[twitter]Lego Store – Chinook Mall 6455 Macleod Trail SW (403) 252-5346 The Lego Store is to children what the Apple Store is to dads. Check that, kids and dads alike love them both. Calgary is lucky enough to be one of a few cities in North America (only 4 in Canada) to have a specific Lego Store, and while the prices are often higher here…
Canada Wins
Late on a Sunday night, and I see a kid walking through our neighborhood with baggy pants he can barely hold up, a hoody covering his head, blasting loud music through his headphones. Did I shoot him? No. I pointed out the huge Northern Lights explosion I was starting at behind him. He said “Wow, that’s beautiful. I’m from Florida, I’ve never seen that. Wow.”…
Buzz Bishop Has A Favorite Kid
Yes, I have a favorite kid. And so do you. I admitted it, you may not, but you still have one.
Wine Labels Are Bullshit
Wine packing the shelves at Petaluma Market – Buzz Bishop [twitter]If wine tasting is bullshit, then it follows the naming of wines has to be full of it too. Marketing. It’s all about marketing. I’ve said before how the design of a wine label will influence our eyes before our tongues even get a taste. Now the naming of wines is messing with our brains…
Wine Tasting Is Bullshit
St Clement Tasting Room – by Buzz Bishop on Flickr [twitter]With apologies to Penn and Teller, it is – it really is. Just as with galleries that hang fingerpaintings from 4 year olds that have critics wagging, wine is all about ritual, mystique and a whole bunch of nonsense. The swirling. The sniffing. The tasting. The spitting. Wine tasting is like poetry class. Back in…
Camping With Kids #5: Camping At Bow Valley Provincial Park
The best closest place to camp near Calgary is Bow Valley Provincial Park. It’s less than an hour, it’s filled with trees, playgrounds, and water.
Kid Friendly Hikes Near Calgary: Grotto Canyon
[twitter]Grotto Canyon Trail Length: 4.5 km return (2-3hrs) Elevation Gain: 200m Age Appropriate: 5+ We hiked Grotto Canyon as part of our weekend camping at Bow Valley Provincial Park. It’s just a few kilometres away on highway 1A. From Canmore, head east on Bow Valley Trail for about 10 kilometers. Look for the Grotto Pond Day Use Area sign. The pond is popular for trout…
Calgary Food Truck Reviews: Holy Crepe
[twitter]Twitter: http://twitter.com/Holy_CrepeYYC Facebook: Website: http://www.holycrepefoodtruck.com/ Here’s a complete list of where to find Calgary Food Trucks. Description: Who says crepes have to only be French? Holy Crepe bring cuisine, flavors, spices, and traditions from around the world and put them in our crepes. By bringing the perfect blends of food from all over the world, we created the most delicious and flavorful crepes that you…
Calgary Food Truck Reviews: Braizen Chef Driven Cuisine
[twitter]Twitter: http://twitter.com/BraizenFoodTruc Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/braizenfoodtruck Website: http://braizenfoodtruck.com/ Here’s a complete list of where to find Calgary Food Trucks. Description: Steve Glavicich, co-founder and Chef of the BLAM!wich food truck, has now taken to the streets with the Braizen Food Truck. Chef-driven (pun intended!), slow-cooked, lovingly crafted, creatively served. Drawing on flavors and inspiration from Asia, classic American, Middle Eastern, South America and beyond, Steve’s vision for…
Kid Friendly Hikes Near Calgary: Troll Falls
[twitter]Troll Falls – Kananaskis Country Trail Length: 3.2 km return / approx 90 minutes Elevation Gain: 40m Age Appropriate: this hike is stroller friendly making it great for all ages Next to the Grassi Lakes Trail, the hike at Troll Falls in Kananaskis Country has to be the most popular for young families and kids near Calgary. (Here’s a look at Troll Falls in winter)…
Calgary Day Trips: Smith-Dorrien Spray Lakes Trail Loop From K Country
[twitter]Banff and Lake Louise may get all the tourist love, but when it comes to authentic Rocky Mountain experiences, I’ll take Kananaskis Country every single time. If the big national parks are filled with tourist traps, K Country is where the locals go to experience one of the best backyards the world has to offer. The mountains are raw and steep in K Country. They…
Why I Joined Team Diabetes
Many of us only become active in charities when they directly affect our lives. Our kids have autism, we wear the blue puzzle pin. Our grandmother has breast cancer, and our world becomes pink. Some charities, however, go beyond and reach out to those without personal motives. The red ribbon of the AIDS movement, and Lance Armstrong‘s Livestrong bracelets are examples of awareness becoming almost…
The Classic Wooden Roller Coaster At The PNE Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time [video]
[twitter]One of the greatest thrills in life is riding in the front of an old wooden roller coaster. Sure, those new fangled coasters can throw you upside down, and rocket you at ridiculous speeds, but you always feel totally safe in them. Taking a spin an old wooden roller coaster with merely a metal bar to “hold you in”, is an entirely different experience. Check…
Calgary Food Truck Reviews: Alley Burger
[twitter]Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/alleyburger Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alley-Burger Website: http://alleyburger.ca/ Here’s a complete list of where to find Calgary Food Trucks. Description: Downtown’s popular and multiple-award winning new restaurant CHARCUT Roast House chefs made their way from the sleek contemporary kitchen galley to the dimly lit back alley last year, sparking a social media phenomenon that drew diners by the hundreds downtown in the dead of winter to lay…
Where To Eat In Reykjavik
Here are some of the most popular things to eat and places to eat in Reykjavik, Iceland. From hot dogs to putrified shark, omnomnom.
What To Eat In Iceland
A look at the indigenous and unique foods and a description of what to eat in Iceland when you visit. Hot dogs, puffin, whale, and shark. Really!