Blog by Betsy Carstairs

29 1108 RIVERSIDE Close, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

March 25th, 2013
I just finished uploading this Townhouse for sale, 29 1108 RIVERSIDE Close, Port Coquitlam, British ColumbiaOpen plan end unit with mountain views & green outlook. Features masterbedroom with deluxe ensuite & adjoining bonus library/computer room up, great room on main with high ceilings & wood flooring & ground level playroom with doors leading to fenced back yard AND guest 4th bedroom. Cl ...

New Zealand, roads

March 17th, 2013
Taking the road up to Whistler BC is a piece of cake compared to these New Zealand roads. This is but 1 of many many hair pin turns on the South Islands road up from Nelson to Takkaka & the beautiful Golden Bay. Well worth the trip but was a bit of a "white knuckler". Thank goodness I picked up a hitch hiker who helped keep me keep on the LEFT side of the road. Going over the white line on th ...

Vietnam Honey

March 10th, 2013
 When I am in Vietnam I love getting up at sunrise & biking through the rice fields. One stumbles across the most interesting things. Today we came across a woman on a motorcycle selling honey. Yes the bees nestcomplete with lots of the bees were in this large plastic bucket!!! Talk about fresh!!!!  We negotiated a purchase of the liquid gold stressing that we would prefer the honey without t ...

New Zealand, concerts

March 6th, 2013
When I was in New Zealand last month I went to the Mission Hills WInery Music Festival  held once a year in the beautiful Art Deco city of Hawkes Bay in the North Island. Reluctantly  I pulled my self away from Golden Bay's gorgeous beaches & Nelson's music & sailing scene to head north to listen to Carole King...revisit my youth & the power of the songs she sang in the '60s. I stayed in a B& ...