Outbound station is an aesthetically pleasing 'side of the road' burger and coffee shack perfectly placed on the Sea-to-Sky highway....

Across the lower mainland you can’t beat Jamjar Canteen for flavourful contemporary Lebanese plates. This team serves highly satisfying...

North Vancouver's fantastic renewal project The Shipyards District is host to the largest outdoor skating rink in the lower mainland. ...

On a clear day zoom up to Lions Bay (half way between Vancouver and Squamish) for a superb half-day hike up to one of the best views of...

Ophelia is a large, refined Mexican venue at Olympic Village serving a host of Latin dishes and pretty fancy cocktails. The staff are...

One common complaint about Vancouver is a lack of 'late night vibe'. Thankfully Main Street has blossomed into this arena in recent years...

Completed in 1839 the Fort Langley National Historic Site is a worthy day trip or charming weekend away within the greater metropolitan...

A highly controversial and bitterly contested topic! I'm an ice cream lover and suggest the following places to grab your fix when you...

Vancouver is chock-a-block with memorable private creative spaces. If you've spent some time in the city, enjoyed my other...

When the weather is fine, Needle Peak is one of the best accessible hikes within a few hours drive from the city. There are amazing views...

Bellingham is an adorably friendly little student city just the other side of the USA border. You can easily travel down for a rainy day...

With three local mountains less than fourty minutes away, Vancouver is one of the only major metropolitan regions in the world where you...

After recently celebrating their one-year anniversary, Autostrada Osteria is offering 'feed me family style' dining in their new...

Less than two hours drive from Vancouver the family-oriented mountain resort of Sasquatch offers an 'old-school BC' snow weekend for a...

Vancouver is an extremely saturated market for Asian food. One of my favourite offerings it the Heritage Asian Eatery which has a couple...

This hike needs no introduction! The most jaw-dropping summer experience you can have on two legs. If you are going to do one longer...

Salt Spring is the most frequently visited and famous Gulf Island and a fantastic weekend getaway from the lower mainland. Perfect place...

The largest night markets in North America transform a dusty carpark near the Bridgeport Skytrain Station into a global food extravaganza...

Short answer.. YES! The surging price of coffee beans during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how essential a warm cuppa has become for...

Vancouver is not short of fantastic Vietnamese options to put a Bánh Mì smile on your dial. Lunch Lady is something different......