I procrastinated writing this review for a while. Not because I had any problems with the hotel or my experience of it. No, simply because it’s one of the best hotels I’ve been to, and I wanted to adequately reflect that in my post. I’ll go through all my regular categories, but you’ll see that […]
Ben & Jerry’s factory tour in Waterbury, Vermont
Vermont. Freedom and Unity, or so the state motto goes. Lots of forest, greenery, and hills. Maple syrup galore, and New England at its finest. But what is more, it is home to one famous ice cream brand. After seemingly endless stretches of straight road in Ontario and Quebec, and landscapes, though beautiful, but flat […]
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park and Cliffwalk, Vancouver
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is what it says on the tin: a park built around the famous suspension bridge. And it recently got an addition to its set-up: the Capilano Cliffwalk. Capilano Suspension Bridge sits just outside of Vancouver. The suspension bridge, which is one of Vancouver’s most famous and most visited attractions, has been […]
Mountain Luxury at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler
I was in Whistler in the summer and had the pleasure of staying at the Fairmont Chateau. I also stayed at another Fairmont hotel in Vancouver, the Fairmont Pacific Rim, which I loved, and the Whistler branch certainly did not disappoint. On the contrary. I cannot stress enough how very different these two hotels are, […]
Seaplane flight from Coal Harbour, Vancouver: flightseeing in BC
Last time I was in Vancouver, I indulged in some aerial exploration of this beauty of a city. As you know, I hopped on a helicopter on Grouse Mountain to see what everyone’s oohing and aaaahing about when they talk about the scenery of BC. Flightseeing is great, and I immediately thought I’d have to […]
Mountain biking in Whistler
“Pedal and paddle” – mountain biking and canoeing in Whistler, British Columbia. When I saw this activity listed as one of the activities on the itinerary of my recent trip to British Columbia, I couldn’t possibly NOT go for it. Admittedly, the other options for our only morning in Whistler were quite enticing, too (a […]