Vancouver Favorites #39, Nat Bailey Stadium!
One of my favorite Vancouver landmarks is 58 year old Nat Bailey Stadium. Originally built in 1951, the stadium is certainly not the biggest venue in baseball at only 5132 seats, but it arguably has the biggest heart. Over the years, The Nat, as it's been affectionally been known since 1978, has played host to many teams from the 1951 Vancouver Capilano's, to the present day Vancouver Canadians. When Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, there was so much concern that the old Nat would be torn down to build new venues, that a group was formed and aptly named ...
Vancouver Favorites #40, Drive the Sea to Sky!
Now that the much awaited work to highway 99 is complete, it's time to take a drive up the sea to sky highway to Squamish and back to enjoy the scenery. This is one of the most beautiful and scenic drives in the whole country and one that I take all of my first-time visitors to Vancouver on. This isn't something to be done in a hurry, there's lots to see and sites to stop at along the way. Make sure you charge up the camera battery and have lots of memory available because you'll be taking a lot of photos. ...
Vancouver Favorites #41, Vancouver Sun Run
Every April since 1985 Vancouverites have been lacing up their sneekers to walk, jog, run and wheel through Vancouver city streets for the annual Vancouver Sun Run. What started out as a little 10k race with just 3700 entrants has grown to almost 60,000 making the Sun Run the largest 10k race in Canada, and the second largest in North America. Not only has the Sun Run been a great community event acting as the region's top promoter of health and well-being, it provides a great boom to the local economy in the usually slow months of January and February. Shoe ...
Vancouver Favorites #42 , Terrific Tofino!
One of the most spectacular places in all of BC is the village of Tofino on the western-most shore of Vancouver Island. Resting amongst the old-growth forests of another time, you'll find wildlife, solitude, and recreation all mixed into one incredible little (with exception to the gi-normous trees) package. To name just a bit of the wildlife which calls the area home, you will see eagles, herons, and ospreys for birds; bears, otters, cougars, and wolves for mammals; and whales, salmon, and squid representing those from the ocean. Not only do people pass through Tofino for all it has to offer, ...
Vancouver Favorites #43, Surf Tofino!
Because I couldn't say it any better myself, here's an excerpt from a post over at http://www.livetosurf.com/ "On the west coast of Vancouver Island in Tofino, freezing water and air temperatures, bears on the ground, whales in the water and even the chance of snow, awaits 144 professional surfers from around the world for the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada – the coldest event in professional surfing. "It's not uncommon to paddle out in incessant sleet rain, which feels like sand-paper against any part of your skin which isn’t covered by 6mm of rubber," says event ambassador Noah Cohen. "But it's worth it," ...
Vancouver Favorites #43, Surf Tofino!
Because I couldn’t say it any better myself, here’s an excerpt from a post over at http://www.livetosurf.com/ “On the west coast of Vancouver Island in Tofino, freezing water and air temperatures, bears on the ground, whales in the water and even the chance of snow, awaits 144 professional surfers from around the world for the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Canada – the coldest event... [Read more]
Vancouver Favorites #42 , Terrific Tofino!
One of the most spectacular places in all of BC is the village of Tofino on the western-most shore of Vancouver Island. Resting amongst the old-growth forests of another time, you’ll find wildlife, solitude, and recreation all mixed into one incredible little (with exception to the gi-normous trees) package. To name just a bit of the wildlife which calls the area home, you will see eagles,... [Read more]
Vancouver Favorites #41, Vancouver Sun Run
Every April since 1985 Vancouverites have been lacing up their sneekers to walk, jog, run and wheel through Vancouver city streets for the annual Vancouver Sun Run. What started out as a little 10k race with just 3700 entrants has grown to almost 60,000 making the Sun Run the largest 10k race in Canada, and the second largest in North America. Not only has the Sun Run been a great community event... [Read more]
Vancouver Favorites #40, Drive the Sea to Sky!
Now that the much awaited work to highway 99 is complete, it’s time to take a drive up the sea to sky highway to Squamish and back to enjoy the scenery. This is one of the most beautiful and scenic drives in the whole country and one that I take all of my first-time visitors to Vancouver on. This isn’t something to be done in a hurry, there’s lots to see and sites to stop at along... [Read more]
Vancouver Favorites #39, Nat Bailey Stadium!
One of my favorite Vancouver landmarks is 58 year old Nat Bailey Stadium. Originally built in 1951, the stadium is certainly not the biggest venue in baseball at only 5132 seats, but it arguably has the biggest heart. Over the years, The Nat, as it’s been affectionally been known since 1978, has played host to many teams from the 1951 Vancouver Capilano’s, to the present day Vancouver... [Read more]
