BC Travel Guide
6/17/2008 at 5:15 PM
Tags: Beaches, Crime, Canada Travel, Dangerous Travel (all tags)
Police are trying to figure out why human feet keep washing up on beaches along Canada's West Coast. Five severed feet have been found in an area south of Vancouver in the past year. The latest incident occurred on Monday at Westham Island.
The psycho responsible for the beached feet hasn't left many clues, and none of the body parts have been traced to their owners.
The foot that appeared on Monday was the first right foot to be involved in the mystery. The first four feet found were all chopped from people's left side. Perhaps there's a serial killer/performance artist out there in Canada who's trying to make some sort of political statement?
More likely, the foot-cutting psycho is probably a super-discerning foot fetishist with a beachfront condo. Either way, if you're visiting Vancouver any time soon it might be a good idea to wear closed toed shoes to avoid attracting any unwanted attention.
Related Stories
· Fifth Severed Foot Found on Canadian Coast [CNN]
· Canada Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Foot photo: d-d-daisy]
by Hunter Walker
5/29/2008 at 4:30 PM
Tags: Summer-Vacations-with-an-Edge, Ecotourism, Canada Travel, Adventure Travel, Summer Travel, Animals, Bears (all tags)
So checking out the wildlife at your local ski resort doesn't do it for you? That's where Great Bear Tours comes in.
The swanky outfit has its own floating wind-and-solar-powered lodge, which you can only reach via seaplane. On arrival, you'll be whisked away to your room--surprisingly complete with private bath. Depending on how much you want to see and how much you have to spend, you can stay for up to seven nights.
Each day you'll head out in a small group with a wildlife expert. You'll check out estuaries by kayak and inlets by boat, all in search of Yogi and friends. Best of all, when you return each night you'll be pampered with fine food and wine--no "pick-a-nick" basket meals here.
You have to get in touch for pricing info so you can bet your trip won't be cheap. But isn't it worth paying those professionals a little extra when wild animals are within striking distance? Better start listing your teddy bears on eBay now to fund your adventure.
Related Stories:
· Great Bear Tours [Official Site]
· Summer Vacations with an Edge coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: chascar]
by kjb
5/28/2008 at 12:35 PM
Tags: Ski-Resorts-in-Summer, Canada Travel, Adventure Travel, Ski Resorts, Summer Travel, Animals, Bears (all tags)
We love that scene in "The Great Outdoors" when John Candy takes the kids to the dump to watch the bears feed off garbage. Things start getting a little out hand after the bears mount the hood of their car, remember? Funny, sure, but it's not necessarily the way we'd go about bear watching. Luckily the folks at Whistler/Blackcomb resort have come up with a better way to do some wildlife spotting.
Bear expert Michael Allen has been studying the animals in British Columbia for the last 15 years. His work with bears has been internationally recognized, and he's the host of the BBC's Natural World program "In the Company of Bears." For $190, Mike will take you out at sunset--in a 4x4 and on foot--to see bears in their natural habitat without having to worry about being disemboweled or otherwise maimed.
You'll drive and walk through old growth Hemlock forests and high-alpine meadows to see bear dens, bear daybeds and--if you're lucky--a mother and cub playing together. Something this precious is usually only reserved for the fronts of Hallmark sympathy cards, so steel your nerves to fend off the tears.
Related Stories:
· Whistler Bear Viewing tours [Official Site]
· Ski Resorts in Summer coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Kradlum]
by DanielR
1/15/2008 at 4:05 PM
Tags: Olympic Travel, Canada, Vancouver (all tags)
The city of Vancouver isn't just a great place to see celebrities or fly to Hong Kong any more. While the next Winter Olympics are two years away, Vancouver and nearby Whistler are already experiencing a construction boom, according to the New York Times, including an all-new light-rail line and several luxury hotels that will be ready to accommodate travelers in 2009.
Traveling to Olympic host cities before their big games is a great way to get a deal on a new, or newly renovated, hotel. The celebrities are just a bonus.
