City Chase is coming up and we here at the Gumboot are all pretty excited. I’m excited for a few reasons. First, I said “yes” to join in on this little competition before having a full grasp of what I’ll be required to do. Run around the city? Check. Engage in humourous challenges? Check.  Help [...]

This is the official Daily Gumboot, triple-tested, double-proof, training guide for the City Chase, the worlds largest urban adventure series. We’re really excited here at the Gumboot because we love adventure, and we love to play, and wouldn’t you know it City Chase brings together adventure in our western outpost of Vancouver, and supports Right to Play. Read on for how to best prepare for this crazy competition.

Last month, our book club* did something a bit different. Instead of the usual book club agenda, comprised of the reading and then discussing of a book (in addition to the not-so-usual quizzes, plays, and trophy bestowals), we wrote and shared letters. The inspiration for this letter writing was none other than Canadian author Yann [...]

What’s new in working in Germany? Co-working spaces! I’m sure you’ve had those for a while in Canada, since the idea has been around in the US for a while. Yet in Europe, it’s still a new idea. German correspondent Peter Joerdell shares his thoughts on this new way of living your office-life.

Man, yesterday our lovely online community’s landing page was replaced with a red banner, angry icons and, I think, a man with a European-style security guard hat (again, see above). Up-and-coming search-engine/Emperor-of-Galactic-Empire-from-Star-Wars, Google, even tagged us as “potentially harmful” and “a purveyor of Malware.”