Slow Travel & Gourmet Tours: Magazine & Experience Guide Worldwide
The arrival of the gray whales off the coasts of Vancouver Island gives the coastal towns an occasion to celebrate. This is not just about the 20.000 whales that migrate north at the end of March. People on the west coast of Canada celebrate the beginning of spring at the Pacific Rim Whale Festival.
The first Vancouver Island Wine was grown by farmers in the fertile Cowichan Valley in the 1920s. The climate is favorable for viticulture. Almost 80 vineyards have grown from these beginnings. Wines from more than 40 wineries grow here.
Good pizza and pasta are available at Zambri's on Yates Street in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. However, you have to know this beforehand, because from the outside the restaurant on the ground floor of a high-rise office building with its large window front looks rather inconspicuous.
Hiking the Wild Pacific Trail on Vancouver Island is beautiful any time of the year. We experience one of the most beautiful hiking trails on Canada's west coast in April this year on the Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop on Vancouver Island.
In fact, it's no wonder tea plays such a big role in Victoria. This is part of the founding of British fur traders and the seat of the colonial administration. Tea is almost a national drink in the UK regions of the world. It is no different in Victoria.
Discover our hand-picked selection of Vancouver Island spa hotels on the east coast of the island and let yourself be pampered. Enjoy wellness, the sea and regional specialties.
Discover Canada's wine regions and the variety of wines they have to offer. Visit wineries and enjoy wine tasting to get the most out of your trip.
One of the top hotels in Canada, the Wickaninnish Inn employs sculptors and Native American carvers. They produce almost all of the Indian handicrafts that are on display in the hotel. What these artists create is impressive.
Five tips for a spring trip to Tofino on Vancouver Island Few people plan a spring trip to Vancouver Island – unless they want to experience the wild storms. The Pacific Rim, the rugged west coast of the island in western Canada, is famous for that. That's also why we went to Tofino in March[…]
Long Beach Lodge in Tofino On our trip to the west coast of Vancouver Island we discovered a lodge that fulfills all the wishes that one could ask for a stay on the Pacific Rim. The Long Beach Lodge in Tofino. Apart from a sign with the name of the hotel, not much of the Pacific Rim Highway indicates what a [...]
