Rewind back to first grade, when your sweet-voiced teacher asked
the class what they wanted to be when they grew
up? Sure, Tommy picked fighter pilot, Jason picked lawyer (no
jokes please!) and your best friend Stu
announced he wanted to be the President or Prime Minister. Then
it was your turn… suddenly “Chef” didn’t
look so cool in front of the buddies. So journalist was the next
best choice! Well, now is your chance to relive that
dream and learn those chef skills. With Feast Vancouver, you
hunt and gather, cook your findings in one of
Vancouver’s best fine dining restaurants, enjoy eating
your masterpiece (while ‘grilling’ your instructor),
before embarking on a custom culinary adventure that supports
your earlier cooking lesson. Sure beats Stu, but
hey at least the local mayor is in the same field! See www.feastvancouver.com for details.
It seems that with the roller coaster of issues around the
US-Canada passport visits, all that is on anyone’s
mind is passports – and sometimes those thoughts
don’t
give you the warm fuzzies you like to feel when thinking about
a
vacation. Well, step in City Passports! This passport is your
passport to an amazing time and assures that all
your worries about passports have been in vain. The Attractions
Passport® (which is brand new for 2006) is a
mini-guidebook complete with editorial from famous historian
Chuck Davis on Vancouver. Over 40 attractions,
theatres, museums, spas, and adventure incentive offers are
loaded into this little book, a perfect way to explore,
while saving up those extra dollars for the “official” passport!
See www.citypassports.com for
information.
Parli italiano? Even if you don’t, that doesn’t
mean you can’t take pure pleasure in all things Italian – espresso,
tiramisu, Gucci, sexy Mediterranean good looks, and of course
pasta! Now, there is something new to discover,
and may help you score some of those good looks yourself!
Experience Via Ferrata, translated it means “Iron
Way” and is a true alpine experience. Located in Whistler,
the Via Ferrata is a series of fixed cables for protection
and metal ladder rungs allowing people with no climbing experience
(no excuses here!) to experience a glacier
hike and magnificent alpine rock climb. It’s the next
best thing to Venice itself! Visit www.whistlerguides.com for
details.
What happens when a pail of worms (we are talking about the
live, wriggling variety!) a boat, and a resort
get together? No, it is not a new delicacy at a floating
French restaurant – it’s a wonderful package
of course!
Fisherman’s Resort & Marina is celebrating their
45th anniversary this year, after what began as a small
livebait
and boat rental business and has evolved into a collection
of cottages bursting with “1970’s west-coast
village” ambience. Whether you are into Scuba diving,
hiking, boating, and yes, even fishing, it can be found
at
this resort. Keep your eyes peeled for a new fibre arts
studio as well, and check out
www.fishermansresortmarina.com for details.
Sure, we are always complaining about how old we are
getting, how the rain makes our joints hurt, we need
a nap
if we attempt to stay awake past 10PM, and our knees
just aren’t
what they used to be. Now imagine what your
mother must feel like! Take some of her years off by showing
your mother what “old” really
is – at
the Art
Deco Mother’s Day celebration at the Kilby Historic
Site. This old-fashioned day welcomes you with Art
Deco
collections, a fashion show, and a mosaic to take home.
Complete the day with brunch at the Harrison River
Restaurant and your mom will be as young as a spring
chicken! See www.kilby.ca for
information.
Just to witness majestic elephants, zebra streaks of
black and white, and lazy, sleek, golden lions
are a significant
enough draw to the beauty and vastness that exists
in the stunning land of Africa. You might be asking
yourself,
why am I reading about Africa when I am trying
to get ideas for a Vancouver, Coast & Mountains
story? Our
world is ever evolving, changing, and becoming
more in sync with culture, community and foreign
lands.
Africa
has its own special place right here in BC, at
the Stone Age Art Company. View the works of over
250 Shona
sculptors from Zimbabwe (some standing up to 6’ tall!)
at the gallery where the owners are from Zimbabwe
and strive to aid other Zimbabweans. Visit www.stoneageartcompany.com for details.
It’s
Saturday night and you find yourself with a house full of extended
family members visiting from
England,
including everyone from your 15 year old third
cousin to your favorite 70 (but acts like 20!)
year
old uncle!
With these numbers, you are hoping for an “all-in-one” entertainment
venue – enter The Giggle Dam Dinner
Theatre! This high energy, musical comedy,
audience participation, slightly cheeky, and
truly hilarious
theatre
adventure is waiting to entertain you all… and feed you
too! You are part of the show here, so don’t
hesitate to
swing the jokes in the way of that truly special
family member (everyone has one!) and get a
little payback.
Visit
www.giggledam.com for details.
