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 Peace Summit, so I chose to stay overnight at one of the hotels in downtown Vancouver. [...]
The Listel Hotel Vancouver: Robson Street Hotels in the West End
Jet Boat Tour, Fraser River from Williams Lake
Another early morning had us travelling from Barkerville, BC to a boat launch about 15 minutes from Williams Lake, British Columbia.
Doug and Charlene, who greeted us, run the jet boat tour company Cariboo Chilcotin Jetboat Adventures. After a safety briefing, we got aboard and headed out on the mighty Fraser River. And mighty it [...]
The City of Quesnel, British Columbia (Canada)
After a day travelling in the Rocky Mountaineer, I ended up in Quesnel, BC for the night. The train arrived late, so we didn’t have much time to explore before hitting the hay at the downtown hotel Quesnel (Best Western).
I did get a chance to run around in search of a few fire hydrants, [...]
Spa Scandinave and Blossom Winery
Last night I headed to the wonderful Bill Reid Art Gallery in Vancouver. The PR agency Spectacular Ink hosted an evening for media and industry to become enamoured with their clients.
Their events always seem to be well attended and this was no different. I mixed and mingled while grazing on the delectable canapés from Terra [...]
Jedediah Island, British Columbia
It was time to get out into the wilderness of BC. Andy Cardiff, the owner of Malaspina Water Taxi (who describes his new turn as a “taxi driver” as, “It’s been fabulous. I feel like I haven’t worked for four years”), picked up our group at Pender Harbour and took us on an educational boat [...]
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