THE best wine event of 2015

  If you have never been to Taste of Tulalip you are missing out on one fantastic wine tasting experience. I am a #winelover of Washington State wines and at Taste of Tulalp you will have an opportunity to taste the very best that Washington has to offer. “Washington State’s coveted culinary festival of the year.  A … Read more

Wine Tourism

The Rise of British Columbia Wine Tourism A stellar wine touring year for BC wineries, and the season is far from over!   Wine tourism in BC is on the rise, reporting a record high in visitors and sales this year, and gaining accolades as a world-class wine destination from publications and wine critics around … Read more

Enjoy the Christmas Season in Victoria

Fast becoming a family tradition our trips to Victoria to enjoy an early Christmas getaway. For a number of years we would take a mini-cation in September and again in February. Gradually as the family dynamics changed we stopped our twice annual visits only to revive them on an annual basis in 2014. This is … Read more

SIMILKAMEEN COUNTRY CHRISTMAS!

Dec. 5 & 6 Winery Holiday Open Houses   The festive season is quickly approaching and you are invited to get into the holiday spirit by spending the weekend touring the Similkameen wineries! Wine tastings, food pairings, decorated wine shops, local art, gift ideas and holiday joy and cheer await you in the fifth annual … Read more

Foraging for Golden Mushrooms

BEAT THE TILL AND TASTE THE BENEFITS OF NATURE   Its autumn somewhere on Vancouver Island. The leaves start to turn; the days get a bit shorter and I start to track rain fall and wait for the morning when the air feels and smells just right to go out looking for specifically Cantharellus cibarius, … Read more

Welcome James Headrick

We are pleased to introduce you to our newest writer, photographer, videographer and contributor James Headrick. James is based on Vancouver Island and he will be contributing articles on his own experiences of life on the Island, a little bit of travel, dining, foraging, wine pairing and cooking all Island based. We look forward to … Read more

Wine Touring in the Cowichan Valley

My most recent excursion took me to Unsworth Vineyards just minutes away from Mill Bay in the Cobble Hill area. The surrounding countryside is serene and beautiful as is the setting for their Tasting Room, open daily year round. Since my last visit they have changed management and chef at the Restaurant which is open … Read more

Cathay Pacific Launches #OneDayOffline to Encourage Richer Travel Experiences

Cathay Pacific Airways has launched a new global campaign #onedayoffline, which builds on the airline’s international brand campaign, Life Well Travelled, to demonstrate a belief that travelling well is essential to living well. This belief underlies everything that Cathay Pacific does as it strives to enhance the overall travel experience for passengers and enable them to experience … Read more

BC Travel Writers Symposium: Ecotourism – Tread Softly, Write with Impact

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Writers who love to travel and travellers who love to write need to attend BCATW 2015 on April 18. The British Columbia Association of Travel Writers (BCATW) brings its annual symposium back to Vancouver this year with the theme, Ecotourism: Tread Softly, Write with Impact. The all-day event will be held in downtown Vancouver at the Century … Read more

Cayman: Birdies, beaches, boating, batmobiles and blue iguana

As light snow flutters by my window, my thoughts turn to our vacation in Cayman where birdies, beaches, boating, batmobiles and blue iguana etched into our memories. It was our first foray into this area of the Caribbean and hopefully won’t be our last. The Cayman Islands are comprised of three islands including Grand Cayman, … Read more

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