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Top 5 Victoria Day Long Weekend Daytrips from Vancouver

by Remy Scalza in Outside on May 16, 2012

Photo credit: jvde | Flickr

Planning a staycation for this Victoria Day Long Weekend? Don’t worry – You can still get out of the city, soak up B.C.’s natural splendours and be home in time for dinner.

Here are five long weekend daytrip ideas. All of these options are within a 90-minute drive of downtown Vancouver and emphasize the great outdoors. Got more ideas? Please comment below.

Whytecliff Park: This 15-hectare waterfront park in Horseshoe Bay is only 30-45 minutes from the concrete jungles of downtown Vancouver. It features a small, sandy beach, cliffs plunging dramatically to the brisk waters of Howe Sound and even a little island you can swim to that sits just offshore. For families, there’s a large grassy picnic area with changing rooms.

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Top 5 Victoria Day Long Weekend Daytrips from Vancouver

Featured Vancouver Photos from our Flickr Photo Pool

by Inside Vancouver in Photo Essays on May 16, 2012

Here are some of our favourite photos that have been submitted to the Inside Vancouver Flickr photo pool. Keep submitting your photos – we love showcasing our city through the eyes of our readers.
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Featured Vancouver Photos from our Flickr Photo Pool

Give Victoria Day the Royal Treatment in Victoria, May 21

by Taraneh in Family Friendly on May 16, 2012

Photo credit: Tourism Victoria

Victoria Day, May 21, is approaching swiftly and where better to do it up than Victoria? Just a few hours away via BC Ferries, and only 30 minutes by plane, Victoria is Vancouver’s simultaneously quirky and elegant island neighbour.

Named after British Monarch Queen Victoria, BC’s capital boasts a massive parade and a number of Brit-themed activities to that allow celebrants to give Victoria Day the royal treatment it deserves.

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Give Victoria Day the Royal Treatment in Victoria, May 21

HSBC City of Bhangra Festival (Free Ticket Giveaway!)

by Inside Vancouver in Events on May 15, 2012

Photo: City of Bhangra Festival

The HSBC City of Bhangra Festival will take place May 31st to June 10th, 2012 and is set to be one of the biggest must-see spring events in Metro Vancouver. This year’s festival line-up includes over 14 independent events, hundreds of performers, and international artists from the U.K., New York and India.

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HSBC City of Bhangra Festival (Free Ticket Giveaway!)