Blog by Betsy Carstairs
Vietnam Honey
March 10th, 2013



New Zealand, concerts
March 6th, 2013


New Zealand, wine country
February 4th, 2013New Zealand, North Island
February 4th, 2013
Kayaking,Indian Arm @ Deep Cove
May 16th, 2012
This morning I kayaked over to Deep Cove from Belcarra. We left the shores of Belcarra @ 7:00 & the water was like glass. Seagulls were pecking shells on the seashore & lots of Canada Geese nesting on the small islands. We reached North Vancouver's east point @ Deep Cove & trundled off for breakfast @ Honeys. En route to the restaurant there was a group of women doing exercise on the fore sho ...
Vietnam in February
March 4th, 2012

Vancouver's winter grey skies can be easily replaced with warm blue skies with a quick trip to Vietnam. This year I went to visit some friends in this beautiful country. I flew into Saigone & we spent 3 days in this city. The 1950's French architecture & gorgeous garden parks were truely stunning. I felt very safe here even if the traffic really is daunting. I opted for a pedicab & even that ...
New Zealand, North Island
January 25th, 2012

New Zealand is one of my favourite places to get some sun in to my system during our cold, wet Canadian winters. This year I returned to Auckland on a house exchange. I am staying in a lovely home in Point Chevalier ( a suburb in Auckland) & using it as a base camp to jump off from to explore the island. Last week I went up to the north of the island & visited Paihia, Waipu, Ahipara & Cape R ...