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May 31, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Vancouver, Dining
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For a super duper treat, head to North Vancouver where the Thomas Haas Patisserie and Capuccino Bar serves up unbelievable confections with their java. Other standout coffee houses include Bean Around the World and Cafe Artigiano - their artistry with foamed milk and coffee is amazing!
May 30, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Sechelt, Festivals & Events
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Show and Shines are popular events in the summer here in BC. You can bet that on any given weekend there is a group of car enthusiasts getting together somewhere to share laughs, tips, stories-- and show off their work.
One of my favorite show and shine events of the summer is the "
Sleepy Hollow Rod Run and Show and Shine", in
Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast.
It's a classic car lovers weekend complete with Friday night rolling cruise, main street displays and Sunday drag races. People come from all over for this family friendly show.
If you happen to go this year it's on the weekend of August 3,4 and 5th. You will need to take a ferry to get to the sunshine coast so look into booking a
reservation soon or getting to the ferry terminal very early--it's usually packed with cruisers heading over to the coast for the weekend.
While you're up there don't forget to have some fish and chips on the waterfront in
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Coasters Car Club (Sleepy Hollow organizers)
May 26, 2007 | Tips from Us > McBride, Activity Zones
Hey,
This is the first blog that describes something new and exciting I have experienced first hand. This week was a little hard to get out and find something because school is still in session but I managed to get out there. This week I went to community basketball. Community basketball is a great way to get out and play a fun competitive game between people. It is at our local high school two nights a week and it is just a fun way to spend an evening
May 25, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Sechelt, Camping
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Great place to start your Scuba, Kayaking or camping trip. This is a well protected area and is home to large number of Float planes with flights to Vancouver and Nanaimo. Sechelt has some of the best weather and is often more like Mexico then BC. The Summers are laid back and beaches a great place to cool off. Try it you will like it.
May 25, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Sechelt, Kayaking (Ocean)
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Great day in Porpoise bay, with Out rigger canoe paddling in background and kids playingh on the beach. Porpoise bay is protected from Georgia strait by a long inlet and the Skookumchuck. It is a great area for Kayaking and boating all year long. Many great areas to camp up Sechelt inlet. Boat launch at the head of Porpoise bay and a Govt Dock. Many places to rent Kayaks.
May 25, 2007 | Tips from Us > Kamloops, Historic & Heritage Sites
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The Armstrong Explorer runs from just outside of Kamloops at Campbell Creek to Armstrong in the north Okanagan. This 9 hour trip travels through some of the most spectacular scenery I have ever seen. Old bridges, a tunnel, along Monte lake, farm land, lots of wildlife and you can see it all from open air cars! The heritage train is pulled by a 1912 steam locomotive # 2141 called the Spirit of Kamloops. A group of volunteers spent over 80,000 hours restoring it to like-new condition. They use old VIA coaches painted in the CN passenger colours. everyone has a seat reserved inside with washrooms and a giftshop and then is allowed to visit the open air cars. Some people ride the entire trip there!
Free non-alcoholic drinks, snacks, fruit, etc. along the way and lunch is on your own for 2 hours in Armstrong. The train pulls up right downtown and everyone fans out to have lunch, sightsee and shop.
There is a high level of service onboard and many volunteers who can give an insight into the restoration project and railroading in general.
Highly recommended and it sold out all trips for the past two years so you need to book well in advance. They operate 4 trips in the spring and 4 in the fall.
May 21, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > McBride, Activity Zones
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Hey Everyone,
Dave here, wanting to tell you about how great the town of McBride is. At first, I could not think of a way to tell people about how fantastic my town is. Now with this blog I can express why this town is so great. For the next 15 weeks, I am going to tell you about something new that this town has to offer. Therefore, every week I am going to blog an experience that I have actually tried in an effort to prove to people how great this town really is.
Cya next week
-Dave
May 20, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Sechelt, Cross-Country Skiing
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The Mountains above Sechelt still have lots of snow in mid May. This area gets snow from mid oct and can still have snow on the ground in may. This year has been a slower melt so there maybe snow at 3000 ft level till mid June. This is a great area for skidooing, cross country skiing and snow shoeing. Just a 13 km drive up a gravel road gets you to the snow. There are plans in the works to have a fully groomed cross country ski area with 17kms of trails. And many miles of un touched snow and trails with great veiws. Like over looking Howe sound and even all the way to Mt Baker. and then over to nanaimo and up to Comox.
This may be the next Holly Burn or Hemlock Valley. If you want to get away from the crowds and want lots of snow this is the area to try out. It is a secret so do tell anyone, we don't want a stampede.
Check out Dakota Ridge on the Web or the Tetrahedron. Come and play in the snow and 30 minutes later be Kayaking. A 35 min ferry ride and short drive is all that keeps you away from lots of snow.
May 19, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Penticton, Wakeboarding
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I visited Pier Water Sports in penticton last summer and had an absolute blast. They have 11 years experience so i guess they should be good. I rented A boat for a day and my kids got wakeboard and waterski lessons the next day. They have Sea doos to rent aswell which is what were gonna do this summer. and they have a 42 foot party barge even with an on board barbeque and washroom. So many sweet parties on that all summer long. It will be highlight of your trip.
May 16, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Whistler, Trains
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Last summer I had the pleasure to take the Whistler Mountaineer to Whistler. The trainride started with a nice champagne breakfast. After, we went out onto the viewing wagon to watch the breathtaking scenery. Before we knew it, we arrived in Whistler. The picture I'm submitting is one I took another time, when I was hiking around Whistler and the train passed us.
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