Some friends and I recently tried a real life room escape game for the first time. From traveling and poking around TripAdvisor these seem to be pretty popular and growing in popularity. Basically you and some friends/strangers are all trapped…
I Met the Vancouver Duck Lady
A couple friends and I visited Vancouver for a weekend in November, and we happened upon Laura-Kay Prophet, aka the Vancouver Duck Lady. This is her website here. She provides food and money to homeless people and can be seen…
Visiting the Capilano Suspension Bridge
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a big attraction in Vancouver, fairly near Grouse Mountain and it’s easy to see both on a single trip. The large bridge is the entryway to the park system which is a pretty nice area to…
Hiking the Grouse Grind
Grouse Mountain is one of the mountains located in North Vancouver, rather close to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. There are various activities that visitors can participate in at the mountain, although one of the most well known is the Grouse Grind.…
Hustle up the Hancock in Chicago
Hustle up the Hancock is an annual charity race to climb to the top of the John Hancock Center in Chicago. It is typically held one of the last Sundays in February. The race is put on by the Respiratory…
Exotics Racing Experience at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Made it to Vegas and finally made it out to Exotics Racing! Luckily they had a deal on some of the cars, although so many people signed up for the GT-R that they allowed people to choose among some upgrades.…
Using Korean Air to Fly From Chicago to Anchorage
I posted an article on ways to use Korean Air miles – but how can I make this work for me? Hawaiian doesn’t fly out of my local city. How about getting to Alaska though? I’m flying out of O’Hare…
Visiting the Autobahn in America
The Autobahn Country Club, that is… If you read my blog at all you’ll find the cars section is less about renting a Camry from Hertz and more about fun cars for people that actually like and drive them, which is…
Back to South Haven and Gingerman for Wangfest and Gridlife 2014
Recently back to South Haven for two weekend events in a row; Wangfest, one of the most sparsely attended car events I’ve seen there, and Gridlife, the most well attended event I’ve seen there. South Haven is a nice beachy…
Machine Guns Vegas
Was out at a convention in Las Vegas for work, and “unfortunately” had to take a break from the presentations to take out customer for entertainment. We left early and headed out to Machine Guns Vegas to entertain him through…