Victoria is a pretty city along the waterfront of Inner Harbour at the historic Fairmont Hotel and BC Legislature building and BC Royal Museum. I had been to Victoria twice before in the past 16 years, once in June and once in August to see the city in full bloom. A cool Pacific marine climate…
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Go west from Victoria for Best Western Premier Prestige Oceanfront Resort Sooke
Victoria is charming and crowded as the capital city of British Columbia on Vancouver Island. Go west from Victoria about 25 miles and you reach the town of Sooke on the southwest corner of the island. Best Western Premier Prestige Oceanfront Resort Sooke, British Columbia. A few years ago Best Western decided to tier their…
Can’t see the forest for the missing trees in Vancouver Island logging photos
Vancouver Island still has old growth forest in danger of being logged. I only scratched the surface of the logging industry while touring Vancouver Island driving about 500 miles through forest lands. Nearly all the forest I saw were second and third growth stands. Much of the old growth Douglas fir and other large trees…
Victoria to Tofino driving slow roads on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Victoria has a problem with vehicle gridlock. Vancouver Island is a little larger than Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Diego County combined, yet half of the more than 760,000 people on the island live in the metropolitan Victoria area around the capital city of British Columbia in the southeastern corner of the island.…
On the Beach at Best Western Tin Wis Resort Tofino, British Columbia
Best Western holds a distinction for me as the National Parks hotel chain. Most of my stays at Best Western hotels occur when I am visiting a national park. Pacific Rim National Park in British Columbia is located on parts of the western coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. BC Highway 4 passes through Pacific…
Quality location at Quality Inn Downtown Inner Harbour Victoria, British Columbia
Quality Inn Downtown Inner Harbour Victoria has a fantastic location in the capital city of British Columbia. At only three stories high, you won’t find a harbor view like you might have at the Marriott and soon-to-open DoubleTree around the corner in high rise buildings. The 70% savings on the price compared to those upper…