The Vancouver Traveler

 
T & T Supermarket – So you’ve seen supermarkets? Unless your hometown is Hong Kong or Singapore, you haven’t seen one like this. Just have a look at the seafood display inside the doors: king crab, scallops, three different kinds of oysters, lobster, and geoducks. Farther in is a host of other wondrous products, including strange Asian fruits like rambutan, lychee, and the pungent durian. Browse, maybe pick up something you don’t recognize!
Outside, walk 1 block east on Keefer Street to Taylor Street. Andy Livingstone Park is farther ahead to your right, but to continue the tour turn left on Taylor …read more

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Start – Canada Place
Finish   – Maple Tree Square
Time – 2 to 4 hours; not including shopping, eatting and sightseeing stops
Best time – Anytime during business hours, but Chinatown in particulary active in the morning. If you arrive between noon and 2pm you can enjoy some delicious dim sum at many of the restaurants.
Worst time – Chinatown is pretty much closed after 6pm. Except on weekends in the summer when a few streets are closed down to accomodate a night market from 6:30 to 11pm.
Chinatown and Gastown are two of Vancouver’s most facinating neighborhoods. Gastown has history and the kind of old-fashioned …read more

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The Southern Gulf Islands make up one of the most ecologically distinctive and fragile areas in southern Canada.
They are beautiful, serene places, within relatively easy reach from Vancouver’s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
Galiano Island- The skinniest, driest and least agricultural of the islands, Galiano retains most of its unspoiled characteristics. You can spend hours spotting bald eagles, cormorants and gulls, and when the herring are running, California Sea Lions and the Killer Whales appear.
Mayne- A leisurely hike up Mount Peake yields splendid views, and on most days, you won’t see another person in sight! It definitely isn’t one of the …read more

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Sunset Paddle anyone? 19th June from 6pm – 9pm, come join us for a paddle of the Nicomekl River. The Nicomekl is an important fresh water artery that is tidal influenced. The area is the hunting ground for heron, loon, eagle, ospery, sandpipers and a number of migratory waterfowl.
Paddle along the banks of this sheltered water way to see why it is an important stopping ground for many bird species. Historic Stewart Farm House, Surrey. Experience Level required: novice. For more information call 604.535.7985 or send an email too nwcakayak@telus.net
Photo Credit: sxc.hu

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What can I saw…I love the ocean, do you? Here is a great event for the whole family. June 7 2008, there will be the Beach Hero Marine Interpretive Walk, at 2pm.
All ages are welcome! Free stickers, tattoos & activity books for all Beach Heroes. Be sure to wear shoes that you do not mind getting wet or muddy.
White Rock Pier, for more details call 604.536.3552 or email cat@birdsonthebay.ca
Photo Credit: sxc.hu

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While living in Nova Scotia, I was lucky enough to be an owner of a Heritage House, that was 179 years young. This 6th annual tour finds a soft spot in my heart. The tour is a one-day self-guided tour of 10 unique heritage homes. Visitors are to navigate the tour using a 30 page guidebook detailing the history of each house.
I will be the one knocking on the door asking to use the phone…so I can check out inside as well
For more information visit www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org
Photo Credit: sxc.hu

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On March 23 – 24 you will finally have your chance to go on an exploration of the Mighty Fraser River towards the Harrison/Fraser Confluence. You will get the opportunity to search out the wildlife on the river and then play with farm animals during your stop over.
This will be great Family Fun – the Family Pack is reduced for this special expedition to only $200.00 (a family pack consists of 2 adults and 2 children), boat tour with entrance fee & GST included in the price. Tours leave mission at 10:00am. For more information visit …read more

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The BC Parliament Buildings were opened in 1897, during the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
The city insisted on having a architecturally splendid building, costing approximately $923,000, so that it would not lose its place as the provincial capital of British Columbia. On top of the building there is a large copper dome with a statue of Captain George Vancouver.
Tours are given every 20 minutes throughout the summer, June to September, and then hourly throughout the rest of the year.
You can sit in the public galleries when the legislature is in session, and listen to the working of the …read more

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Take an adventure through Whistler’s winter wonderland and enjoy the spectacular scenery in the comfort of the deluxe 19 passenger Snowcat.
The skilled and informative operator will do the driving, while your on board entertainer will sing you a tune!
The heated Snowcat has CD stereo surround sound, wrap around glass for a panoramic view, comfy seats and an open concept that lets you interact with the driver and the other passengers.
The tour includes your Snowcat adventure, a narrated history of Whistler and a fondue dinner.
The tour operates form November 14, 2007 to April 20, 2008.
For more information check out www.whistlerblackcomb.com

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The Kermod bear, also know as the Spirit Bear, is a rare variant of the North American black bear and makes its home on the central coast of B.C.
These magnificent creatures main residence is on Princess Royal Island, Swindle Island and part of the adjacent B.C. mainland.
The Spirit bear’s unique white coat is due to a rare genetic trait, the bear is not albino, and has a brown nose and eyes.
The Spirit Bear was recently chosen as the official mammal of B.C., which many are hoping will help to preserve the bear’s habitat.
Despite the B.C. government protecting 2/3 of the Spirit bear’s habitat, the remaining third, the …read more

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