The Vancouver Traveler

This simply has to be one of the best trips I have ever taken. Goldstream Provincial Park’s day-use area is located 16 km northwest of Victoria, on the Trans Canada Hwy (Hwy 1) at the junction of Hwy 1 and Finlayson Arm Road.
From October through to December of each year, Goldstream is treated to one of nature’s spectacles as Chum, Coho and Chinook salmon, begin their journey to reach their spawning grounds in Goldstream river which is fed from the Pacific Ocean. With the closure of the river to fishing, there has been a return of the Bald Eagle, which …read more

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Scuba Dive, in BC? What are you nuts!! The water is way to cold. That certainly is a possibility, however we still do it. British Columbia has some of the premier cold water diving in the world! From marine life to wreck dives, salt water to fresh water we certainly have it all.

Some of the best diving can be found on Vancouver Island. In particular Campbell River, Barkley Sound, the Greater Victoria and anywhere in between. One dive site that I hold near and dear to my heart is the HMCS Saskatchewan. …read more

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One of the highlights of spending the holidays in Vancouver is the amazing Christmas Lights Tour put on by The Vancouver Trolley Company. The beautifully decorated Trolleys are equipped with Karaoke machines so that the guests can sing their favourite Christmas songs as they are transported through the city.Our tour travelled throughout the streets of Vancouver to view the beautiful lights around the city before arriving at the Festival of Lights at the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens.  Our second stop of the evening was at Bright Nights in Stanley Park. Admission to the Van Dusen Botanical Garden was included in …read more

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