Posted on November 12, 2009 by jordenf
Well I hope if you travel to Japan you are not claustrophobic! The 9H hotel is a 9-story “luxury” capsule hotel in Kyoto Japan that provides the minimum amount of amenities you need for a night’s rest. The tiny capsules (there are 125 of them) look pretty futuristic with their clean lines and their Panasonic [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2009 by jordenf
Lately I’ve been having trouble finding eateries in Vancouver that have great staff, with great food and great drinks, and that are great settings for conversation. I mean you can find one or two of those qualities in a restaurant, maybe three if you’re lucky, but all four?… that’s going to be pretty hard to [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2009 by jordenf
So I was driving to Ultimate today… you know the game where a bunch of people throw a Frisbee at each other? No, still don’t know it? Normally 20 somethings play it on the front lawn of their frat while drinking copious amounts of alcohol… still don’t know? Well I’ll write another post explaining it [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2009 by jordenf
Have you ever wanted to travel to Mars but not in the same shuttle as Lance Bass or Richard Branson? Well now is your chance! NASA is now accepting names to put on a microchip that will be attached to the Mars Science Laboratory Rover which is set to travel to Mars in 2011. All [...]
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Posted on July 6, 2009 by jordenf
I’ll admit it, I’ve been living a lie these past 26 years. I’ve been passing myself off as a true Vancouverite but alas it is not entirely true… because everyone knows to be a true Vancouverite you need to at one point complete the Grouse Grind. And on Sunday it was my first time doing it. [...]
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