Pelalusa: Vancouver Fireworks

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Vancouver Fireworks

Vancouver's annual majestic fireworks display is coming soon. The HSBC Festival of Light will be held at 10pm on these evenings:

Wednesday, July 26 — Italy
Saturday, July 29 — China
Wednesday, August 2 — Czech Republic
Saturday, August 5 — Mexico and Celebration Finale

Hundreds of thousands of people gather around the waterfront in English Bay, Kitsilano Beach, Jericho Beach, Spanish Banks, and elsewhere to watch. My preference is to walk down to English Bay, right in the heart of the action. Some friends of mine usually get there around 6pm, setup a few portable BBQs and turn the evening into a real event. Last year we had an actual chocolate fondue and were dipping an assortment of fruit!

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What's With The Ads?

Am I hoping they'll make me a fortune? Hardly! Am I deliberately trying to annoy my readers? Never!

I've launched a new website called Pelalusa.com. Eventually it'll become a fully fledged social networking site but for now it's just a fun travel site, showcasing my journeys and photography. I hope you enjoy it and I always welcome suggestions to improve it.

This new site will be advertising sponsored. What's different about it though is that 50% of the profits (eventually increasing towards 100%) will be donated to philanthropic efforts such as BC Digital Divide. It'll be a global effort, with a particular focus on technology and education.

So I decided to also allow the ads on here too. Please know that I have no control over their content. If some ad does catch your interest, at least you know where the money will be going.

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