by ingrid.admin | Aug 5, 2010 | Vancouver Island
Milner Gardens is on the east coast of Vancouver Island between the communities of Parksville and Qualicum Beach. It is considered one of Canada’s 10 best public gardens by Canadian Geographic Travel. Its blooms are legendary and now there is an expansion...
by ingrid.admin | Jul 31, 2010 | Vancouver Island
Whether you are an experienced hiker or a novice beginner, you’ll find a wide variety of guided summer hikes through Vancouver Island’s Strathcona Park, to such pristine alpine destinations as Mt. Albert Edward, Croteau Lake and Lake Helen MacKenzie. ...
by ingrid.admin | Jun 24, 2010 | Vancouver Island
The Comox Valley is host to Vancouver Island Music Fest July 9-11 where during the day 5 stages make it possible to hear all of one’s favorite kinds of music from rock to blues to jazz to pop to hip hop and genres from around the world. At night the main stage...
by ingrid.admin | Apr 29, 2010 | Vancouver Island
It makes my palate tingle just writing this but there are more than two dozen wineries and vineyards located in the Vancouver Island region. Many are in the Cowichan Valley, in communities such as Cobble Hill, Duncan and Lake Cowichan, and the Saanich Peninsula, near...
by ingrid.admin | Apr 23, 2010 | Vancouver Island
The tee shirt read “Don’t crush that Scotsman, hand me the Caber!” Whoa said I, what the heck’s a “Caber”? Little did I know a Caber is a log the size of telephone pole tossed about by some of the strongest men in the world who...
by ingrid.admin | Mar 24, 2010 | Vancouver Island
It’s official— the ski season on Vancouver Island will continue until April 24 due to deep snow and high demand. Mt. Washington will be open daily through April 11. The lifts will operate again April 17 and 18 and then again for the big season finale on...
