Where do you want to go? Vancouverites are lucky to have access to one of the best airports in the world, YVR is a destination unto itself. To entice and entertain locals and travellers alike for the last three summer’s YVR has created Take-Off Fridays. Whether you’re looking entertain kids on school break, taking in…
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Explore Seattle with Evergreen Escapes
I’ve been to Seattle many times for concerts, shopping and quick getaways but rarely have I taken the time to look around the city. On my recent #2DaysInSeattle trip I had the opportunity* to take a trip with EverGreen Escapes. Based in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, EverGreen Escapes specializes in nature, epicurean and education…
Tasting Plates Vancouver: Kitsilano Edition
Cleanser your palate and warm up the taste buds, Tasting Plates Vancouver is taking over Kitsilano on September 12th! Tasting Plates is a food networking event that takes diners around several area restaurants; sampling and learning about their menus, meeting chefs, new friends and catching up with old friends and fellow foodies. Wednesday September 12,…
Changing The Guard
One of the most iconic symbols of Britain is the Queen’s Guard, expression-less soldiers standing sentry outside Buckingham Palace and other Royal palaces around Britain. Their red coats and tall bearskin hats acts as beacons of centuries old tradition, Changing the Queens’s Life Guard. Crowds gather in central London around The Mall, Victoria Monument and…
Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
In leafy suburbs of West London lies a historic and important verdant oasis, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Founded in 1759, the 121 hectare Kew Gardens is the world’s largest collection of living plants. The Garden’s staff of 650 play an important role in the preservation and cataloguing of the world’s plants, the site…
De Dutch Pannekoek House at Vancouver Convention Centre West
The latest addition to the Burrard Landing SeaWall along the new Vancouver Convention Centre West brings something new to the area…breakfast. De Dutch Pannekoek House has been a Vancouver favourite for years and this latest restaurant is a stand out. The new interior design is modern and bright, if the floor to ceiling windows…
1st Ever Hot Dog Eating Contest Today at YVR & Japadog
Chow Down before you take off! Today at 1230pm, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and renowed Japanese Hot Dog cart, Japadog, launch the first Japadog Eating Contest. Big prizes and bragging rights are on the line as six of the hardiest hotdog lovers, chosen at random among the many registrants, will put their stomachs to the…