Monthly Archives: February 2010

 NATURAL BEAUTY OF VANCOUVER, CANADA (VIDEO)

As a former resident of Raincouver, I can attest to the amount of precipitation that the coastal city receives.  However, due to being in a temperate rainforest zone, Vancouver and most of the Wet Coast enjoys greenery that many have compared with the Emerald Isles.   The natural beauty of B.C.’s urban jewel is highlighted in this video that is displayed in lovely timelapse.  Reminescent of scenes on Baraka, I applaud the filmmakers for making me feel homesick.  Kudos. (more…)

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BEAT THE FEBRUARY BLUES WITH A TRIP TO MEXICO

45% off on all-nclusive sunshine and beaches?  I could get behind that!  $599 for 7 days for a single person would be cheaper than a week at a hotel.  Leaving from western Canada.  Check out the packages here.  Book by February 18.

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VANCOUVER’S CHINESE FOOD SECOND TO NONE

So you think you’ve had it good, eh?  Been to Beijing, you say?  Been to Taiwan?  Frisco?  Hong Kong?  Well, they’ve got nothing on Vancouver, so says Condé Nast Traveler, the hoity toity travel magazine.  Oh, you know the one, with the really thick paper and glossy covers, filled with drooly pages of places you want to visit.   Mark Schatzker, the Toronto writer for the magazine says that “… the experience in Vancouver left me trembling.”   (more…)

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TRAVEL TO THE ROCKIES

Banff in winter is a winter wonderland.  With its chateau-like hotel, hotsprings, and abundantly visible wildlife, it is easy to forget that the rat-race is only an hour-and-a-half away.

I wish I could take advantage of this smoking deal myself.  If you have some time this February, check out the High Country Inn of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Click to check out the deal.

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