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...

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

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

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

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...

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

Since 2015 the Create Vancouver Society has been on a mission transforming Vancouver's inner city to a more meaningful place of...

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...

Twenty minutes from downtown in the Capilano River Regional Park are a crop of majestic 800 year old Douglas Fir trees. Spend a few hours...

Stunning views and a serious workout, if you are going to do a local snowshoe adventure then Mount Hollyburn is the best accessible...

Walking through Mount Pleasant you will notice most windowsills are adorned with drooping ivy, proud rubber plants and chic fiddle leaf...

A visit to Steveston is like stepping back in time! This beautifully preserved Pacific fishing village is a lovely half day trip from...

Views for days! You've got to try the Stawamus Chief hike during your Vancouver Gap Year. Looking out over the Fjord adjacent to the town...

Riding in a small green gondola up one thousand metres of elevation with sweeping views across Howe Sound will give you goosebumps....

Hiring a lane at one of Vancouver's three main bowling alleys is the perfect winter activity to make you smile. Five pin bowling feels...

Thirty minutes from downtown and a hop, skip, jump from Port Moody is the wonderfully warm Sasamat Lake. This freshwater lake is...

Escape the downtown urban grind to a calm ocean oasis at Deep Cove. Less than thirty minutes drive or an easy public bus this adorable...

Wells Gray Provincial Park is a behemoth wilderness area with out-of-this-world waterfalls and wildlife. Access is via the sleepy town of...

Mount Gardner offers year-round dual panoramas across the Howe Sound to metropolitan Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. A very achievable...