Hanging Out on the Mountainside Looking for exciting moments in life, feelings of well-being, wonder and awe? Home of Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain and Seymour Mountain, the North Shore offers skiing 30 minutes from Downtown Vancouver over the winter months. Some of Mama and Papa Canuck's peak experiences are those skiing on Grouse Mountain and Whistler/Blackcomb mountains. It's the overwhelming beauty of nature when trees are snow capped and the sense of freedom and escape when skiing that brings those feelings of joy. Early spring skiing when it’s cool and clear ju [View Full Entry]

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Days on the Delta Whether you are visiting Vancouver over the summer months, attending Vancouver's Winter Olympics in February to March 2010, or living in Vancouver like the Travelling Canucks do, take time out to enjoy some of what the Delta has to offer - we certainly do! Richmond, on the banks of the Fraser River, is built on two main islands in the delta at the mouth of one of the world's great rivers that spills into the Pacific Ocean. The City of Richmond maintains a 49 kilometre dyke network since Richmond on average is 1.0 metre above sea level. [View Full Entry]

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Old Meets New The tale of two Chinatowns is one of "old" meets "new". Vancouver's Chinatown being old and Richmond's Asian "Golden Village" being new. While we would not recommend visiting Vancouver's Chinatown for either Chinese dining other than Wild Rice, a fabulous restaurant on Chinatown's outskirts, an evening destination, or a contemporary shopping spree, if you appreciate architecture, traditional Chinese culture, and history, then it's certainly worth a look. For Chinese dining and shopping, head out to Richmond on the Canada Line to the Aberdeen Mall, Parker Plac [View Full Entry]

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Neighbourhood Hopping on the Westside Hopping south across the Burrard Street, Granville Street and Cambie Street bridges, Vancouver's westside offers tourist attractions embedded in its residential neighbourhoods that feature single-family dwellings, tree-lined streets, shopping districts, and private schools, clubs and golf courses. Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Gardens, Nitobe Gardens, University Endownment Lands, public beaches and golf courses, University of British Columbia, museums, live theatre venues and Granville Island Public Market are visitor highlights. On some [View Full Entry]

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Vancouver's History Comes Alive The Hudson's Bay Company set up Fort Langley in 1827 as part of its network of fur-trading posts across Canada. Today, visitors to Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada can walk in the footsteps of British Columbia's pioneers. The Travelling Canucks recommend a visit since we enjoy the interactive exhibits and talks with knowledgeable costumed interpreters. Nestled in an agricultural setting, the village of Fort Langley offers historical charm and two museums in addition to the Fort Langley National Historic Site. It's well worth a visit! [View Full Entry]

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Beautiful English Bay Granted the Travelling Canucks are not beach babes, but we love sitting like blobs on a log at the beach, walking or cycling along the seawall, or just driving by the beach to enjoy the scenery! You might find us at the beach watching the sunset, beachcombing for shells or shutterbugging, you just won't find us in bathing suits! With approximately 18 km/11 miles of beaches surrounding Vancouver's English Bay to explore, there are miles of sand to make sandcastles and lots of vantage points to watch windsurfers, kiteboarders and sailors catchin [View Full Entry]

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Sensational Stanley Park Stanley Park, a National Historic Site named after Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada in 1888 when the park was officially opened, is the crown jewel of the city's 200 parks. Eight million visitors per year to North America's third largest urban core park (400 hectares/ 1,000 acres) makes Stanley Park one of Vancouver's top attractions. The cool, lush, evergreen second and third growth forest of Douglas Firs, Western Red Cedars, Western Hemlocks, and Sitka Spruce trees gives the park a more naturalistic look than most urban parks. Three [View Full Entry]

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Reflections on Vancouver's Downtown Vancouver's downtown is a community of business and neighborhood districts where people work, live, shop, and enjoy the urban west coast lifestyle. Vancouver's downtown districts include: the business district where the Senior Canucks work and residential districts including the West End, Coal Harbour, and Yaletown. Shopping districts include the West End's Davie Street and Denman Street off English Bay, Robson Street and Granville Street with its large subterranean mall, Pacific Centre. Gastown and the Downtown Eastside are downt [View Full Entry]

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THE DRIVE For Vancouverites born and raised on the Westside, we enjoy "visiting" the freewheeling, artsy-folksy-funky and offbeat eastside neighborhood every summer on Vancouver's Commercial Drive, aka The Drive. Admittedly, we look and feel a little out of place, but nevertheless, it's fun venturing on the wild side once in a while since it's where divas, dykes and "addicts" roam the streets. For this reason alone, it's fun to go to The Drive and just watch the people stroll by. This summer was no different when we headed down to The Drive, except this year we brought our ca [View Full Entry]

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Granville Island Over 10 million visitors per year couldn't be wrong.... for tourists and Vancouverites alike, it's a great place to visit, rain or shine, and soak up the Westcoast lifestyle! Granville Island features the best public market, a live entertainment district, artist galleries and working studios, and a maritime market. Formerly an industrial area, potters, weavers, printers, and jewellers work in studios that were once foundries and machine shops and performers have taken to the streets and filled empty warehouses with their shows. The Granville Islan [View Full Entry]

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