by April Orcutt | Jul 16, 2019 | CANADA, British Columbia, British Columbia, Adventure, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Travel
On a distant islet off British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, our group of six donned flotation coats and boarded a yellow inflatable raft for an “Eco-Adventure Tour.” Jillian Leonard, our guide, said that unlike the Grizzly Bear Tour we would go on later, “This tour’s...
by Marybeth Bond | Jun 17, 2019 | Alberta, Canadian Rockies, CANADA, Canada
Why wait if you love horses and a good party? I dusted off my cowboy boots and joined daredevils, music lovers, families, and wannabe cowboys, at Calgary’s Stampede Park to take part in one of the world’s largest rodeos. Spanning ten days in July, the...
by April Orcutt | Feb 21, 2019 | Alberta, Canada, CANADA
Conductor Caitlin Bailie, who also does a highly entertaining interpretive dance for explaining safety regulations, leads passengers in a toast with the signature Rocky Mountaineer beverage: orange juice and peach bubbly from British Columbia’s Okanagan...
by Marybeth Bond | Sep 22, 2015 | CANADA, British Columbia, Luxury, Travel Magazine, Cultural Exploration, Dining, Family, Girlfriend Getaways, Romance, Luxury
You can tell a lot about a luxury hotel by the way it greets its guests. You might expect a formal doorman to meet you at the curb. That’s not the case at The Wickannish Inn, located on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island, amidst towering cedar and spruce trees. ...
