Boris Mann’s Personal Blog

Apr 2025

Checked in at Woodland Park. Still a little chill in the air but glorious sunshine.

Apr 2025

Checked in at Timbertrain Coffee Depot. Cheese scone and a cappuccino is my usual.

Apr 2025

Checked in at Timbertrain Coffee Depot. Espresso yuzu tonic to end the day

Apr 2025

Cappuccino with a tulip heart design made by Michael.

Apr 2025

Checked in at Black Rabbit Kitchen. There’s a “general store” inside Black Rabbit with art prints, stickers, ceramics and other cute locally made things.

Apr 2025

Checked in at White Rabbit Coffee Co.. Heading home. This is the best coffee in Nanaimo.

Apr 2025

Checked in at Paisanos Slice Shop. This was really great pizza, fresh out of the oven. Pepperoni cups with hot honey and a ground beef, confit garlic, and bell peppers.

Apr 2025

Checked in at Roberts Memorial Provincial park. Morning walk out by Yellow Point

Apr 2025

Checked in at Hullo Ferry Terminal. In Nanaimo.

Apr 2025

Checked in at Hullo Ferry Terminal. Ok here we go on Hullo for real. Off to Nanaimo.

Apr 2025

Checked in at The Golden Horn. Getting boreks as a snack before our second attempt at Hullo to Nanaimo.

Apr 2025

Checked in at Hullo Ferry Terminal. Seaplane coming in. The green rubber bumpers is where the Hullo ferry docks. First time taking it!

Apr 2025

Checked in at Woodland Park. Blossoms in the park

Apr 2025

Checked in at BETA5 Chocolates. Picking up our Easter chocolate pre-order.

Apr 2025

Checked in at Saving Gigi. Breakfast sandwich before I head to the airport.

Apr 2025

Checked in at The Merseyside. Trying the breakfast sandwich here on the way to 1RG

Apr 2025

Checked in at Mallo Coffee & Bar

Apr 2025

Checked in at 1RG. Apparently S from 1RG is also a lapsed Swarm user.

Apr 2025

Checked in at nerdhaus.ca. I mean. If we’re going to be checking in we should do it right. — with James

Apr 2025

Checked in at Bickford Brewing Co. Using swarm to keep up with Walker

Jul 2024

Happy birthday Roland!

This was a pretty great Roland 6.0 release. Happy that I’ve known you since the 4.x days.

Here’s to many more releases!

Jul 2024

Went to Slo Coffee on Fraser today. Nice place, was packed but also pleasantly cool with good air conditioning.

I had a hibiscus espresso tonic and Rachael had an iced pistachio matcha with oat milk.

Jun 2024

My first time having maple blossom pickles (right). Also pictured: house made sea asparagus pickles (left) by Milan.

Two mason jars on a table with the Z-Space coworking in the background. Left is sea asparagus in a large jar, right is maple blossom in a smaller jar.
May 2024

I have been eating at Kim House for 20 years.

It used to be on Seymour across from my first Gastown office, is now on Pender at Richards, a few blocks west of #zspace.

#Vancouver #restaurant #Gastown

Wide angle photo of Kim House on Pender. Tea cup on table. Japanese style hangings.
May 2024

Just heard about a new coffee / pastries / ice cream shop coming to Chinatown being run by some rad people.

Just down the hill from #Zspace, super great energy happening.

#Vancouver