Conversations via 2013 Vancouver International Wine Festival. Photo: Sandra O'Connell. Sandra O'Connell is a writer and a storyteller. She writes for her blog “ Tales From a Bar Stool ” She poses the question, “...why don’t people talk to each other anymore? Strangers don’t equal danger. Too often we surround ourselves with friends yet fail to meet the unknown. We put up barriers to the very people we can learn from and be inspired by. People enrich our lives. It’d be silly not to meet more.” Taking her words to heart, I contacted Sandra for an interview before I arrived in Vancouver for the International Wine Festival . She agreed. Sandra shared a lot of information with me, especially her favorite places to eat. At the bottom of this article you will find a list of the places she mentioned. Last week, at 10 am Tuesday morning, I met Sandra at BLENZ Coffee on the corner of Robson and Bute. We talked for an hour. BLENZ coffee had a good selection of coffee, c...
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