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Peace Arch International Park located between BC-Washington
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Aboard the Prince of Whales from Victoria to Vancouver, BC
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BC's Okanagan Wine Country is a colorful place to visit
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Over the rainbow at La Punta Norte B&B on Lake Okanagan
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The Thompson-Okanagan is a riot of tastes and fragrances
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Grapes on a barrel lie in wait at Oliver's Black Hills Winery
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Stefan Posthuma at Edible BC's Audi Okanagan Weekend
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The view in Vieux Montreal is perfect for people watching
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Shoppers at historic Jean-Talon Market in Montreal
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Premiere Moisson Bakery has an outlet in Jean-Talon Market
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Do you expect people in Montreal not to talk while they shop?
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A view from our room at Montreal's Le Saint-Sulpice Hotel
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Richmond, BC is known for its variety of Asian restaurants
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Steveston Village has Canada's largest commercial fishing fleet
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PaJo's in Steveston Village is famous for its fish 'n chips
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BC Ferries is a scenic way to see the beautiful Gulf Islands
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Poultry is popular at Salt Spring Island Cheese Company
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Do Imelda Marcos' offspring live on Salt Spring Island?
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Breakfast at Hastings House Country House Hotel
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Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics are only two years away
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Stanley Park's trees were destroyed in a major wind storm
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A view across Coal Harbour from Stanley Park's bicycle path
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Springtime tulips in bloom at Vancouver's English Bay
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Although Victoria is Canada's fittest city, Vancouverites work out, too
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The Opus Hotel Vancouver in Yaletown is home to cool beds
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Red Fish, Blue Fish is Victoria's newest fish 'n chips spot
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A seagull takes a break atop an old church in Nanaimo, BC
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The Dinghy Dock Pub is a foot ferry away from Nanaimo
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Nanaimo bars and Diana Krall are both from Nanaimo
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Passengers await VIA Rail in Courtenay on Vancouver Island
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The Whistler Mountaineer on its journey to Whistler
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Breakfast, tea and scenery aboard the Whistler Mountaineer
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Fairholme Manor's Sylvia Main at Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks
All photographs by Sue Frause 2007
2 comments:
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