travel beyond the obvious
After spending the morning exploring the garden extravaganza that is Butchart Gardens, I went in search of some of Victoria’s lesser-known gardens. That became a frustrating exercise. So frustrating that I almost gave up before Read More …
It’s been a couple years since we’ve been in Victoria, British Columbia. Next time we visit, we’ll find a striking addition to the university’s campus — the First Peoples House academic and cultural center.It’s a Read More …
The idea behind this trip was to combine a long over-due visit with my college roommate in Seattle and a Vancouver art gallery tour. Since we were visiting in spring, we added Victoria on Vancouver Read More …
Last night we had dinner at the amazing Café Brio. It started off as the perfect evening, excellent food and wine in a lovely, romantic place. Unfortunately, on about the second bite of his lamb Read More …
My plan is to cut over to the coast and then follow the scenic route down to the next garden on my list.I am not particularly successful at this. When I can find it, the Read More …
I chose to come to Vancouver Island because I wanted to visit Butchart Gardens when the flowering plants were in their spring glory, so I ignore the swollen gray skies, say goodbye to Lane (he Read More …
Even though I pretty much set the itinerary for this trip, I am not real excited about returning to Victoria itself. I recall it being too cutesy British in a fake way that quickly grew Read More …
Time to move along. The Queen of Saanich, part of the BC Ferries fleet, is transporting us from the city of Vancouver to the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island. The ferry is nearly empty, Read More …