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Top 5 ice cream places
A highly controversial and bitterly contested topic! I'm an ice cream lover and suggest the following places to grab your fix when you...
John
Apr 6, 20222 min read
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Overnight at Needle Peak, Coquihalla
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...
John
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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Phenomenal Panorama Ridge
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...
John
Oct 24, 20212 min read
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Swimming at Mystery Lake
A quick drive from the city at Mt Seymour the Mystery Lake trail is an easy hike and swim option to cool down in the summer heat. The...
John
Jun 7, 20211 min read
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Orca expeditions in the Johnstone Strait
On the northeastern edge of Vancouver Island the one hundred kilometre Johnstone Strait is a glacial carved ocean passage abundant with...
John
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Osoyoos & Oliver: rattlesnakes, Nk’Mip desert & berries
When I discovered there was a dry desert in Canada I was dumbfounded. On the border of Washington State in the rain shadow of the rocky...
John
May 16, 20201 min read
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Vancouver Pride
The annual pride festival reflects the spirit of BC's LGBTIQ+ community and welcomes everyone to Davie Street and Sunset Beach in August....
John
May 9, 20201 min read
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Cruise California
Two and a half hours flight south from BC brings you to the most populous state in America where the film industry and today's pop...
John
May 9, 20202 min read
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Seattle for the weekend
The biggest city in the coffee-lovin Pacific Northwest. Vancouver's brasher bigger brother makes a memorable weekend with plenty of...
John
May 3, 20201 min read
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Shakespeare on the beach
Between June and September the waterfront of Vanier Park hosts a wonderful annual 'Bard on the Beach' Shakespeare festival. The venue...
John
Apr 25, 20201 min read
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Kayak the underrated Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine coast is a not-so-hidden gem with mossy rainforests and sculpted shorelines easily accessible from Vancouver that people...
John
Apr 22, 20201 min read
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