I finally went to Japan’s Northernmost prefecture: Hokkaido. As the plane was descending, I thought to myself, huh, this looks a bit like Canada. Thanks to the following for providing for my family’s travel, accommodations, and food.
Posts Tagged‘canada’
LWIF EP85: Helping Homeless Cats (in Canada)
My kids, Aiko and Shin, have always loved cats. Unfortunately, our family has never had cats. In Japan, we encounter a lot of strays, and the kids would always like to play with them and try to feed them. On our trip back to Canada, we wanted to find out more about how to help homeless cats, so we visited our local humane society, the BC SPCA (British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). This is what we learned.
LWIF EP84: What Our Canadian Pancake Breakfast is Like
Our little Canadian family tradition is to have banana pancakes, omelettes, and bacon for our breakfast on Saturday or Sunday. What do you eat for a special weekend breakfast where you’re from?
LWIF EP76: True Canadian Experience? Glamping & Rafting
What is a truly Canadian experience? When we have visitors to Vancouver, located in Super, Natural, British Columbia, we usually take them to spots like Stanley Park, up to Grouse Mountain, or maybe to Whistler. This highlights some of the nature that can be found, but I think people who really want to experience the outdoors tend to avoid these places, as they are a bit touristy and busy. A place that my family has been to a few times, which is in the middle of nowhere, yet you’re not completely without amenities out in the woods, is the REO…
LWIF EP73: Breakfast Around the World
In this community video, we travel around the world and see what breakfast is like.
LWIF EP70: What Canadian Parks are Like (Vancouver)
Take a tour with Aiko and Shin as they play at six different parks in Vancouver, BC, Canada: Stanley Park, Terra Nova Adventure Park, Burnaby Mountain Bicycle Skills Park, Barnet Marine Park, and the Richmond Skateboard Park. We also drop by La Casa Gelato for some ice cream. What are parks like where you’re from?
LWIF X EP18: My Trouble With Stats a.k.a. I got the Median Household Income Wrong
In my latest housing video I got the statistics wrong for the median household income in the U.S. and Canada. In this video I explain how I got it wrong.
LWIF EP46: Kitchens Around the World
Take a kitchen tour around the world! Special thanks to all those who contributed!
LWIF EP43: Living Rooms Around the World
In our update video, we asked the community to send us videos of their living rooms, and they did not disappoint. We received living room videos from:
LWIF X EP12: Energy Use in Japan
Japan uses roughly 1/2 the energy per capita than the United States or Canada. But why is this? I explore the different energy uses and how Japan differs, from home sizes, to heating and cooling, to public transportation, to cost of electricity and gas.