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Aug. 11, 2014 / Gordon Price

Who We Are: Spanish Banks on Super Moon

Super Moon … and Super Tides.  I can’t recall the waters of English Bay drawing out so far from the shores of…
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Aug. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: How to arrive at a picnic

Jericho Beach:  Note the BBQ, propane and a big bag probably filled with munchies. .…
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Aug. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: Kids in the Park

Heading home after an errand, went through Vanier Park.  And I wasn’t the only person who got there on a bike.…
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Aug. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Images: Ken does Comox

Out walking on the Comox / Helmcken greenway in Vancouver’s West End.  Here are two mini-parks with seats and greenery…
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Aug. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

Barcelona 22 – The Diagonal (3): Parc Diagonal Mar

Diagonal Mar was one of the largest projects in Europe a decade ago: an 80-acre property on the Mediterranean waterfront (linked with…
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Aug. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: Bike paths in parks

A scene from Jericho Beach Park, on the Seaside bike path. . . [PT: Is the Park Board planning to…
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Jul. 28, 2014 / Gordon Price

Barcelona 15 – The Skewed Map

Here’s a map of Barcelona in the 1920s. . . This map assumes you know that north is not at…
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Jul. 25, 2014 / Gordon Price

Barcelona 12 – Small Hidden Spaces (2)

In a small neighbourhood park in Barcelona – in this case, Jardins del Mestre Balcells (map here) – there are all the elements,…
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Jul. 25, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: One-stop Shopping

Looking for one-stop shopping to get a nifty bike and some snazzy duds?  Try the good old Hudson’s Bay Company…
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Jul. 24, 2014 / Gordon Price

Horticulture Creep

From Karole Sutherland, PT reader: As a frequent walker in the city one of the things that makes me crazy…
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Jul. 24, 2014 / Gordon Price

Barcelona 10 – Small Hidden Spaces (1)

One of the great pleasures of the city is coming across a small green space, clearly serving the local neighbourhood and…
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Jul. 24, 2014 / Gordon Price

Barcelona 9 – Impressions (1)

In Parc de la Cuitadella … .     Centro Comercial Glòries Centro Comercial Glòries…
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Jul. 21, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: Folkies on Wheels

Ken Ohrn was checking out the traffic to the Folk Music Festival this weekend: All the cool folkies are arriving…
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Jul. 21, 2014 / Gordon Price

A Very Green Place

You have to get away from Vancouver to appreciate how really green it is. I’m talking about the lavishness of…

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