The Butchart Gardens in Victoria is the most famous botanical garden in Canada, but going there from Vancouver is a long day. It’s about a three to four hour journey to Victoria from Vancouver one way by car and ferry. You’ll probably spend an hour or two at the gardens. Then it’s about a three …
When you think of Holland, you think tulips, and when you’re in Amsterdam in the spring, a visit to Keukenhof in May seems like the most natural thing to do, regardless of whether your Dutch colleagues roll your eyes when you mention it because they think it’s super touristy. With my visit to the Netherlands unintentionally coinciding with …
Note: This was originally published in 2014. While Tulips of the Valley no longer happens, you can attend the Chilliwack Tulip Festival, also in the Fraser Valley. Did you know that BC has its own tulip festival? A two hour drive east of Vancouver is Tulips of the Valley, an annual tulip festival held on Seabird …