Travelling to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games is an expensive trip, from accommodations and tickets to Cultural Olympiad shows. But there are some fantastic free events happening, too, and one of the best is the initiative Ziptrek Ecotours has taken. This Whistler-based company runs the Whistler, BC zip line (and one in Queenstown, New Zealand) [...]
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Skating at Robson Square in Downtown Vancouver, BC
Growing up in and around Vancouver, BC, I don’t see the massive amounts of snow and cold weather that other parts of Canada see during the winter. To be honest, I’ve never skated outdoors in a naturally frozen lake. It’s sad, I know. But I live in the city now and don’t have many chances [...]
British Columbia
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 Peace Summit, so I chose to stay overnight at one of the hotels in downtown [...]
British Columbia
Vancouver Convention Centre Tourism Event
Other then holding large conventions in downtown Vancouver, I think the real purpose of the Vancouver Convention Centre is to show off the waterfront setting. That was clear when I went to a Tourism BC event organized to get writers excited about the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. This building is stunning. Located right on the waterfront [...]
British Columbia
Metropolitan Hotel in Downtown Vancouver, BC
After sipping and grazing at the first annual Wines of Mexico Festival, I slipped upstairs to my room at the Metropolitan Hotel in Vancouver. Sliding into a Frette bathrobe, I ordered in some sushi and settled down for the Canucks game. It’s one of those kinds of hotels: enough luxury to make it a treat, [...]
