Touring

• Your BC Bucket List: Meet the friendly locals...

  

  01 January 2013

  A grizzly bear feeding on salmon in the wild; a whale breaching just off a kayak’s bow, eagles gathered in their thousands: these images are the stuff of life lists, but they’re surprisingly accessible in British Columbia…

• Your BC Bucket List: Land adventures

  

  01 January 2013

  From stunning mountain peaks and rugged cowboy country, to coastal rainforest paths and sun drenched wineries, BC’s natural playground is enormous – as are the ways to explore it.

• Your BC Bucket List: Navigating British Columbia - easier than you think...

  

  01 January 2013

  BC is bigger than most countries; fortunately, it’s easy to get around. Along with hitting the open road by car or motorhome there are a myriad of adventurous rail, air and ferry networks to explore.

• Hitting the high road on BC’s Coast Mountain route

  01 March 2012

  Ever since the arrival of our three boys, my husband and I had been dreaming about hiring a motorhome and going on a road trip around British Columbia’s Coast Mountain route, an outdoor adventure playground for kids (of all ages!).

• Raising a glass to BC’s wines

  01 June 2011

  Visitors and locals with a hankering for light activity will get a real kick out of a guided cycling tour through the Okanagan Valley, as I did recently.

• Carving out a living on Vancouver Island's wild west coast

  01 March 2011

  An artist since my childhood in Quebec and France, I arrived in Tofino, on Vancouver Island’s rugged, inspiring West Coast, over ten years ago in search of an uncomplicated lifestyle and have since “carved out” a living – as a wood carver.

• Top Ten Reasons to Visit a BC Park

  01 March 2011

  To help inspire your imagination and trip planning, here is a unique cross-section of BC Parks, each worthy of a visit during BC Park’s 100th anniversary year.

• Discover BC’s Greatest Gardens

  01 March 2011

  Leap into spring with a tour of some of British Columbia’s best gardens. Here are our top tips for BC’s greenest spaces…

• Trains, Boats and Planes

  01 November 2010

  British Columbia is the best fly-drive destination on the planet, but getting behind the wheel is by no means the only way to get around. There are as many ways to explore as there are things to do so, before you book your car hire, give a thought to other memorable ways to travel BC. How about these for a start…

• All aboard my office with a view!

  01 November 2010

  An office with a great west coast view, a day that starts with mimosa  toast and a nice line in witty repartee..  as an Onboard Attendant for Rocky Mountaineer my job isn’t exactly what you’d call 9-5!

• Our trip of a lifetime to BC’s Wild West...

  

  01 November 2010

  We had won our dream trip to British Columbia – a wildlife watching holiday of a lifetime to Canada’s west coast to meet the friendly inhabitants, furry and otherwise…

• The view from the Inside...

  01 November 2010

  With BC it’s not just about where you are but how you get there that counts. With over 900,000 sq km and 25,000 km of coastline to explore, here are five of our top touring tips.

• Bridging the generation gap in BC's interior

  01 October 2010

  A winter road trip through BC’s central  Okanagan region with my four year old son and 74 year old mother?  There were a few raised eye brows when I toId my friends…

• Top Views

  01 June 2010

  Check out our ‘must see’ views. From lunch with altitude to storm watching and train rides that bring you up close and personal with the Rockies, BC has some top vistas…

• BC Welcomes you

  01 April 2010

  Four seasons and so many reasons to visit British Columbia. The vast province of BC spreads from the cosmopolitan city of Vancouver on the Pacific Ocean in the west to the breathtaking Canadian Rockies in the east.