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Best in Roe: BC Caviar Ranked among Best in World

by Remy Scalza in Food & Drink, Uncategorized on December 29, 2011

I’m not much of a caviar connoisseur , so I’ll just trust the good people at Travel+Leisure on this one.

According to the magazine’s recent Best in Roe ranking, Northern Divine caviar – raised sustainably not far from Vancouver on BC’s Sunshine Coast – is among the top 5 caviars in the world. The magazine singled out Northern Divine for it’s “crisp pop and creamy mouthfeel, with even grains.” Yum.

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Best in Roe: BC Caviar Ranked among Best in World

A Streetcar for Vancouver? You make the call!

by Remy Scalza in Green City, Uncategorized on October 3, 2011

Imagine zipping all the way from Canada Place, through Gastown and Chinatown, past Science World and onto Olympic Village and Granville Island on a brand-new, eco-friendly streetcar.

The proposal for a streetcar system in the city has surfaced once again in the latest mayoral election. And while the $100-million price tag may make the project unrealistic at the moment, it’s definitely an intriguing idea.

What do you think? Would Vancouver benefit from a streetcar system? Please share your thoughts below.

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A Streetcar for Vancouver? You make the call!

Walking the Seawall by Night

by Remy Scalza in Outside, Uncategorized on September 17, 2011

By day, Vancouver’s seawall is filled with joggers, bicyclists, rollerbladers, mom and dads with strollers, dogs on leashes and plenty of sightseers taking in the view. It’s beautiful but busy. But there is an alternative: a stroll along the seawall at night.

After dark, the seawall is transformed. The bustle of the day is replaced by calm and the quiet lapping of the water against the shore. In another city, safety might be a concern. But that’s one of the nice things about living in Vancouver. Even at night, it’s relatively safe to walk along Coal Harbour and False Creek (I might skip the Stanley Park seawall after dark, just because it’s so secluded).

So just what can you expect to see?

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Walking the Seawall by Night

Grab a Paddle! Kayaking tours of Vancouver

by Remy Scalza in Outside, Uncategorized on July 25, 2011

Look at Vancouver on a map, and you’ll see a city almost completely surrounded by the waters of the Pacific Ocean. An intricate network of inlets, bays and straits encircles the vibrant downtown core. It should come as no surprise then that one of the best ways to experience Vancouver is gliding along the shoreline in a sleek kayak.

A great starting point is Granville Island, the bustling neighborhood of gourmet food and crafts shops situated on downtown’s False Creek inlet.

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Who Loves the Greenheart Canopy Walk?

by Remy Scalza in Green City, Uncategorized on July 25, 2011

What do you think when you hear “botanical garden”? Rosebushes? Flowerbeds? Silver-haired seniors in loafers and khakis strolling by?

One thing you probably don’t think of is adrenalin-pumping attractions. But, as strange as that may sound, that’s more or less what you’ll find at UBC Botanical Garden’s Greenheart Canopy Walkway.

Nestled deep within the beautiful but otherwise sedate garden on the western edge of UBC is an extensive network of wobbly suspension bridges, platforms and viewing towers suspended high above the forest floor. The idea is that you ascend high into the trees and get a bird’s-eye view of a West Coast temperate rain forest.

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Who Loves the Greenheart Canopy Walk?

Best in Roe: BC Caviar Ranked among Best in World

A Streetcar for Vancouver? You make the call!

Walking the Seawall by Night

Grab a Paddle! Kayaking tours of Vancouver

Who Loves the Greenheart Canopy Walk?

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