Vancurious Blog

I am a recent Wordpress refuge and have tried to figure out how Drupal works.  Here are some things I've learned.

Drupal uses content types where you can define three things:

I'd had enough of the Wordpress limitations and decided to take the plunge for the site you are on right now: vancurious.ca.  I'm writing this hoping it will help you,  as I wished someone had laid out for me what the steps were.  I found the module documentation on the drupal.org site not very helpful and a lot of other information out of date.  

Fresh Hop Headbanger by Strathcona

At first sniff, very yeasty like un-ready beer. Almost sweet to the tongue, but bitter finish. Apricot, coriander and Granny Smith. Possibly hint of petroleum in a pleasant sort of way

Really taste the hops but the alcohol percentage (9.2%) sneaks in on you.

Mainz (Germany) is located where the river Mainz intersects with the river Rhine and from Frankfurt it is a beautiful bike ride along the river Mainz on a segregated bike path.   To cross the Rhine, you get to use a small track along the train bridge, which is pretty cool. 

Arrival in Frankfurt airport and reassembling the bikes was much easier than we thought. A few small tears in the bike bag - I guess the end bits of the fork are rather pokey! But the bikes themselves are absolutely fine.

In 2023 - possibly due to some lingering covid cabin fever, we decided our annual trip to Europe needed more fresh air and more connection to the real world.  We started considering options to bike instead of our usual rental car road trips: travel slower, and see more.

I know, this doesn't really fit with all the other content. But wanted to share our recent trip and experiences biking through Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, in

What could be better than Peanut butter and Beer? This season we have lots of options!

I'll tell you one thing: It's always better when we're together

Beer advocate has a discussion page on peanut butter beer, with many suggestions!  Here is my sampling experience.

Hello darkness, my old friend,  I've come to talk with you again.