Despite hailing from the only city with the dubious distinction of turning down the Olympic Games, I love the Olympics. I love the ceremonies, the traditions, the obscure sports, and the competition. Plus, it's the only time where I can get extremely passionate and argumentative about the merit of archers from Kyrgyzstan and not be labeled a nutcase.
So when the Olympics came to Vancouver in 2010, I made attending a priority. But planning for the Olympic games isn't like planning for a normal vacation; there are many more factors to take into consideration. Hundreds of thousands of people descend...
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The good folks at Hostelbookers created this little game called 'Seven Super Shots' that encourages travel bloggers to share seven of their favorite photos from their travels in the seven specified categories. This has been making its rounds on the travel blogs lately, and my friend Annette of Bucket List Journey was kind enough to tag me in her Seven Super Shots post.
If you visit this site with any regularity, you know that I mostly cover the destinations I travel to for work, which of course is primarily American destinations. For this post, I wanted to dig into my archives a bit and share...
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Coming from the landlocked state of Colorado, boats (and the ocean in general) have always been fascinating to me and any excuse for a boat trip is a good excuse. That’s why when I was planning my route through British Columbia, my eyes lit up when I learned about the ferry service between mainland Canada and Vancouver Island.
The route is run by BC Ferries, the largest passenger ferry line in North America and the second largest in the world. BC ferries has a fleet of 36 boats and serves almost 50 locations up and down the coast of British Columbia. The ferry service provides a transportation...
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Before I ever arrived in Canada I had heard the legends of Tim Hortons - a coffee and doughnut shop that is more like the collective Canadian living room than a restaurant.
From what I knew, it sounded about as Canadian as could be. Founded in the 1960's by Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tim Horton, the chain has since grown into the largest fast food restaurant in Canada with over 3,000 restaurants.They now serve up doughnuts, coffee, sandwiches, soups, and their popular Timbits - similar to doughnut holes - to hungry Canadians across the nation. They are even expanding to several international...
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Stanley Park is Vancouver's place to get away from it all - right in the middle of the city. Occupying almost 1/3 of the island where downtown Vancouver sits, the park is a respite from city life. There are dozens of attractions in Stanley Park and it would take days to experience them all. But with my limited time in Vancouver, I wanted to focus on five in particular.
Exploring the Forest
Stanley Park is unique among most urban parks in that it was left in a very natural state. Neglecting the trend of finely manicured parks designed with organized recreation in mind, Stanley Park embraces...
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