Stanley Park Bright Nights: Have you ever wondered what 3 million Christmas lights look like? Well wonder no more. For those of us lucky enough to call Vancouver home or are visiting here for the holiday season – Stanley Park is always the right choice. What makes it extra special is that for the whole […]
Did Someone Say Stanley Park?! Oh how we love thee Vancouver…and Stanley Park. A park like no other; the sheer size and location of a green space in a metropolis city like Vancouver makes Stanley Park a very unique and perfect day-trip tourist stop. Stanley Park is almost completely surrounded by water since it is […]
Did Someone Say “Whitewater Rafting?” I’m almost completely sure that Whitewater Rafting is my all-time favorite Backyard Adventure. If you asked me tomorrow or next weekend if I wanted to go, the answer would always be YES. Whitewater rafting contains the almost perfect mix of everything: the outdoors, a solid dose of adrenaline, fitness, and […]
Welcome To Granville Island Granville Island near downtown Vancouver is not really an island but a peninsula which has developed into a famous tourist hot-spot. There are so many things to do here – you could easily spend a whole day exploring the unique shops and eateries. One activity we decided to try was something […]
Cathedral Grove Park Located in MacMillan Provincial Park, between Nanaimo and Port Alberni in beautiful British Columbia, Cathedral Grove Park is home to some of the oldest and largest Douglas Firs and Redwood trees in North America. Getting To Cathedral Grove Park Before you pack your bag and head out, I’ll have to let you […]
Deep Cove Brewers & Distillers? What’s This All About? Deep Cove Brewery is nestled in a scenic area of British Columbia known as North Vancouver. Our latest Backyard Adventure took us undercover into the mysterious art of brewing beer and spiriting. The choice of visiting Deep Cove was quite simple, as Canadians we love local […]
Happy Halloween What is your favorite holiday of the year? Ours is Halloween and we consider it to be SPOOK-TACULAR! It may be of interest for you to know that the festivities of Halloween and trick-or-treating are only celebrated in some parts of the world. How To Celebrate Halloween On October 31, in United States and Canada, […]
Why hello there, Autumn. Or should we call you Fall? When you think of October activities, the first ones that come to mind are the obvious; trick or treating, costume parties and eating pumpkin pie. There is another fun event you might be missing out on during those fall days. Fall Adventures: Explore a Corn […]
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you had a good day with your family and friends. Yesterday I had the pleasure of celebrating this very special holiday at home with my husband and four fur-babies. This generally isn’t the norm. I’ve lost track of the amount of holidays I have had to re-schedule or just miss entirely. […]