Travel Features
June 18, 2009 - 05:00 AM
If a Lebanese or Syrian border official asks if you've ever been to Israel, the correct response is, “Where? Israel doesn't exist, does it?” The country didn't appear on any map I saw in Syria.
June 4, 2009 - 05:20 AM
When Mark Sigafoos slides opens the furnace door at his glass-blowing studio, a wave of heat from the 1,149 ° C interior hits me.
June 4, 2009 - 05:10 AM
If you’re heading down to Tacoma to check out the city’s glass art—or if you’re looking for a different take on arts and culture entirely—nearby Seattle’s got plenty to offer.
May 28, 2009 - 05:50 AM
Whether you’ve got several weeks or just a precious long weekend, fun awaits down the highway. Which way to head?
May 28, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Restaurant ReviewsHad any good airport food lately? If the answer is no, you clearly haven’t been to Chilliwack Municipal Airport recently.
May 28, 2009 - 05:20 AM
After a long absence, I'm back in Parksville, rediscovering a beach town that appears to have grown up as much as I have.
May 28, 2009 - 05:10 AM
Walking in the moonlight on a summer’s night is pretty romantic to begin with. But the Osoyoos Desert Centre raises the bar with its annual Romancing the Desert event on August 8.
May 21, 2009 - 05:00 AM
Nearly 23 years after the atomic genie was released from the bottle, the invisible danger in the ghost town of Chernobyl, Ukraine remains.
April 16, 2009 - 06:00 AM
The Thompson Okanagan is much more than a truck stop between Alberta and Vancouver.
April 16, 2009 - 05:50 AM
The Thompson Okanagan region in B.C.'s central interior hosts a whole whack of events—from jazz fests to rodeos to powwows—all within driving distance of Vancouver. Here's a rundown of what's happening this year.
April 16, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Northeast of the slick city, the real West lives on in the Thompson Okanagan. Pack your Prius full of little cowpokes and head out on the trail.
April 16, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Tina Michalewicz, general manager of the Logan Lake Lodge in the Thompson Okanagan, watches tourists treat the area as a truck stop on the way to “exciting” Vancouver or “stunning” Alberta. What a mistake.
April 16, 2009 - 05:25 AM
Fisheries biologist Theresa Godin wasn’t sure how her latest five-day trip to Wells Gray Provincial Park was going to go over with her guests. This was Godin’s third vacation in the park with her two sons, now aged 11 and 13.
April 16, 2009 - 05:20 AM
This year’s Roots & Blues Festival (August 14-16) in Salmon Arm includes recent Juno winners the Sam Roberts Band and Serena Ryder, as well as
Straight favourite Chad VanGaalen.
April 16, 2009 - 05:15 AM
In its 17th year, Canada’s top country music event, the Merritt Mountain Music Festival (July 9-12), still revels in its simplicity.
