Like a lot of Vancouverites, I wasn’t born here. But after leaving Ontario over a decade ago, I fell in love with this city. I’ve almost totally integrated into the West Coast lifestyle, with its outwear-wear fashions and mountain and ocean-based recreation. In most ways, I think of Vancouver as home now. But one thing … More Toronto Maple Leafs Road Trip: Vancouver Canucks
When the first weekend in August approaches, I’m always filled with excitement as I plan my getaway. The three-day break provided by BC Day is a chance to explore my adopted province. In previous years, I’ve taken a road trip to Lytton for white water rafting and gone camping at Nairn Falls. In keeping with … More Modo Road Trip: Camping in the haze at Manning Park
Summer is here. For me, that means ocean dips, craft beer, patios, hikes and festival season. This past weekend, I took a quick day trip to Nanaimo to enjoy some beer and learn about some upcoming festivals. Just a quick float plane or ferry ride across Georgia Strait, Nanaimo is easily accessed from Vancouver. By … More August Festival Season in Nanaimo, BC
These days, we are almost always connected, with text messages, social media updates, email pop-ups, and other notifications. Depending on your life and line of work, some of them are necessary evils, but are they all? How often do you completely disconnect and go somewhere that you can’t be reached? For me, the way to … More Modo Road Trip: Camping at Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park
Trails & Ales: A Day of Adventure with Fjällräven, Postmark Brewing & Alpine Club of Canada The sunshine beams down as I crack open a well-deserved Postmark’s West Coast Pale Ale. I’m sitting at Dog Mountain Lookout, staring over Vancouver and across the Georgia Straight towards the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island. Trekking thru the … More Trails & Ales: Snowy Dog Mountain Hike
Bite into a spot prawn and you’ll be greeted with a firm texture and a slightly sweet taste complemented with just a tang of salt. Wild spot prawns caught in British Columbia waters are both succulent and sustainable. For years, BC spot prawns were somewhat of a secret, but not one the locals kept from … More Vancouver’s Spot Prawn Festival
When the rain hit one recent Vancouver weekend, I brightened my day by heading down to Rogers Arena for a tour of my local NHL stadium. Hockey is one of my passions: it’s always played a huge role in my life, from gathering around the TV watching Hockey Night In Canada, to playing competitively as … More Hockey Night: Rogers Arena Tour
I didn’t even visit Vancouver before moving here: the lure of being close to the Pacific Ocean and the vast coastal rainforests was enough to make me commit to the city sight unseen. After growing up in the Greater Toronto Area, I was ready to swap snowy winters, humid summers, flat landscapes and crazy traffic … More A Shore Thing: Falling in Love with Vancouver Again
Okanagan life! Swirling wine, touring barrel cellars, picking succulent fruit directly from the tree and picnicing with a view of the lake are just a few of the joys offered by the Okanagan Valley, a wine region in British Columbia. When my dear friend Dawn moved there, I knew a road trip was in my … More Covert Farms: An Oasis for the Thirsty Traveller in the Okanagan Desert
Gastown is Vancouver’s original neighbourhood. It was founded in the 1860s, long before there was even a Vancouver, by salon owner “Gassy Jack” Deighton (who got his nickname not from a flatulence problem, but from his habit of bragging and talking a big game). Since its start as a hamlet with dirt streets and wooden … More Sampling Gastown Eats in Vancouver
Wanderlust Megan 