Canada is one of my favourite countries – and for good reason! I spent half of 2018 living in Vancouver and absolutely loved it. I first visited Canada in 2006 to see family in the Rockies, returned in 2008 to visit a friend near Toronto (I found cheap bus tickets to and from New York City, so why not?!) and eventually visited the west coast and Rockies again in 2016, which kickstarted my love for Vancouver and drew me back two years later.
My top 5:
ā Road Tripping The Icefields Parkway In Autumn
ā Why I Love Vancouver
ā My Top 10 Things To Do In Vancouver, Canada
ā Squamish & Why I Prefer It To Whistler
ā A Short & Sweet Trip To Vancouver Island: Beautiful Victoria, BC
Read the rest of my Canada posts below! ā
I was recently invited to take part in all that Vancouver has to offer its tourists (along with everyone else in Vancouver who also works in the tourism industry – so let’s not pretend I’m special!). Most of these things I probably wouldn’t have done on my own, or would never have got around to …
Moving to the other side of the world was always going to be a culture shock. Although Canada is very similar to the UK in a lot of respects, there are plenty of things that have taken me aback, that I’m still getting used to, or that I just find a bit strange. Some of …
When I visited Whistler last month, the drive took us along a spectacular road that snaked alongside mountains and the sea, views of islands ever-changing as the land drew towards us until we were completely inland. The best part of the drive along the Sea to Sky Highway culminated in Squamish, and I immediately made …
It’s a month since I arrived in Vancouver, bleary-eyed after four flights and not-at-all-ready for my new Canadian adventure. I didn’t even know if I was going to come – even after I’d handed in my notice at work, I had no idea if it was the right thing to do and I ended up having …
I always said I wanted to go to Whistler on my first week here in Canada. On my last visit to Vancouver, we just didn’t make the time to go anywhere that required a day or more, and I wanted to make sure I went this time before I started working, because with every year …
I’ve been in Vancouver for almost a week – and what a week it’s been! It began with a two-day journey with some tough goodbyes, and, in typical Canadian fashion, ended with beautiful mountains and great hospitality. The journey itself wasn’t too bad; the flights were pretty good and amazingly all four were on schedule …
Happy Friday, and a very merry Christmas Eve eve! Before we delve into my best of 2016 post, I’ve been meaning to do this one for a while – a huge photo essay of our 18 month trip around the world! Throughout 2015 and 2016, we spent three months exploring South East Asia followed by …
If there was one way to end our mighty 19-month trip on a high, a road trip through three national parks in the Canadian Rockies was the way to do it. We had been planning to hire a car to explore the mountains and lakes of Banff national park for a day or two, but when …
I am very blessed to have family in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains – easily one of the most beautiful places in the world. My aunt and uncle live in a little town on the edge of the Kootenays called Kimberley, while their two sons live with their families a couple of hours in …
I had high hopes for Vancouver, and that worried me. Because it’s often the places you think you’ll fall in love with that disappoint you, and the ones you have no preconceptions of are the ones that surprise you. I didn’t need to worry. I fell for Vancouver, hard. Canada was the beginning of the …
