Stanley Park is Vancouver’s oldest, largest park! Oh, and it’s beautiful! In 2014 it was even voted the most beautiful park in the world on TripAdvisor!Vancouver’s Stanley Park, on the edge of Vancouver’s West End (my favourite part and my home). It’s 400 hectares large and is full of natural West Coast rainforest and scenic views. As…
Visiting Vancouver or planning to at some point? Make sure you don’t miss out on the chance to explore Vancouver’s West End. It’s my favourite part of the city and sure, I may be biased since it’s where I live, but it’s got a chilled-out vibe, there is SO much greenery, there are beaches and…
The district of Gastown, Vancouver is the oldest part of the city and one of the top areas to visit when it comes to what to see in Vancouver. It grew from a single pub founded by John ‘Gassy Jack’ Deighton in 1867. There’s even a statue, the Gassy Jack statue, that’s dedicated to him in…
Who loves a hot spring? I do! There’s something incredibly relaxing about soaking in a hot spring after a hike or on a cold day, or just because. One of my favourite days on our USA road trip was when we stumbled across a tonne of hot springs near Mammoth in California. Luckily for me,…
Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver makes a great half day trip from downtown. You’ll feel like you’re far away from the city after just a thirty minute bus ride or drive. The park is along the shores of Howe Sound and, as with Lighthouse Park, you’ll get great mountain views as well as of the island…
You don’t have to go far from Vancouver to find quiet beaches and secluded spots. Heck, you don’t even have to leave downtown (just go exploring Stanley Park and you can find a trail that with no-one else on it!). There are numerous beaches, woods, mountains and more to see in Vancouver and the surrounding…
When my husband and I took a seaplane flight over Vancouver not long after moving there, we saw a lighthouse surrounded by trees. It looked as though the lighthouse would offer great views of Burrard Inlet and over to Vancouver so we decided to find out if, and how, we could get over there on…
Is Quarry rock hike open?: THE QUARRY ROCK TRAIL IS OPEN (March 2023) One of the best things about living in Vancouver is that there are SO many hikes nearby. You don’t even have to travel far to get there. Over the 6 years we spent living in Vancouver, hiking became our favourite activity and…
I’d heard of Tofino before we came to Vancouver but I didn’t know much about it. While living in Vancouver so many people told me they’ve just got back from a weekend there or that I should go because the beaches are beautiful. So that’s what we decided to do over the Canadian Thanksgiving long…
The Garibaldi Lake hike in Whistler stands out as one of the best hikes I’ve done recently and I’ve done a lot of incredible hikes this year. There were incredible views on our hikes in Arches National Park and our hike into the Grand Canyon itself. Yet it’s this hike to Garibaldi Lake that I…