Watermark Resort Anniversary Stay What’s not to love about Osoyoos? There’s the lake, wineries, delicious winery restaurants nearby and great accommodations, including Watermark Resort with spectacular views of Osoyoos Lake, and the surrounding mountains. We did a spring getaway before the lushness of summer colours settled in, but we like it when it’s cooler there…
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Qualicum Beach
Vacationing in Qualicum Beach I’m fortunate to visit Qualicum Beach at least a few times a year as my in-laws live there and graciously open their home to us. This summer we visited in July when the weather was warm and glorious, farmers markets in full swing, and beaches sunny and sandy, and we recently…
Honda Accord Hybrid Road Trip
Honda Accord Hybrid Road Tripping This spring Michael and I took a trip to Larch Hills, and Vernon, testing out the Honda Accord Hybrid. Larch Hill’s gorgeous hideaway, the Tin Poppy Retreat, was absolutely our thing. There are several cabins, and a wedding venue, tucked into the forest in the Shuswap. Our cabin was a…
Air Canada’s Signature Suite At YVR
Airport Retreat Open March 14 – Air Canada’s Signature Suite We ventured out to the airport this week to check out the new impressive Air Canada Signature Suite. There’s a full-service restaurant here with a menu designed by Chef David Hawksworth, premium liquor at the bar, and design details that create an atmosphere of calm…
The Lodge On Harrison Lake
Adventures in the Acura MDX – The Lodge On Harrison Lake As we weren’t going anywhere for Christmas this year, Michael and I opted to take a little overnight trip out to Harrison Hot Springs before the holidays so that we’d feel we’d actually had an actual vacation, even if it was a mini one….
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Delivers Decadent Dining
Dinner In The Grill Room At The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Before the holiday season gets in full swing, you’ve got a smidgen of time to escape up to Whistler and enjoy the festivities before hotel room prices spirals upward. If you’ve got just one night, we’ve got the agenda for you! First up, take the…
Harvest Celebrations In Abbotsford
Abbotsford Handmade and Homegrown Abbotsford, we’ve known for many years how delicious you were, as we’d often hit the farm markets, and dine at the well ahead of its time farm to table restaurant, Restaurant 62, plush also with locally sourced, BC Wines. When back in Vancouver we’d source our vegetables and meat from the…
Cruising Out to Chilliwack in The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Overnighting In Chilliwack We usually take far more summer trips, but this summer we stuck rather close to home. Among the many good things about living in Vancouver is the fact that there are many quick trips to be had, and since we were invited out to Cultus Lake Marina to take a boat for…
Savour Summer at Cultus Lake Marina
Cultus Lake Marina Getaway For A Day Why not take some time during the last days of summer and head out to Cultus Lake Marina for a little boating or jet skiing? Summer’s not over yet! Darker days have us reflecting back on our July trip out to Cultus Lake Marina where you actually don’t…
Tripping Out to Harrison In The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Driving to Rowena’s Inn A Treat In The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV My husband Michael and I celebrated our two year anniversary in style with a trip out to Harrison Mills, and tested out the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev along the way. The Outlander is a plug-in hybrid electric, a combination that is very timely right…
BC Seafood Festival
Celebrate BC Seafood In The Comox Valley Michael and I love heading over to the Island to get a family visit in with his Mom and Dad and inevitably end up getting our fair share of seafood on our journey; but is there ever enough? If we time it right, however, we can make sure…
Overnight At The Pangea Pod Hotel In Whistler
Pangea Pod Hotel in Whistler, BC, now taking reservations This week I took a day off for an escape up to Whistler to check out the new Pangea Pod Hotel. Yep folks, pods, not the spacious rooms we’ve been lounging about in lately. However, for those solo travelers and those looking to getaway without the…
Escape to Ladner
Clair’s Bed and Breakfast and Greek Night in Ladner Sometimes I get seriously behind in blogging and this Ladner post is so very long overdue, but luckily for us, it’s almost timeless and everything I experienced in Ladner this winter is still readily available. Perhaps it’s an even better time of year to visit now…
Bowen Island Getaway
Escape to Bowen Island #ExploreBC Just a short ferry ride away lies a little paradise worthy of many days of exploration – Bowen Island. We headed over for a night and wished we’d booked for longer, but we managed to get a lot of tasty treats in in a very short time. Thanks to our…
Calgary’s Seton Urban District – Courtyard By Marriott Calgary South
Courtyard By Marriott Calgary South – An Alternative to Calgary’s Busy Downtown District As I was coming back from Christmas in November at Jasper Park Lodge, I wanted to stay a few days and check out a bit more of Calgary, and was looking for a change of scenery from the downtown core. I had…
Tricks and Treats in Surrey
Scare Up Some Fun in Surrey This Fall Before All Hallows Eve, you’ve still got time to head out to the farms in Surrey and pick a pumpkin or two, take a ride out to the patch and pick up some delicious veggies for a monstrous feast; there’s even a haunted house or two if…
Escape to the Comox Valley at The Kingfisher
The Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa – An Ideal Getaway For Any Season This summer Michael and I spent a bit of time exploring British Columbia and a definite highlight was our night on the Island at the Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa. My pal Dawn Schultz recently moved to the Island and is now the…
Craft Beer On The Sea To Sky
Craft Beer Breweries and Ale Houses – Whistler’s Handlebar Cafe and Apres and Squamish’s Back Country Brewing It had been a while since we’d been up to Whistler, although we spent some time in Squamish this summer and did some craft beer exploring there. At the end of August we finally managed to traverse all…
Christmas In November At The Jasper Fairmont
Yes There Is a Santa Claus At Christmas In November This week I saw the eggnog hit the shelf, and that’s just way too soon, but it’s never too soon to plan a trip to the Jasper Park Lodge for the annual celebration “Christmas In November”. I attended last year as the Gastropost representative for…
Explore BC – Kamloops, Boldly Unscripted
Spotlight on Kamloops – Where to Eat, Drink, Spa and….Swing We’ve been traveling around British Columbia a fair bit this summer and one of the highlights has to be my trip to Kamloops. I’ve been to this city a few times in the past year or so, initially on my way to Sun Peaks as…
