3 Grouse Mountain Vancouver Adventures That Take You to New Heights
High on the list of must-do activities for visitors to Vancouver is a trip to the top of Grouse Mountain, the city’s popular mountaintop playground where summer hiking and great views are only an 8-minute gondola ride away. There are plenty of activities and adventures to do here, starting with how you get to the top, and once there you can try everything from mountain biking to zip lining to...
Free Spirit Spheres: Treehouses-in-the-Round on Vancouver Island
Eight years or so ago I bought Henk a book called Bed in a Tree, a collection of weird and wonderful types of accommodation from all around the world. Included here was a listing for Free Spirit Spheres, spherical treehouses suspended in a small forest of cedars and douglas firs on Vancouver Island. These whimsical balls-in-trees immediately captured my imagination and I vowed if we were ever in...
Getting High on a Helicopter Tour in Tofino
There is more than one way to get high in Tofino, Canada’s version of a California surf town, but the one that draws people to this town by the thousands probably isn't the one that immediately comes to mind. No, the real high that people seek in Tofino is a natural one that comes from the plentiful wildlife, stunning landscapes and blue Pacific waters that surround this beachside...