As I filled out the last of my forms for Permanent Residency today I wondered how much effort one should put into to have the right to be welcomed to another country? I’ve probably spent up to 4 hours now of ensuring I have all the right forms, rereading the detailed instructions, saying the right [...]

When my alarm went off at 4:30am on Friday 22 May I knew I was about to embark on adventure that would have a profound and lasting impact on my life. Was I right? Absolutely! 10 days in Costa Rica in the province of Guanacaste with 14 entrepreneurs from all over North America, brought together [...]

This is the crummy view I get to look out on each day from our ConnectionPoint office in Gastown. I know, how unlucky am I! Since spring arrived there’s been a new cruise ship to gaze out onto daily, and with that brings lots of tourists and a hive of activity to Gastown. When we [...]

I’d never been to Seattle until last Friday. In many respects it was like driving for 3 hours to be in Vancouver! Just as many carpet/ rug shops, the home of Starbucks and good coffee joints, Pudget Sound on one side and Lake Washington on the other, pot smokers on the street and the same [...]

The limo pulled up outside my suite on April 3, my  birthday. I strode out with a small suitcase and more importantly a bottle of Veuve Cliquot in my hand ready to head to Las Vegas and party for 60 hours straight. It was by far and away the best trip I’ve had in some [...]