The road curved up and over the forested mountain sides. Heavy rain, pot-holes, and a complete lack of lighting meant the night time journey of 40km from the airport to LA Haut plantation lasted 1.5 hours. I was in St Lucia but my suitcase was still in Barbados. Damn! Eventually the taxi turned into whatContinue reading “St Lucia”
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UBC – Vancouver – Part 2
Outside, in the area between the museum and the cliff, you will find totem poles of the Kwakiutl, Haida, and Gitxsan people as well as two Haida houses, one for the living and one for the dead. From here you get a good view of the main building of the museum, a unique design ifContinue reading “UBC – Vancouver – Part 2”
UBC – Vancouver
Surrounded by lush rain forest, the campus of the University of British Columbia (UBC) protrudes into the Pacific Ocean. Most of the Point Grey peninsula is given over to the Pacific Spirit Regional Park, an area of Pacific red cedar. Some 34 trails meander for over 50 kilometres through this park. When hiking here, youContinue reading “UBC – Vancouver”