Visiting the Olympic Hospitality Houses
With the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games opening soon in Vancouver, many of the hospitality houses are getting ready to welcome visitors. I plan to visit as many as I can and will write about each one individually. Last weekend I went to Canada’s Northern House pavilion, representing the NW Territories, located at 602 W. Hastings St. Later I walked over to BC Place to see Bell’s Ice Cube fan zone, but it isn’t open yet. It will be a 280 square metre structure allowing...
January 19th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: 2010, 2010 Winter Olympics, Announcements, Attractions, Events, Family Friendly, Food & Beverage, Outdoors & Recreation, sports
Easing Into the New Year, 2010
... Northwest Journeys.
The subjects of our travel talk included slamming the door on 2009 and the beating that it gave the travel industry, hoping that 2010 is a more travel-friendly year, talking about our personal travel plans for the year, the projects were working on, the projects we’d like to work on, and we structure and commit our lives in such a way that travel plays a primary role.
I’m still looking forward to a day exploring the city, walking around, just poking into the nooks and crannies...
January 1st, 2010 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010, featuredarticle, new-years
How to ring in the New Year in Honolulu
... more. There’s no a la carte menu available tonight, so eat up! 1857 S. King St., dinner available 4:30–10pm, $105, 949-2526
Azure, the 2010 Hale Aina award winner for Best New Restaurant, is serving a special five-course dinner. Royal Hawaiian Hotel, 2259 Kalakaua Ave., dinner seatings available between 5:30–9pm, $150 adults, $40 ages 5–12, 921-4600
Chai’s Island Bistro has a special New Year’s Eve Menu that allows diners to assemble their own three- to five-course dinner....
December 31st, 2009 | byun | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010, Hawaii, honolulu, new year, nightlife
Saying Goodbye to 2009, Looking Forward to 2010
... heroism, community, balikbayan and compassion to our fellowmen. And, if only for that, will we look at 2009 with some measure of warmth.
And on to 2010 we’ll go, with its own set of joys and challenges. I am excited for the new year, as I am with every new leaf that’s turned. Who knows what this year will bring?
I, for one, choose to believe that good things will come. The good from the past will endure through the changing of the year, and pleasant surprises will be among the new.
We may or...
December 31st, 2009 | Maricar | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010, new year, Philippines
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