A life of exile in Vancouver, Canada

Toronto to Buffalo to Toronto

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The 2nd part of our trip, after Vancouver, included flying to Toronto for an overnight stay, going down to Buffalo to go to the Canadian consulate to organise our residency visa and back to Toronto for a day before heading back to London.  The following were things that stood out for me. From Toronto we [...]

Vancouver Summary…

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Haven’t had the opportunity to blog on a daily basis due to traveling but here is a quick summary of our trip to Vancouver. The hotel we were staying in, Accent Inn in Burnaby, was…ok, but the location was excellent.  Right near the Gilmore skytrain stop and opposite Bridge Studios where they make Stargate SG1 [...]

Gay Immigration Update

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Another co-sponsor has signed up to the Uniting American Families Act, this makes it 99 to date. The gorgeous representative who endorsed it is Nydia Velazquez of NY 12th district. There is no additional co-sponsors in the Senate which still stands at 13. Immigration Equality have stated that despite the good news that gay marriage [...]

Another Good Reason to leave the UK

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Thank goodness drinking has been banned on public transport in London effective today [source: BBC]. Last night on the tube was a good example of why it should be banned. To coincide with the last day people can drink on public transport people had organized drinking parties on the tube, mainly on the Circle Line. [...]