Festival of Lights

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

The festival of lights is a week of fireworks display in Vancouver, over the bay. So one might expect a picture of fireworks? Well, no....

Vancouver Pride

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

It’s this time of the year when the Vancouver community celebrates its sexual diversity – Pride weekend! Apparently one of the largest prides in North...

Crossing the Canadian Rockies

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Road-tripping to the Stampede! Oh yeah, this is serious business – crossing one of the most impressive mountain chains in the World, the Rockies. I’d...

Roller Derby

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Last Saturday we went for a game of Roller Derby at the PNE Forum, in Vancouver. I don’t think any of us (non-Canadians) knew what...

Cherry Awesome

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Ok, it’s normally ‘cherry blossom’ – but since Canadians are so keen to use the word ‘awesome’, I thought I would rename this yearly phenomenon...

Whistler Big Air 2011

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

This last weekend of the season, we were in Whistler for the Big Air Festival, the biggest ski outdoor festival in North America. And guess...

HitchWhistler hits 1,000 members!

Sunday, April 24th, 2011

For our 1,000th member on HitchWhistler.com, we decided we should go up to Whistler and celebrate the achievement! I printed some personalized t-shirts for the...

Pingu!

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Our last trip to Whistler I brought our beloved Penguin by the name of ‘Pingu’ up to Whistler, as he was in big need out...

Blackcomb Glacier

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

This is a shot I took on our before-last trip to Whistler, at the top of Blackcomb mountain, just before coming down on the Blackcomb...

Al’s graduation

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

It’s an honor to have been invited to my roommate’s graduation: Al Philippe Sinoy is one of my closest friends with whom I studied at...

Yaletown Marina

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

It’s been a while since I wrote on whereisflo.com, things have been a little busy around here, with the end of the season, people visiting...

Stanley Park

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

Today was a sunny day in Vancouver, and since this doesn’t happen too often at this time of year, we thought we’d take full advantage...

Playing Hockey!

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

After a few years of abstention from playing this pretty awesome game, I finally found the ice again in Big White this week. The rink...

The Cliff

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

My first double diamond in Canada! It’s called the cliff, it’s pretty steep, it’s pretty nice! You get to the top, and there’s a huge...

Big White

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

With yet another week planned skiing, we thought it would be a good idea to check out the Eastern part of BC and shred some...

Vancouver Giants

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

On the last day of my parents’ visit to BC, I thought I would make them ‘endure’ one last final Canadian tradition: Hockey. The Canucks...

Snow in Vancouver!

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Who said it didn’t snow in Vancouver? Well, whoever it was, this year they are wrong! It’s been snowing quite a few times since I...

Freezing Winter

Friday, February 25th, 2011

In Whistler again, this time with the parents, and under extreme conditions. It’s been snowing a LOT for the last couple of weeks and we’re...

Vancouver, O Vancouver!

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Made it to Vancouver, safe and sound. Weather is amazing, sky is blue, perfect day to visit the city. This shot is taken in the...

Harlem Globetrotters at Rogers Arena

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Today Al, my roomie, took me to the Rogers Arena, where the Canucks (Vancouver’s NHL team) normally play. But this time around it was time...

February Colours

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

I can’t believe it’s already February! This is the start of my 5th month here in Canada. It’s gone so quickly! Amazing. I still can’t...

Vancouver by night

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Again, this shot is taken from Point Grey, a posh area in Kitsilano. This is actually one of the last frames of a timelapse I...

The Georgia Straight

Monday, January 31st, 2011

The skies have finally cleared out for this beautiful Sunday afternoon in Vancouver. I took this opportunity to come out of the flat and go...

Powder riding

Friday, January 21st, 2011

So we went over with Richard, a Scottish guy i met here in Whistler, across to Whistler Mountain, on the Harmony mountainside. A lot of...

Whistler in January

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

It’s January and it’s meant to be the coldest month of the year – so I’ve gone up to Whistler with Sean, a CouchSurfer buddy,...

Fisheye Fun

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The fisheye has arrived. My Xmas present to Myself… you have to treat yourself once in a while, so that’s my treat for my quarter...

Top of the World

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Yet another successful day “up the hill” with my friend Sebastien. Got up to Cypress around 1pm, and witnessed this amazing sunset around 5pm. Cold...

Hydroplanes

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Vancouver downtown is famous for its hydroplanes, which take-off and land on regular intervals, destinations including Whistler and Victoria (on Vancouver Island). A great spot...

Winter Solstice

Friday, December 24th, 2010

21st of December = shortest day of the year! It surely feels like it, when the sun comes down at 4pm every day. It’s about...

Cypress Mountain

Monday, December 20th, 2010

So I took a bunch of pictures from this awesome afternoon in Cypress, but it was kind of hard to pick one to feature on...

Mount Baker

Monday, December 20th, 2010

It is winter, and as a one-year resident in Canada, it is my duty to go “up the hill”, as they say here, every weekend....

False Creek

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

I took this shot a little while ago with a friend’s camera, from the top of a building in Vancouver. Ok, it’s a little blurry,...

Good Morning Vancouver!

Friday, December 17th, 2010

I woke up this morning in Vancouver and for once the sky was blue! This is the view from my condo in Mount Pleasant. I...

New place in Vancouver

Monday, December 6th, 2010

After 6 weeks of squatting at Al’s place, we’ve finally moved in to a new condo in Vancouver, in the Mount Pleasant area. It’s simply...

Advertising HitchWhistler

Monday, November 29th, 2010

I’ve done it, created my first social platform. It’s called HitchWhistler, and it allows people from Vancouver & Whistler to share a trip to either...

Whistler’s Bobsleigh World Championships

Monday, November 29th, 2010

This week in Whistler were help the Bobsleigh World Championships. Since I’d come up for the weekend from Vancouver and my fellow couchsurfer hosts were...

Whistler First Snow

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Yup! It has snowed! And I made it up to Whistler for 3 days, thanks to the new Whistler Ridesharing system I invented and CouchSurfing....

First slide in the BC Snow!

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

It snowed ptobably about 40cm in the last couple of days – so on Sunday I thought it would be nice to drive up the...

The Salish Sea and Burrard Inlet

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Drove up to Cypress Moutain this weekend (on the North Shore of Vancouver) to see the snow, and on the way up, there was this...

Update on Van

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

It’s been a while since I posted something on here and there was a good reason – there simply wasn’t that much exciting stuff happening...

Halloween in Vancouver

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

It’s (well, was) Halloween! Since I was busy with work and settling in to Vancouver, Halloween’s been a bit forgotten this week. Although when I...

Whistler Job Interview

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

I had my first Canadian Job interview today, for a company called Origin Design, who provide digital media services for ski-related companies. Interview went well...

Autumn or Fall Maple Leaves

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

The colours in North America during the Autumn (or the fall, as they call it it) are just incredible. You’re walking down the street in...

Robson Square

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Robson square is basically downtown of Vancouver. It’s on the main peninsula bit of Vancouver, between Howe St and Horby St, right after Cambie bridge....

The Digital Whale

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Yes, seagulls have followed me ALL the way from the UK – and they are stalking me on my every day moves and activities. Will...

Olympic Torch

Monday, October 18th, 2010

Vaaaaaaaaancouver! With my bro Al! Hanging out, eating sushi, partying, drinking, the...

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