Whistler British Columbia

Whistler BC… or Whistler Blackcomb as the resort is known… is located in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia near the foot of Garibaldi Provincial Park’s 10,000 foot peaks (3,000 m). It’s only about 78 miles (125 km) north of Vancouver. It was once a sleepy little ski town, but now it’s been developed into [...]

Vancouver BC Canada

Vancouver is one of the prettiest and friendliest cities on the west coast of North America. The Gastown district is where we’ve stayed when we visited Vancouver. It’s where the city first started, and it still has cobble stone streets and many buildings left from the late 1800s. There is a steam clock you shouldn’t [...]

Canary Islands Winter Sun

Which holiday destination in Europe enjoys sunshine all year round?  It’s a bit of a trick question, as the seven Canary Islands are in fact located off the coast of Morocco in West Africa.  Hundreds of miles south of the mainland – but still part of Spain and therefore within the EU.  Creating a twelve [...]