E-bikes, wine and beer in Osoyoos, British Columbia The small Okanagan town of Osoyoos at the Canada-US border in British Columbia bats above its weight in tourism prowess. Osoyoos is Canada's desert and home to the warmest Lake in Canada . Now, this is my kind of safari. Rather than tracking lions, elephants and rhinoceros, my wife, Kerry, and I a...

On the water is the best place to experience the capital of British Columbia. Harbour seals certainly know how to make an entrance. This particular playful, silver-and-black mottled marine mammal unexpectedly pops up to say hello just a flipper length away from the left side of my kayak. Harbour seals are a friendly and curious sort and love to gra...

A kilometer into our snowmobile tour I'm a self-appointed expert. I'm standing up on the sled to allow my whole body to absorb the shock of the undulating terrain and I'm leaning into and out of turns. However, the fact is, I'm simply copying what guide Maxime Hudon is doing on his two-stroke Arctic Cat 10 metres ahead of me. My wife, Kerry, and I ...

As soon as I gaze into her baby blues, I know I'm in good hands, er, paws. You see, Venus, with those quintessential sled dog blue eyes, will lead my sled on this Candle Creek Dog Sled Tour at Big White Ski Resort, near Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. When I first meet Venus she is calm, confident and friendly, precisely the attributes you want ...

Celebrity chef Ned Bell takes over the inn and its restaurant in the small Okanagan town of Naramata. It's Tuesday night and the new Restaurant at Naramata Inn is bumping. Every table in the high-ceilinged dining room is full, as are the tables on the heritage hotel's covered veranda, which doubles as the restaurant's patio. Between plating meals i...

This small surfing town of Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island has big tourism cachet Surf instructor Ania Splawinski makes us feel awesome about being kooks. Kook, or a Barney, if you prefer, is a beginner surfer and depending on how quickly newbies catch onto the sport, the term is either affectionate or derogatory. "These longboards yo...