Lifestyle

• Vancouver set to host "Bollywood Oscars"

  

  18 February 2013

  Vancouver, British Columbia has been selected as the host city for the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA), a global celebration of the best in the Hindi film industry. These ‘Bollywood Oscars’ are presented at the industry’s leading awards ceremony, taking place in Vancouver from April 4-6 2013.

• 24 Perfect Hours in Vancouver

  01 May 2012

  Despite having lived all 27 years of my life in Vancouver, I still stumble across under-the-radar experiences that most visitors wouldn’t even know to check out for themselves. My ideal 24 hours in the city would combine visiting some of these lesser known hotspots with revisiting – yet again – my all-time favourites. The whirlwind tour starts here…

• Celebrate Canada Day, 1 July 2012!

  

  01 May 2012

  Join us to celebrate Canada Day, London, at Trafalgar square and sample musical talent, meet the Mounties and plan your trip to Canada.

• British Columbia, festivals for all seasons

  

  01 May 2012

  Whether you’ve a hankering to sample a seasonal wine festival, test out your taste for adventure, or sample the cultural scene, British Columbia has flamboyant festivals, quirky gatherings and a west coast welcome to suit all tastes…

• BC’s Capital rings in 150 Years in 2012

  

  01 March 2012

  British Columbia’s provincial capital and ‘Garden City’, Victoria, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2012. Why not join in the celebrations this summer by sampling our top five Victoria highlights?

• One from the cart: Vancouver’s street food scene

  

  01 March 2012

  Intrigued by stories of Vancouver’s burgeoning street food scene, I had accepted an invite to experience a day of kerbside cuisine western Canada-style.

• Five of BC's Best Beach destinations

  

  01 September 2011

  Which way to the beach? British Columbia has every type of beach imaginable: remote, urban, sand, pebble – even nudist! Here are a few highlights…

• Romance BC-style...

  

  01 September 2011

  Wills and Kate may have had their own Canada hideaway, but for true romance BC style, can I recommend Vancouver Island’s west coast? But then as ‘Elopement Coordinator’ at the Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, I may be a little biased!

• Truly chilled on Salt Spring Island

  

  01 June 2010

• Shop 'til you drop Vancouver

  

  01 June 2010

  p.When I shop, I want something different. That’s why I’m in Gastown, known as the ‘birthplace of Vancouver’, where cobbled streets play home to a cosmopolitan choice of boutiques.

• Cosmopolitan Vancouver

  

  01 April 2010

  The memories and excitement of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics will linger in British Columbia for a long time, along with some more concrete benefits.

• BC tastes great

  

  01 April 2010

  The Okanagan Valley ranks among the most scenic wine regions in the world.

• Grape expectations

  

  01 February 2010

  Last summer, wine guru Jancis Robinson wrote that wines from British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley “… show quite extraordinary directness of fruit; they almost punch you between the eyes with their frankness.”