Local retired teacher donates $20,000 as Myra–Bellevue campaign enters final days With just days remaining before the August 14 deadline to protect one of the last privately owned properties within Myra–Bellevue Park, BC Parks Foundation is calling on the public to help raise the final $150,000 needed. Through the generosity of Wilson 5 Foundation, every … Read more
41 International Graffiti Artists Gathered to Paint in Vilnius: Lithuania’s Capital is Becoming Street Art Destination This weekend, more than 40 artists from 23 countries collaborated to create permanent large-scale open-air artwork at the Baltic debut of Meeting of Styles in Lithuania’s creative capital. As travelers increasingly seek authentic urban experiences beyond traditional museums, Vilnius … Read more
FAIRMONT PACIFIC RIM UNVEILS A NEWLY REIMAGINED FAIRMONT SPA, ANCHORING A NEW ERA OF INTERGRATED WELLBEING The state-of-the-art wellbeing center spans the hotel’s fifth floor At the heart of Fairmont Pacific Rim‘s enhanced wellbeing offering is the unveiling of the newly reimagined Fairmont Spa – a transformative renovation that establishes one of Vancouver’s most comprehensive luxury wellness … Read more
Visa Infinite Wine Country Tour Specials Explore wine country to the fullest with a special offer. Please enjoy a 20% discount on the tours listed below by entering the promo code WINECOUNTRY20 (in the top right corner of the shopping cart) when purchasing your tickets. OKANAGAN WINE TASTING TOUR Saturday August 8 10:00 AM – … Read more
Greater Victoria Invites Visitors on a Playful “Cone-Cation” of Food, Nature, and Discovery It starts, innocently enough, with a waffle cone. But in Greater Victoria, one cone tends to lead to another, a three-tier seafood tower, a conical castle turret against the sky, a cluster of Douglas fir cones underfoot on a forest trail. Visitors can … Read more
2027 Half Corked Marathon Tickets go on Sale July 28, 2026 Limited ticket release offers early access to one of Canada’s most anticipated wine country weekends A limited number of Skip the Lottery tickets for the 2027 Half Corked Marathon will go on sale on Tuesday July 28, 2026, giving participants the opportunity to secure … Read more
Experience a Quieter Side of Vancouver Island This Summer New Harbour Air service makes it easier than ever to discover Campbell River, where coastal adventures, garden-grown cuisine and a slower pace of summer travel await Naturally Pacific Resort is welcoming summer travellers to Campbell River with the newly launched Harbour Air daily direct seaplane service … Read more
WHAT’S NEW IN FRANCE | SUMMER 2026 As summer reaches its peak, the French art de vivre continues to reinvent itself through bold culinary concepts, heritage transformations, and expanded boutique getaways. From a historic château overlooking the Sancerre to a creative hideaway in Provence, a quintessential Parisian bistrot and an unexpected ice cream pop-up in … Read more
Why Victoria, B.C. Might Be Canada’s Best-Kept Secret for a Microcation Research is reinforcing what many travellers have suspected all along: the key to feeling refreshed may not be taking longer vacations, but taking them more often. According to the recent study Maximizing Recovery: The Superiority of Frequent Vacations for Well-Being and Performance, frequent, shorter getaways … Read more
Vilnius TV Tower Reopens Rotating Restaurant at 165 Meters, One of Europe’s Tallest TV Towers From a rotating restaurant at 165 meters to views spanning 50 kilometers, Vilnius TV Tower is reopening its Milky Way dining restaurant today, in a landmark almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower and ranked 8th among Europe’s TV towers. … Read more