Rainy days in Vancouver – waffle burgers and police museums

Never one to turn down the opportunity of some free food, when our social media guru, Emma, found through her sources that a fast food restaurant in Vancouver was giving away a free lunch in return for only a ‘like’ on Facebook, we were straight on the case! Frites is a Belgian themed restaurant in downtown Vancouver. Its speciality is to serve burgers not in … Continue reading Rainy days in Vancouver – waffle burgers and police museums

Emma and StewartDecember 21, 2014March 25, 2016Leave a comment

Rest of Canada, Vancouver

Stanley Park

Think of the world’s great and important cities, and you can always think of a landmark. Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Brandenburg Gate, the Coliseum, the Empire State Building, the White House, the CN Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, Christ the Redeemer statue, Sydney Opera House, etc. Everywhere seems to have a landmark or building that can be used as a civic symbol. The … Continue reading Stanley Park

Emma and StewartDecember 19, 2014March 25, 2016Leave a comment

Rest of Canada, Vancouver

Vancouver Aquarium

I feel like we’ve been quite negative about Vancouver so it’s time to write about something that we thoroughly enjoyed and definitely lived up to the hype – the Vancouver Aquarium. Nestled in the middle of Stanley Park, which will be getting its own post, the aquarium is home to over 70,000 animals. The main attraction is the sea otters that were just as cute … Continue reading Vancouver Aquarium

Emma and StewartDecember 17, 2014March 25, 20162 Comments

Stewart golf buggy volunteering Vancouver

Rest of Canada, Vancouver

Driving a golf buggy and visiting Queen Elizabeth Park

The next few days of our Canadian adventure kind of rolled into one as we were suddenly put into limbo when Stewart was offered a job interview for a position on the other side of the country. He applied for it back in August, so we assumed he wouldn’t hear anything now that it was two months later, but it turns out the recruitment process … Continue reading Driving a golf buggy and visiting Queen Elizabeth Park

Emma and StewartDecember 12, 2014March 25, 2016Leave a comment

Rest of Canada, Vancouver

Granville Island, pizzas and a Canadian delicacy

Having got a few boring tasks such as organising SINs and bank accounts out the way, we decided to take in some of Vancouver’s sights, starting with Granville Island. We’d heard a lot about Granville Island and its market – about how amazing it was and that it’s where Vancouverites and tourists alike flock for their market experience. Well, based on our initial experience, they were … Continue reading Granville Island, pizzas and a Canadian delicacy

Emma and StewartDecember 10, 2014March 25, 20163 Comments

Rest of Canada, Vancouver

Vancouver aka Raincouver

Well Vancouver certainly lived up to its wet reputation; it rained 3 out of the 5 days we were there! Fortunately for us, we were travelling to/from the city for 2 of those days and also really needed a day where we didn’t do very much to catch up on emails and have a bit of a rest. The forecast for our first full day … Continue reading Vancouver aka Raincouver

Emma and StewartNovember 8, 2014March 25, 20164 Comments

Rest of Canada, Southern BC road trip

Making our way to Vancouver – Kamloops, Hope and avoiding Rambo

After the luxurious accommodation which Stewart booked us into in Salmon Arm, I decided we needed a reality check and booked the next night’s accommodation in Kamloops from the other end of the market. We were a bit confused when Google told us it was next to the 4 lane highway and assumed that it had got it slightly wrong. Unfortunately not! But hey, it … Continue reading Making our way to Vancouver – Kamloops, Hope and avoiding Rambo

Emma and StewartNovember 5, 2014March 25, 2016Leave a comment

Rest of Canada, Southern BC road trip

Run salmon run

When researching the best way to get from Banff to Vancouver we discovered the salmon run. Every October you can see lots of red sockeye salmon returning to their place of birth, to spawn and die. It just so happened that 2014 is a dominant year so millions of salmon are expected to make the journey. As a comparison, had we come in 2016 (a … Continue reading Run salmon run

Emma and StewartOctober 29, 2014March 25, 20161 Comment

Rest of Canada, Southern BC road trip

Salmon Arm and a dislike for tea and coffee

After our adventure in the clouds and rainforest of Mount Revelstoke National Park, we drove to Salmon Arm for that evening’s accommodation. Salmon Arm is a small ‘city’ on the shores of the Shuswap Lake. The lake and surrounding rivers are known for the annual migration of spawning salmon every October. The prevalence of salmon here is where the name Salmon Arm originates, given that … Continue reading Salmon Arm and a dislike for tea and coffee

Emma and StewartOctober 27, 2014March 25, 20164 Comments

Rest of Canada, Southern BC road trip

Mount Revelstoke National Park

Now in British Columbia, our time in the town of Revelstoke and the adjacent Mount Revelstoke National Park started in fog and rain! However, with waffles for breakfast at our hotel, it wasn’t all bad! Revelstoke is one of those classic towns – clearly only there because it grew up around the railway industry. In fact, carrying on from the train theme from previous blog … Continue reading Mount Revelstoke National Park

Emma and StewartOctober 23, 2014March 25, 20163 Comments