420 festival in Vancouver

Gone to Pot

“I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned.” -Bob Dylan, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 And get stoned they did on the annual stoner holiday, April 20. I’ve spent a lot of years giggling about 4/20, but this year really took the cake… errrr, brownie? While in Vancouver for a work trip,…

Costa Rica customs and immigration form

Real Life: Costa Rica’s Sex Tourism and Human Trafficking

Isn’t vacation grand? You’re away from work, relaxing, exploring and feasting in a destination that’s exciting simply because it’s not your home. But sometimes while enjoying an escape, you get a glimpse of real life in that place. A glimpse without the façade put on for tourists. Sometimes it’s gritty and sometimes unpleasant. In Costa Rica,…