6 February 2008
A Video Tour of Nanaimo
Posted by Ryan Coffey under: Nanaimo Profile and Events .
If you’re visiting online and have never been here, then maybe this will give you a better idea of what life is like here than just by reading about it. Had I been the one to make the video, I would have focused on some different highlights and not push the hard sell quite so much, but regardless, it does paint a pretty good picture of Nanaimo for those who’ve never had the pleasure.
As an aside, I just came back 2 days ago from Tokyo after having spent January there, and one of the first things I said to one of my co-workers yesterday was “You’d have to be nuts to not want to live on the west coast. The air is so clean and breathable, the tap water is actually pleasant (at least at my place) it’s sooo quiet, laid back, low stress, good economy and the cost of living is manageable and I can drive from anywhere to anywhere in Nanaimo in 20 minutes or less. And it’s not like it’s one of those way out in the sticks kind of towns either” Where I was in Tokyo, there were sirens (ambulance, fire) every 5 to 10 minutes, constant an I mean CONSTANT traffic noise, the pollution was incredible, you expect about an hour or so of travel time (each way) every time you go somewhere, it’s crowded and people are basically super high strung. I enjoyed my visit, but I’m so glad I don’t live there anymore, so glad to be back in the healthy lifestyle I have here.