2sharesAfter leaving The Wickaninnish Inn at Chesterman Beach in Tofino, we made our way to Long Beach Lodge Resort, located along Cox Bay. While our surf lesson (from their in-house team) was canceled due to the extremley stormy seas, we relaxed in the Great Room and in the hot tub out behind our cottage. The […]

0sharesChuck Davis, local historian and founder of VancouverHistory.ca has been working on a book for several years that will be called, The History of Metropolitan Vancouver. The website alone is an invaluable resource with over a century’s worth of historic moments, oddities, newspaper clippings and articles about our region. I heard this morning that due […]

3sharesNamed the Best Resort/Hotel on Vancouver Island in the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver 2010, The Wickaninnish Inn has been winning awards for years from prestigious travel publications and was named the “Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway of 2010” by Condé Nast. Aside from the accolades and almost everyone I know wanting to visit, I sensed […]

0sharesWhile OktoBEERfest runs tonight on Main, Vancouver is lucky enough to have another Oktoberfest event happening Friday of next week. What Oktoberthirst When Friday October 2nd from 7:00pm – 10:00pm How Tickets are $25 – $35 based on availability (and you must be 19 years or older to attend). Admission includes snack foods, live music, […]

4sharesThis morning we woke up in one of the most beautiful places in the world. I’ve driven most freeways, motorways and scenic byways of this province, from Spuzzum to Bella Coola, and I can now add the Pacific Rim Highway to the list. Yesterday the narrow, winding road that is Highway 4 led us down […]