My top 5 things to do when you’re in Parksville/Qualicum Beach, making the beautiful, award-winning Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre your home base

Fairy Houses at Milner Gardens: This flourishingly dreamy 70 acre oceanside estate on Vancouver Island is home to forests, gardens, a tea house, and fairy houses in the summer!

After a very long work week, on a Friday that seemed never to arrive, my sister picked me up in Downtown Vancouver and we headed for the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. A little black rain cloud carrying the stress of the week followed us up from the car deck to the onboard cafe as we […]

On the first sunny morning after a string of rainy days, my sister and I set out for a brisk morning hike from our home base at Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort in Parksville. Little Qualicum Falls was our destination, just 20 minutes away up Inland Island Highway with a turn onto Highway 4 towards Port […]

For our final meal of our Girls Getaway last week, Keira and I were treated to dinner at The Landing West Coast Grill over at the Pacific Shores Resort & Spa. One of the best things about Parksville, aside from the endless beaches and glorious sunsets, is the resorts. I remembered spotting Pacific Shores from […]