One of life’s relaxing pleasures is an afternoon sit-down with tasty bites and a flavourful pot of tea. Victoria’s Hotel Grand Pacific offers a West coast afternoon tea from 2 » Read More
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BRITISH COLUMBIA/LUXURY HOTELS
February 13, 2013
The Hotel Grand Pacific is situated right along the Victoria harbour. It’s a beautiful, stylish, and welcoming hotel right from the moment you step into the lobby. The front desk » Read More
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February 13, 2013
Getting to Victoria for a recent media trip couldn’t have been easier. I headed to the island from downtown Vancouver in just over half an hour with Helijet. I boarded » Read More
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February 12, 2013
On February 22, Swallow Tail Supper Club will host a five course long table meal inspired by the cuisine of Northern Italy. Chef Alvin Pillay (formerly of C and Campagnolo » Read More
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February 12, 2013
I was recently in Victoria in time to catch one of the Victoria Film Festival’s newly-minted events, Sips ’n’ Cinema. While the Argyle Attic is no stranger to regular whisky » Read More
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February 12, 2013
What’s more important: making sure your child has the best life possible, or making sure another child has the chance to live? In Bleeding Heart Collective’s guest production of Mother » Read More
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February 8, 2013
Marcus Youssef has a “difficult” relationship with his mother, Roleene. When the playwright discovers a storage locker full of her journals, he begins to delve into her history—and his own. » Read More
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February 7, 2013
Britain’s leading quartet, the Endellion String Quartet, will return to Vancouver after 14 years in a highly anticipated performance on Tuesday evening, February 26. This special evening forms part of » Read More
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February 4, 2013
Many of the world’s major wine regions have developed signature wine varietals and marketed them to international recognition. The rapid growth of BC’s wine industry over the past few decades » Read More
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February 4, 2013
Last week, I had the chance to visit The Urban Tea Merchant in downtown Vancouver. I’d been meaning to try their tea service; the newly-minted Signature Sweet Plate ($30) was » Read More
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February 1, 2013
The Festival of New Spanish Cinema has established itself as an exciting and authoritative showcase for the best contemporary Spanish films across North America. For the second year, Vancity Theatre » Read More
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February 1, 2013
Earlier this week, The Parlour Restaurant opened its doors for media and friends in Skoah Spa’s former Yaletown location at 1011 Hamilton Street. [Photo courtesy of The Parlour] As you » Read More
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January 31, 2013
Bernard (Jonathon Young), a successful architect living in 1960’s Paris, is in the enviable position of having three airline stewardesses to claim as his fiancée in Marc Camoletti’s Boeing-Boeing. The » Read More
















