Hotels

Abbotsford Travel: Restaurants, Attractions, Artists and Hotels

I live in Vancouver but I grew up in the suburb of Port Coquitlam. Although I should know the farming communities farther east, I must admit that I don’t. So when Tourism Abbotsford invited me to come spend some time…

Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel at YVR, Canada

To bridge the gap between my fantastic two weeks in Corner Brook and St. John’s, Newfoundland and a five-day trip to Winnipeg, Canada for the first time, I had to fly back to Vancouver and spend the night at the…

The Listel Hotel Vancouver: Robson Street Hotels in the West End

I had spent the day playing tourist in my own city, visiting First Nations art galleries and the Stanley Park totem poles, and the Bill Reid Gallery. The next day I was covering the Dalai Lama event, called the Vancouver…

Eco Hotel Has Organic Restaurant in Nova Scotia

Call it the Slow Food Movement, an Organic Food Restaurant, Eco Hotel or just plan good food, but the Chanterelle Inn in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Canada) is doing it all. Quietly, passionately and with Cape Breton hospitality. Organic Food Restaurant…

Fairmont Banff Springs Mineral Pool & Restaurant

The best way I could think of to heal my bruised knee from today’s horseback riding incident, was to head to the mineral pool at the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel, in Alberta, Canada. I hopped into my swimsuit and headed…

Banff Hot Springs and Horseback Riding, Alberta

I’m a big fan of hot springs, whenever, wherever. From Lake Louise, the group of us made our way to Banff, Alberta, where a dip in the Banff hot springs was in order. The Banff Upper Hot Springs is a…