Shopping in Victoria is different.
Victoria is home to a great variety of local, boutique and all together different stores. No matter what type of gift you are looking for, Victoria can fit the bill [...]
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By Bradley Cottrell | December 9th, 2011 | Leave a comment
As one of our iconic Victoria experiences, [...] By Trina Mousseau | September 7th, 2011 | Leave a comment
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It’s bound to happen at least once a holiday: you’re curled up with a book in the park, on the beach or peaceful patio, turning pages of marvelous prose, completely [...] By A-Life Victoria | August 24th, 2011 | 4 comments
By Bradley Cottrell | July 19th, 2011 | Leave a comment
Emily Carr was an acclaimed artist who has garnered international attention for her post impressionist style that was inspired from the local surroundings of her home in the Pacific Northwest. The Season of [...] By Bradley Cottrell | July 4th, 2011 | Leave a comment
House Boat Haven by Rohan Zanzibar at Fisherman's Wharf Last week, my husband and son wanted to treat me to a special day in Victoria’s Inner Harbour. To satisfy our two-year-old’s excitement towards vehicles of [...] By Tourism Victoria | May 26th, 2011 | Leave a comment
Villa Marco Polo Inn, South facade at dusk I was recently chatting with a visitor from Italy and it suddenly dawned on me that Victoria has much more in common with Italy than [...] By Daniela Cubelic | May 19th, 2011 | 2 comments
I took our management team on a wine tour as an afternoon out of the office last week and have to share our excitement. Although I’ve visited many of the wineries before, met the players in the industry, keep up to speed on vineyards, this trip was different. We were picked up at the Arbutus Ridge [...] By Jason Lowe | September 4th, 2010 | Leave a comment
TASTE is a 4 day culinary festival from July 15-18 that I have been eagerly awaiting all year! Photo credit: Caroline West We have many amazing culinary events in Victoria, but I would put this one right at the pinnacle as [...] By Daniela Cubelic | July 14th, 2010 | Leave a comment
Last week, I wanted to surprise my wife with a spa day, so I started looking up some of the local day spas in the area. One of my friends told me that he had just been to the bistro at Merridale [...] By Jason Lowe | April 26th, 2010 | Leave a comment
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Of course I am talking about the delight of Afternoon Tea. I recently had the pleasure of hosting some out-of-town guests for tea at The Fairmont Empress and found the experience to be both luxurious and delicious.
I have been calling Victoria my home for close to a year now and I am still constantly surprised by what every day in the city has in store for me. I generally have my day start [...]
The Season of Emily is in full swing here in Victoria! 
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