Vancouver Neighbourhoods: Kitsilano
In the 1960s, Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood belonged to the flower children who rented rooms in ramshackle old houses and hung out with their guitars at the nearby beaches. Then they grew up, got...
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Vancouver’s Chinatown, one of the largest in North America, dates back to 1885 and is among the city’s oldest communities. Roughly bounded by Gore and Abbott Streets (east to west) and East Hastings to...
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With ocean on three sides and a lacework pattern of lakes and rivers criss-crossing the country, Canada’s magnificent landscape is perhaps best viewed from the water at “see” level. But you don’t need...
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First time to Vancouver? Lucky you: you couldn’t have picked a nicer Canadian city. This pretty West Coast metropolis consistently ranks as one of the world’s most liveable cities. She (and moody...
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Sometimes the journey can be as good–or even better–than the destination. Certainly that’s the case with Highway 99–aka the Sea-to-Sky–that connects Vancouver to Whistler, home of the 2010 Winter...
View ArticleVancouver Beaches
With its enviable ocean-front location, Vancouver delivers a whole lot of beach bliss–18 km, or 11 miles, to be exact. With so much choice, how do you know which sandpit is right for you? Here’s where...
View ArticleThings to Do in Vancouver: Theatre Under the Stars
Somewhere between Glee and Broadway, you’ll find Vancouver’s Theatre Under the Stars. Generations of Vancouverites have passed a toe-tapping summer evening at Malkin Bowl, the outdoor stage located...
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As a kid I was never happier than when I found myself settled with a big box of Crayola crayons and fat stack of blank paper. All those colours, all that creative possibility—and guaranteed placement...
View ArticleCanada’s Castle Hotels
There was plenty of speculation during the recent Royal Canadian Honeymoon about whether the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cambridge would spend a night at one of Canada’s iconic “castle” hotels. Made...
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The license plates in the French-speaking province of Quebec bear the motto Je me souviens–I remember. Not that you’d ever completely forget Canada’s warm embrace of course, but sometimes you need a...
View ArticleVancouver Neighbourhoods: Kitsilano
In the 1960s, Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood belonged to the flower children who rented rooms in ramshackle old houses and hung out with their guitars at the nearby beaches. Then they grew up, got...
View ArticleVancouver Neighbourhoods: Chinatown
Vancouver’s Chinatown, one of the largest in North America, dates back to 1885 and is among the city’s oldest communities. Roughly bounded by Gore and Abbott Streets (east to west) and East Hastings to...
View ArticleTop 5 Ferry Daytrips in Canada
With ocean on three sides and a lacework pattern of lakes and rivers criss-crossing the country, Canada’s magnificent landscape is perhaps best viewed from the water at “see” level. But you don’t need...
View ArticleFirst-Time Visitor’s Guide to Vancouver, BC
First time to Vancouver? Lucky you: you couldn’t have picked a nicer Canadian city. This pretty West Coast metropolis consistently ranks as one of the world’s most liveable cities. She (and moody...
View ArticleVancouver Day Trips: Highway 99, the Sea-to-Sky to Whistler
Sometimes the journey can be as good–or even better–than the destination. Certainly that’s the case with Highway 99–aka the Sea-to-Sky–that connects Vancouver to Whistler, home of the 2010 Winter...
View ArticleVancouver Beaches
With its enviable ocean-front location, Vancouver delivers a whole lot of beach bliss–18 km, or 11 miles, to be exact. With so much choice, how do you know which sandpit is right for you? Here’s where...
View ArticleThings to Do in Vancouver: Theatre Under the Stars
Somewhere between Glee and Broadway, you’ll find Vancouver’s Theatre Under the Stars. Generations of Vancouverites have passed a toe-tapping summer evening at Malkin Bowl, the outdoor stage located...
View ArticleThings to Do in Nova Scotia: Rughooking with Deanne Fitzpatrick
As a kid I was never happier than when I found myself settled with a big box of Crayola crayons and fat stack of blank paper. All those colours, all that creative possibility—and guaranteed placement...
View ArticleCanada’s Castle Hotels
There was plenty of speculation during the recent Royal Canadian Honeymoon about whether the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cambridge would spend a night at one of Canada’s iconic “castle” hotels. Made...
View ArticleGifts for the Canada Fan
The license plates in the French-speaking province of Quebec bear the motto Je me souviens–I remember. Not that you’d ever completely forget Canada’s warm embrace of course, but sometimes you need a...
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