Living

Courier reader: Charles Stewart Destination: Florence, Italy Favourite memories of trip: Charles, his wife Cindy and their friends Steve and Glenda Plecas toured Rome, Tuscany, Umbria and then spent three days in Florence before returning to B.C.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Apollo astronaut Russell Schweickart had a vision of loveliness while flying through outer space in his lunar module. One of the most beautiful sights is a urine dump at sunset, he testified.

Rasoee, a new Indian restaurant franchise with five locations in Vancouver, offers a modern take on traditional Indian food, including this recipe for marinated chicken. The newest location is at 1680 Robson. Rasoee.ca .

For 3,940 kilometres, Rick Antonson had his nose pressed up to the window of America.

Fitness comes in many forms. Sometimes its a gruelling hour at Crossfit, or a six-day hike in the rain on the West Coast Trail with 65 pounds on your back.

By Ray D. McEachern, as told to Derek Bedry Being transgendered is about small victories. I dont take little affirmations of my gender presentation for granted; right now, they are few and far between.

In the name of balance, and having surrendered the first half of summer to cold beer by force of celebratory habit, Ive made the abrupt turn back to properly made cocktails.

Bored of the beach yet? OK, me neither, but lets say you DID want to mix it up a little.

New venture for Bin 941 founder Business partners Gord Martin the creator of Bin 941 and Go Fish and Abdel Elatouabi the creator of Bravo Bistro have opened Sol-Sunbelt Cookery on the water in Coal Harbour.

Kohlrabi may be one of the weirdest looking veggies in the farmers market but it is also one of the most underrated. It has a bright peppery freshness with a similar texture to a broccoli stalk.