Stratosphere Salon re-opening
A 40 sec short shot and edited by Chris Vollan as part of a bigger effort for the post-Covid (?) re-opening of small businesses in...
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Spring in Van
Some images from Queen Elizabeth and Burnaby Lake Parks Full images at : https://www.instagram.com/topher_vollan/
Signs of Life: Come Together Stay Apart
Vancouver’s Gastown and Robson Street stores are largely boarded up, but the darkened windows still show the art, life and spirit of our...
IMAGINE US THERE: Sunrise on the LA River
Some fun I had playing with the sun and traffic in LALA Land this past Feb. IMAGINE US THERE: Sunrise on the LA River feat music by:...
2020-03-03 Thinkspace Podcast: What makes Vancouver unique, with urbanist Chris Vollan
Thinkspace Podcast – interview by Joss Biggins with me chatting about urbanism, urbanity, social equity, Vancouverism and how Vancouver...
A final gift, a little wisdom:
My last afternoon in India, heading back to Mumbai from Elephanta Island (another amazing Shivan Temple, known as the city of caves)...
Haven’t lost it… yet
Airport #5 – Tiger print still in hand. Fun fact, it is imposssible to balance a large bottle of water AND a long Tiger print tube on the...
What the camera will never see:
So I was sitting in a hammock after dark listening to the waves of the Arabian Sea come crashing in. Did I mention the Arabian Sea?? Holy...
Princess Cruises
“How can we serve you today Princess?”……😳 Funny thing about introverts, unless we are in control (as in hosting) the social situation,...
I shot the Sheriff!
So, New Year’s in India! So wonderful, so bizarre. NY Eve day started with (remember, “yes” to everything!) a spice plantation tour...
Déjà vu?
Sometimes we see, or maybe feel things, before they happen, it’s often just so subtle that we don’t notice. And sometimes, it isn’t. ...
Eggplant addiction:
Eggplant again, I’m hooked! Chilling out for a late afternoon lunch on a 125 yr old veranda overlooking a 60 acre nature reserve above...
Pluck, Cut, Tear, Curl and repeat… for 138 years:
I may have actually stumbled into “relaxation”… (after the 12 hr journey from Varanasi to Kochin Christmas Eve, although even that was...
The Happy Food Dance:
“I have no idea what that was, but it tastes amazing!!” Jalebe! I’ve said or thought that more times already in this trip than I can...
Tea on the Ganges:
How can you come to the mother of rivers and not get a bit wet? Rowing down the Ganges at sunrise (all pics @Topher_Vollan) Even after...
Thanking Ganesh for an… exciting drive:
Ganesh Ganesh is the god of good luck, one of 330 million Hindu gods. So thanks Ganesh, I made it to Khajurhao in one piece! If I got...
Full Contact Bartering:
So here’s the daily ritual: guided tour for three to six hours, a deep dive into the histories and stories of the place and her people,...
The Street Dance:
Walking, driving, biking and riding on the roads in India is really a dance. A constant and aggressive flow where everyone appears to...
Platform Porn:
Sunny Leone Not quite as exciting as it sounds, but, the day started out with a bang (of sorts…) When your train is over an hour late due...
The in-between
Guys hangin’ out in the in-between In the last 13 days, I’ve driven through dozens of small villages, medium sized towns and the larger...
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