Fall is here and that means U-Pick! As a kid, the drudgery of going back to school was always balanced with the excitement that a Sunday afternoon would be spent going to the apple orchard. Well, regardless of age, going apple picking is exciting; it doesn’t matter how old you are, there is nothing like […]

As the excitement for autumn builds, so does the potential for some great outdoor adventures. Here in the Kamloops area, it can get pretty hot in the summer, which can be a deterrent for any moderately difficult outdoor activities. Now that the weather is a little more bearable, September through November is the perfect time […]

I recently went on a road trip to the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. The best way to describe it for those not familiar is to think Napa Valley, but with a backdrop of the majestic BC mountains and Okanagan Lake as a perfect compliment. The biggest town in the Okanagan is Kelowna, but there […]

September has arrived and so has the local produce at the Prince George Farmers’ Market! The market has been running in downtown Prince George, British Columbia, since 1996. You can find many items like soap, birdhouses, bison meat, dog treats and many other things year round – but my favourite time is when the local produce […]

Victoria has been BC’s craft beer capital ever since Spinnakers, the first brewpub in Canada, opened in 1984. Prior to then, it was actually illegal in Canada to brew beer and serve it in the same building, but Spinnakers’ trailblazing founders managed to get those archaic laws changed just in time to help kick-start the […]

I always enjoy visiting Vancouver, BC in the summer – there are so many things to do and see in this wonderful city! And there are many options for how you can explore it: car, transit, guided tour… but I’ve found that a really fun way to explore the city is by bicycle. There are […]