[Photo of Olympic mascots Miga, Quatchi and Sumi: stevenbuy_toy2005]
Related Stories:
Vancouver Hotels
by egw
10/31/2007 at 12:00 PM
Tags: Airport WiFi, Airport-WiFi-Map, Airport WiFi Guide, Free WiFi (all tags)
Contribute your airport wireless report by leaving it in comments, uploading your airport photo to Jaunted Flickr Photo Pool, or via email, and we will add it to our U.S. Airport Wireless map.
Our Airport WiFi Guide focuses on US airports not because we don't love flying elsewhere but because that's where we spend most of our time. Fortunately, our tipsters are a well-traveled bunch, who go to literary festivals and other swanky jet-set events.
After stopping in Vancouver International, Diane wrote in with great things to say:
Passing through YVR last week on our way home from the Surrey International Writers' Conference, we found that WiFi is free in the airside international terminal. This has to be one of the prettiest places to websurf in any airport I know. Sit in the restaurant across from the splashing of the salmon stream (!), have a glass of cool white wine and get caught up on those emails.
We'd be happy to the next chance we get. Until then, we'll add YVR to our Airport WiFi Map.
Have an airport WiFi experience to share? Let's hear it.
Related Stories:
· Best US Airports for WiFi [Jaunted]
· Airport WiFi coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: roland]
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by pbb
9/05/2007 at 8:45 AM
Tags: Celeb Travel, Borat, Chasing-Vancouver, Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher (all tags)
Traveling like a celebrity can be hard work, especially when you have to stop to say Jagshemash to all your fans along the way. The comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who instigated a nationwide rise in lawsuits last year as the Kazakh reporter Borat, was recently spotted relaxing with a chair massage at Vancouver International Airport. He no longer sports the bushy mustache of his alter ego, but fans spotted him anyway, according to the New York Daily News.
Of course, if Baron Cohen was handling his own luggage--as he is in the above photo, accompanied by actress-fiancee Isla Fisher--maybe he deserved that massage.
Related Stories:
· Vancouver International Airport [Official Site]
· Gatecrasher [NYDN]
[Photo: DailyStab]
by egw
4/24/2007 at 10:53 AM
Tags: Oasis Hong Kong, Budget Airlines (all tags)
FYI, we are moving to Vancouver. As if the awesome weather and gorgeous environs weren't enough, Vancouver has now officially snagged long-haul budget carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines. According to Oasis, via the AP, non-stop flights from YVR to Hong Kong will commence in June. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, and the lowest fares ($255 one-way) will probably go like Tickle Me Elmos, so you best get those virtual kneepads ready for the battle.
OHK's competitors on the route are Air Canada and Cathay Pacific, the latter having a good reputation that often seems unshakable. Oasis was supposed to add Oakland, California, as its second destination, but plans to bless us Americans have since been complicated. And to that, we say: Blame Canada!
Related Stories:·
Oasis Airlines to Fly to Canada in June [AP/Forbes]
·
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines [Official Site]
by djk
4/20/2007 at 11:21 AM
Tags: Museums, Drugs, Pot, Events (all tags)
Vancouver is the place the be this 4/20, and no place within the city beats the Vancouver Art Gallery when it comes to smokey mass gatherings. The Gallery is best attended by mellow potheads who don't mix and match their drugs, as the crowd doesn't really lend itself to the paranoid. 'Tis a Vancouver tradition, and you don't have to worry about the cops. Get there before 4:20 p.m., duh.
High Times magazine also hosts a 4/20 party at
Mansion in Miami tonight. It's a release party for an issue that features a "Top 10 Ganja Getaways" article. Apparently DMX is performing, though he doesn't have a very good track record for showing up for anything. More event listings are available at the magazine's
website.
[Photo:
gillicious]
Related Stories:·
Vancouver Art Gallery [Official Site]
·
JOHN BROWN "HIGH TIMES 4/20 PARTY " [MySpace]
·
4/20 at Compassion Flower Inn [HotelChatter]
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