New Year’s Day brings many traditions, resolutions, new taxes and for many a Polar Bear swim or Penguin Plunge into frigid waters to kick the New Year into motion. Whether you take the plunge on your own or at an organized event, enjoy the start of your 2019. Here’s a few of the local Polar…
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Hotel Calipolis – Sitges, Spain
On our recent vacation to the UK, we took a few days out to get some sun in Sitges, Spain, a quaint beachfront town on the Costa Barcelona. Renowned for it’s 17 beaches, for our first visit we wanted to stay on the beachfront and selected Hotel Calipolis, and we’re pleased we did. Located centrally…
Water’s Edge Day 2014
Vancouver is surrounded by water and its citizens cherish the easy access to the beaches, seawalls and waterfront parks but how much do you know about the water? Do you know the animals that live in English Bay? What did False Creek look like a century ago? Sunday, October 5th spend the day celebrating the…
Celebration of Light / Shorefest 2011
Hard to believe that our little fireworks festival is all grown up and turning 21 years old! The flashes and booms over English Bay followed by ‘ooohs’ and ‘aahs”will fill the air of Vancouver as the Celebration of Light takes off for another year. This year’s “Battle Of Champions” edition kicks off Saturday July 30th…