Win tickets to see Chris Botti at the Mission Hill Summer Concert Series. This summer enjoy live outdoor concerts from Sheryl Crow, Chris Isaak, The Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo and more in the heart of Okanagan Wine Country.

Whether you make Oliver your home base for your South Okanagan explorations, or you have a specific itinerary in mind, my recent explorations with ZenSeekers have given me some insights that I’m happy to share that will make your trip-planning a breeze.

Thanks to Jordan Coble from the Sncewips Heritage Museum and Westbank First Nation in West Kelowna, I now know two things: Ogopogo is much more than a cartoon rendering, and Ogopogo (n’ha-a-itk) is all around the Okanagan.

I invite everyone to walk the orchards, stroll the vines, and sample the sweet flavours of the Okanagan in Summerland, BC. Check out this preview of my experience with ZenSeekers.

Top 3 Places to Cycle in Vernon: Between shopping and patio dining on Main Street (30th Ave), and hammock hangouts at Kalavida Surf Shop, I researched this article about biking in Vernon for ZenSeekers that has all you need to know, including where to rent a bike.