Tag: BC

Just Get In The Car, Baby. Let’s Drive! 14 Freaking Epic Road Trips you MUST DO from Vancouver

When we first arrived in Vancouver, we wondered what the hell people did on the weekends. I mean, aside from heading out to the city, where were the road-tripping destinations? After all, not everyone comes here to travel indefinitely. There are others like us. Other ‘workers’ that can only zip away for the weekend for a quick recoup. But how far can you really get in a weekend? Well, we thought we’d buy our own second-hand car and test it out ourselves.. Read more →

Wilderness Walks: Snowshoeing to Elfin Shelter

Imagine a place so well-hidden that you need to wear snowshoes and trek 22km (return) through treacherous mountain peaks, heavy snow and potentially erratic weather just to experience it? It exists. In the middle of the mountains, far from the hustle and bustle and petty worries of the world, sits a solar-powered, propane heated cottage with all the furnishings one could desire after… Read more →

Fire And Stars At Lake Cowichan (Timelapse)

  Timelapse of Lake Cowichan taken from Harmony Ridge B&B.   Check out this timelapse from a recent trip to Vancouver Island. Having spent countless hours staring at the stars and milky way in the Southern hemisphere back home in Australia, there’s definitely something I find eerie about the Northern skies. I’m not sure if they are just dead pixels… Read more →