Well of course it was Halloween recently and although the Canucks don't go as crazy as the Yanks when it comes to all thinks All Hallow's Eve it is definitely a much bigger deal than it is in Australia. Lots of shops in the yuppie Yaletown area took part in an organised Trick or Treat event for the kids and of course throughout the suburbs kids were trickin' and or a treatin' during the night - my bowl of sweets definitely got eaten pretty quickly (and not by me!). I had been invited to a friend's Halloween party (a kiwi guy [View Full Entry]

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Well I’ve had another awesome few weeks in North America. Highlight of the past fortnight was a trip to Seattle and Portland to see Sigur Ros, my ‘weird Icelandic band’. Taking my gig addiction to a new level, I travelled down to Seattle on Saturday morning and spent a day and a half sight seeing and then on Sunday night it was the first of three Sigur Ros concerts, in three nights in three cities. The morning after the Seattle concert I then headed to Portland for the second concert and early the morning after that it was a full day’s [View Full Entry]

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Last weekend I went to San Francisco for a four day holiday and, of course, a music festival. Of all the US cities, SF and NY are the only ones that have ever had any great appeal for my, NY I totally loved on my trip four years ago (almost to the day!) and so can’t wait to return for Xmas this year and although SF wasn’t the alternative/hippie loveland I thought it would be (the city is too big a city for that) I still had a great time. I arrived early Saturday morning (after leaving Vancouver the night before [View Full Entry]

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Nothing overly interesting or exciting to report since my last blog so I thought I’d pass on a few random thoughts on Vancouver. Weather - Vancouver is jokingly referred to as Raincouver but so far things have been pretty good, there have been a few wet days but mostly fantastic weather. The city - as I cross over the bridge on my daily walk to work I am constantly reminded of how damn lucky I am to be living here, the views of the bay area with the mountains in the background are just fantastic. Homelessness - there’s lots of it [View Full Entry]

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Hello again all! Well I started a new job the other day. As much as I enjoyed my time at Vancouver Coastal Health, it wasn’t really for me. The work environment was a little different to what I’m used to and ultimately things weren’t busy enough to keep me occupied. So totally out of the blue I got offered a job at Davis LLP, a national law firm with its head office in Vancouver. Doing legal accounting like I did at Mallesons, my job will be to relieve for staff on leave or otherwise occupied with the roll out of their [View Full Entry]

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Yet another awesome trip with Moose over the weekend, this time our driver was a bit of a loser but the rest of us on the bus were pretty cool. Made really good friends with a Sadie and Joe, a young couple from Manchester who are into similar music to me (Sadie is also in a band which I will have to get into) so we had fun talking about bands and playing our favourite songs to each other. Sadie also lived near me and Joe worked at the vegetarian cafe and a pub near me so chances are we'd actually [View Full Entry]

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Whistler and Seattle - another bus two weeks in North America So the other weekend I went to Whistler on another one of the Moose tours and had an absolutely awesome time - Canada just keeps getting better and better!!! A popular ski resort in winter (in the top 5 in the world apparently) but still hugely popular in the summer months with some limited skiing and boarding opportunities, amazing hiking trails and, for the more adventurous, some hardcore mountain bike trails. Whistler will also be the home to a lot of the sledding and skiing events for the 2010 Winter [View Full Entry]

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So, I started my new job last Thursday. All good so far although it is a little strange not working in law (speaking of which happy June 30 to Margaret, that makes it two EOFYs I’ve missed now!) so it’s a steep learning curve and the number of systems we use is just crazy: upwards of 11 packages depending on the hospital! All is well with my house mates as well. We had a little house party the other night which was heaps of fun, my house mates can all cook so might have to lift my game in that regard. [View Full Entry]

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First up, I have a home and a job! Yay!!! I’m now living in a house across the water about 3.5km south of downtown (think South Perth/Como area). I am sharing with a guy and two girls, all in their mid 20s and really nice. My room is in the basement so it doesn’t get much sun but I get a huge bedroom and large lounge area so there is heaps of space plus we have a garden which makes a nice chance. The flat share market here is pretty crazy, living close to the city means a tiny room (some [View Full Entry]

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Well my first week and a bit in Vancouver has been fun but fairly uneventful. The weather has been up and down but what rain there has been has been pretty light and the temps have allowed shorts and t shirts most days which makes a nice chance to the UK. I’ve been sleeping heaps, the jet lag is partly to blame and I suppose this is also the first time I’ve stopped working/travelling/going out since mid March and the past three months have clearly taken a toll on my body. My hostel is pretty awesome, nothing fancy about the rooms [View Full Entry]

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