Mr Lee’s Bike Shop: Rentals and SalesTourists and Teachers
Story and photos by Joanne Burgess
Gorgeous island paradise is commonly used to describe this heaven of an island on which many of us are lucky enough to call home. Indeed it is, and with so many wonderful sites to explore, there is no better time to get started than when the weather is warming up and the sun is shining bright. That’s right folks—summertime! You can always take one of the gazillion taxis on the island or the crowded bus line to …

Here I was in some unknown suburb of Reykjavik, Iceland, having an impromptu Playstation Singstar competition with my new Icelandic friends. Previously we had been out together at a birthday meal and I had bought my most expensive glass of wine ever ($40!). Fast forward a day later and I was skating across Reykjavik pond with an Austrian girl who had been building a large walk-in camera from old schematics in Vienna. Later still, I would have a guided tour of the city from a balding Icelandic man who …

Fun Cafe Board Game Room
Story by Joseph L’Esperance | Photo: Jim Saunders
When I was told about the “board game bang,” you may be able to sympathize with what I imagined. A small, simple entrance, which revealed the small, dimly lit hallway leading to a similarly lit room. Only, instead of six television sets and two microphones on the wall, I imagined shelves and shelves of board games!
So, when I got off the elevator at the 5th floor above Mr Pizza in City Hall, I was met with the English words …

No matter when one listens from the outside of the door, the same sounds can be heard – groans, mock cries of pain mixed in with the occasion real ones, laughter, and cheers of accomplishment. If one glances into the room, though, the scene before them can vary depending on the day or even the minute. At one minute, limber students can be seen performing a succession of handsprings down the mat, trailed by less experienced students falling flat on their backsides. Several minutes later, various 2-person groups can …