin Montreal Hotel Room Video Tour
My family just got back from our trip to Montreal, Quebec. It may surprise some of you to hear that this was actually the first time I’ve ever been east of Alberta in Canada! For our six nights in la...
View ArticleMarriott Napa Valley Hotel & Spa Room Tour
I’ve been to San Francisco a couple of times before, but I’d never ventured into the neighboring wine country. The good folks at Gigabyte, Intel and Corsair invited me — along with a few other tech...
View ArticleHarrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa (Video Tour)
A few weeks ago, I took a quick business trip down to Napa Valley in California to check out some new computer gear and to sample some fine wine. Packing up my day bag once again, I made my way over...
View ArticleVlog #17: Healthy Family Expo
Despite the impression I may have left with last week’s vlog, adulting isn’t all bad. In fact, it can be filled with all sorts of precious moments with your kids, as was the case with our whirlwind...
View ArticleWhat’s Up Wednesdays: Not Alone
Seriously. How is it already the end of the March? Remember when we were kids and summer break felt like it lasted forever? Nowadays, you blink your eyes and it’s suddenly five years later! The good...
View ArticleWaffle Gone Wild, Central Burnaby
Vancouver is very clearly a city of very passionate foodies. We love our sushi and we love authentic cuisine just as much as we enjoy creative fusion dishes. Vancouverites ride those culinary trends...
View ArticleSunday Snippet: Ricky Gervais
You should bring something into the world that wasn’t in the world before. It doesn’t matter what that is. It doesn’t matter if it’s a table or a film or gardening – everyone should create. You should...
View ArticleVlog #18: Go Small, Live Big with 2018 Ford EcoSport
I don’t know how things might be in your neck of the woods. Here in Metro Vancouver, the roads are increasingly dominated by small and midsize SUVs. You know, aside from the exotic supercars with...
View ArticleTrying to Do It All (And Every Decision Is Wrong)
Let’s go back a few hundred years to Feudal England. Chances are that you’re born into an agricultural family. You’ll likely be working the land of the same farm from the time you’re old enough to...
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