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Travel: Canada

9 posts

Quick Review: Maenam, Vancouver

  • May 5, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Maenam is a glamorous little Thai restaurant in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighborhood. In Southern California we’ve got some of the best Thai food outside of Thailand. But we’ve got nothing quite like this.
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Hotel Review: Shangri-La, Vancouver

  • May 4, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
The Shangri-La Vancouver celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, yet this hotel still feels brand-new. The 119-room hotel occupies the first 15 floors of a stunning 62-story condominium tower in the heart of downtown. This was the first North American location for the Hong Kong-based luxury brand.
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Quick Review: Bar Oso, Whistler Village

  • April 30, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Bar Oso is an authentic Spanish tapas bar in the heart of Whistler Village. They've got a fantastic Spanish wine list and wonderful sangria. The chef is from Madrid...
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Quick Look: Steeps Grill, Whistler

  • April 29, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Steeps Grill is the only full-service restaurant on the mountain in Whistler. Steeps is a beautiful dining room and bar tucked inside the sprawling Roundhouse Lodge at an elevation of…
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Quick Look: Christine’s on Blackcomb

  • April 28, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
Christine’s is the preeminent on-mountain restaurant on Blackcomb Mountain. It’s a posh full-service dining room and bar at 6,102 feet, accessible by gondola or on skis. It’s open for lunch…
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Hotel Review: Fairmont Chateau Whistler

  • April 27, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
The Fairmont Chateau opened 30 years ago at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, occupying the best ski-in/ski-out real estate of any hotel on the Blackcomb side of the Whistler Blackcomb resort. So how's it holding up now?
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Photo of the Week: Vancouver

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Photo of the Week: Horstman Hut, Whistler Blackcomb

  • February 17, 2019
  • Brad A. Johnson
It's hard to fathom the vastness of Whistler Blackcomb ski resort. Between the two mountains, this place is truly colossal. I snapped this photo at the top of Blackcomb at Horstman Hut, a no-frills dining cabin at an elevation of a few feet shy of 7,500 feet.
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Heli-Fishing at Nimmo Bay, BC

  • February 1, 2017
  • Brad A. Johnson
The helicopter lifts, then tilts back, back, back… The trees spin sideways. The bay slips out from under us. The sky comes rushing forward. Clouds. Blue. An eagle… The trees begin righting themselves. We were upside down for only a split second before completing the loop-d-loop. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to weightlessness, and though I want to retain my composure, I can’t wipe the silly grin off my face. We feather toward the lake, landing softly on one of the resort’s three over-water helipads.
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Hey, OC. FYI in case you missed it, @ryegoods has opened a new location on Red Hill in Tustin, just down the street from Flight/Mess Hall. Same incredible breads and pastries as the original on the peninsula. No lines here, plus a huge seating area. #sourdough #pastries #coffee #orangecounty 322 9
One more post from our lovely stay at @fstokyo. Delicious lunch at @maisonmarunouchi, the casual sibling to @sezannetokyo. Excellent all around. And clearly popular with Tokyo's ladies who lunch: the clientele during our visit, almost entirely women. Quite the see-and-be-seen crowd. 57 1
I’m not sure which I liked better about the @fstokyo, the valet greeter and escort from the train station, the view of the trains from our room, or the super comfy pajamas. Excellent service all around. #Tokyo #Japan #hoteljunkie 79 3
I think @sezannetokyo ⁠has a #footfetish, and I’m ok with that. Truly fantastic lunch. Impeccable service. ⁠ 63 1
We had a really fun "Lost in Translation" moment at @meatman_roppongi. Google Translate failed hilariously. Delicious meat/fat overload anyway. Great staff, charming hospitality. Lots of sake. Thank you, @fstokyo for securing the reservation! #Tokyo #Roppongi #sake 76 1
Well, that was interesting.  A toast to 2022. And looking forward to ‘23. Cheers, and safe travels to all. 81 1
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