VANCOUVER’S PREMIER BOUTIQUE HOTEL, RIGHT ON THE WATER... The Only Hotel on Granville 'Island' With welcoming staff to greet you, a restaurant and lounge to entice, and luxurious hotel rooms to make you feel at home, the Granville Island Hotel (GIH) is Vancouver's best kept secret. This boutique Vancouver hotel is a hidden gem, offering guests one-of-a kind experiences. Dabble in local art, sample Island cuisine at the famous Public Market or explore Vancouver and Stanley Park by bike or ... [more]
The Lions Gate Toll Bridge, Opened to Traffic in 1938
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge,[1] is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" refers to The Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver. Northbound traffic on the bridge heads in their general direction. A pair of ... [more]
Will Everything Become a Movie Screen? Artists Can Now Animate Art onto Buildings with Digital Projection Maps
How cool is this? Wouldn't it be great to fly to Copenhagen just to spend a night or two just watching this cube? Count me in... I've always marveled at how they can do these projections by using architectural building maps to let digital artists create graffiti or grand masterpieces on Museums, Opera Houses, or even the Kings' Palaces! When the show is over there's never a drop of paint left behind, the building, object, item is untouched with all images removed. Magic! Obsura is ... [more]
Life 2.0 – The Movie: A Real Review of: Virtual Living in Second Life?
Second life is a virtual world where the players (programmers mainly + other people) create objects to buy, sell and trade using 'Lindens' the in-world currency that supports commerce. People playing the game can buy and sell their Lindens for real money! If you're wondering where the name came from, Linden is the name of a suburb near Seattle, Washington. One thing you might be surprised about is that Second Life turned 10 in 2013. Ten years is a long time when you measure it in Internet ... [more]
Spend One Dollar, Get One Dollar? Sounds Simple!
$1 SHOP.CA Reward = $1 Canadian Dollar. Simple, right?! How much easier does it get? Have you noticed how reward programs have become so complicated, you don’t really know what value you are getting? The people behind SHOP.CA wanted to fix that, so after lots of calculations and idea they came up with a real winner! At SHOP.CA, you don’t need a calculator to figure out the dollar value of your rewards. When you first Sign-UP to be a SHOP.CA Member, we give you $25 ... [more]