Relive the Magic
The Whistler Winter Arts Festival, held throughout February, will be especially exciting this year as Whistler prepares to celebrate the one year anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Rekindling the spirit and enthusiasm of the Games is this...
2011Travelers’ Choice Awards
The reviews are in for Trip Advisor's 2011 Travelers Choice best Canadian B&Bs and 6 of the top 10 are BC Bed & Breakfasts, and 4 of the top 10 are Guild Members. The hard working winners are ThistleDown House (North Vancouver), Abbeymoore Manor (Victoria),...
Got the Winter Blues? Visit the “Old Wine in New Bottles” Festival
Nanaimo, the harbour city, hosts the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra's very special "Old Wine in New Bottles" festival January 19 to 22. The festival is certain to be a delightful romp through a myriad of tastes, sights and sounds. Events include wine...
Canadian New Year, eh!
New Year's in Canada is great fun beginning with midnight parties, drinking bashes (hey, we've got the beer for it!), brilliant fireworks and of course sizzling foods. Many Canadians, like their American cousins, watch the ball drop in New York's Times Square and...
Coldsnap In Prince George?
"Coldsnap" is the Prince George, B.C. winter music festival which is being held January 21-29, 2011. This festival is known for its wide variety of music as well as excellent workshops. Out of town performers include the Adonis Puentis Band (some fine Cuban roots...
“Wow, it’s pitch white outside!”
Last week it was still November here in the Comox Valley and it was snowing. Lots of big, fat flakes drifting down. I was raised in semi-desert and find snow pretty darn romantic, but I understand if many of our readers don't. Too much of anything is too much. ...
Visiting Family for the Holidays? Think B&B!
Many people, myself included, will be traveling a good distance to spend time with family and friends during this season of peace, love and goodwill. As much as I love my family and friends, and very much look forward to seeing them, I don't really like to stay with...
Bald is Beautiful
Wildlife aficionados will want to take in The Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival being held November 20 and 21. It is one of the largest gatherings of raptors in North America and showcases thousands of Bald Eagles that return to the Fraser Valley each fall. The...
Moyra Turner 2010 Recipients – Nanaimo Bed & Breakfast
Nanaimo Bed & Breakfast is awarded top hospitality award in Kelowna at annual B.C. Bed and Breakfast B&Bkeepers Guild's conference. Neil and Vivian Reinhart of the Flying Cloud Bed and Breakfast were awarded the Moyra Turner Hospitality Award for personifying the...
Michigan Bed and Breakfast B&Bs Question Resort Hotels That Offer “A B&B Experience”
With permission, I've borrowed this blog from the Michigan Lake to Lake B&B Association as British Columbia Bed & Breakfasts deal with this issue as well. Q. When is a “bed and breakfast package” not a bed and breakfast package? A. When it’s not at a bed and...