Travelogues British Columbia

On Saturday, 02.11. we landed on Vancouver Island in Nanaimo and picked up our red car. 🚗 We spent 2 days in Nanaimo exploring many parks with cool trees 🌳🌲 and right by the...

~ Thursday, 10/18/18 ~ Hello there, Today, I spent the morning in the hostel lounge. I decided to join a guided tour offered by the hostel, which was supposed to start at 12...

Today, we dedicate the day to Victoria - a vibrant, lively, and hip city. After countless hours on the Trans Canada Highway 1, we have arrived here at Mile 0. We stroll through...

From our accommodation in Nanaimo, we start our first day trip to Tofino. Along the way, we stop at Cathedral Grove, Little Qualicum Falls (the hike to the larger Della Falls...

Can the beautiful scenery we've seen so far be topped? Yes it can: Joffre Lakes. On our journey, we decided to make a stop here. At the sight of the first lake, we quickly...

The best way to explore the city is by bicycle. That's what the travel guide says, and that's what we did. We rode our tourist bikes around the beautiful Stanley Park, all the...

Initially, we wanted to fly to the southwest of the USA in 2026. The current situation is too difficult for us to assess. Thus, the idea is to fly to Canada for 3 weeks instead....

A city tour and shopping in Vancouver were on the agenda today. Accordingly, there is not much to report, especially since sleeping in was also on the schedule initially. The...

Today (Sunday) I'm on my way to Costa Rica. Vancouver is amazing, surrounded by mountains and ocean. I met up with friends and went to the regional park near Grouse Mountain....

My teaching career in Vancouver was short-lived, as the global media star and spoilsport also brought this school to its knees. Eight months were planned at the Soaring Eagle...

Everything in nature is subject to cycles. What means more nature than the rising and setting of the sun, the repeating of seasons, the growth and decay of all living things....

When I'm not skiing, I work as a ski service technician. And when I'm not adjusting ski bindings, sharpening edges, and burning my hands with wax, I do yoga. I'm definitely not...

With my privileges, I belong to a minority of all Earth's inhabitants. Not only can I afford to pursue my Canadian dreams, maybe it's just a simple midlife crisis, but I am...

One should invite doubts in and offer them a cup of coffee or tea. Well, I've done that enough in the past few days and doubt has been an unwelcome guest to me. Maybe I'm just...

~ 20.04.2019 ~ Hello there, We both survived the first night well. It was pretty cold, but very quiet. For our first breakfast, we drove to a nearby supermarket parking lot,...

Simply amazing. Nordic rainforest. And rainforest on the beach. And what a beach. Namely one with rainforest behind it. Only the water was cold. Marvin still went in. Because of...

Our choice for today was the Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park, the second highest waterfall in Western Canada and truly impressive. Here the chipmunks are quite curious 😉...

The biggest adventure of my trip, the time on the Amara Zee with the Caravan Stage Company. My task was to feed the growing crowd daily, together with Vania. Given the...

I call him the Two-tone bird (his repertoire is limited to two tones) and he announces the arrival of spring. The days are getting longer, the snowflakes are fewer, the sun...

Last weekend, I saddled my Grand Dodge Caravan and traveled south to the Ktunaxa Indians. Canadians no longer refer to them as Indians, but as First Nations. They were the first...

Wir reisen von Vancouver in den Norden zu den Nationalparks. Die Fahrt im Wohnmobil macht groß und klein Spaß und jeder hat eine gute Sicht oder einen Platz zum Schlafen. Unser...

Whistler. THE mountain bike and ski mecca. Unique, amazing. So let's go to the bike park 🚵 We complemented the beautiful day with the breathtaking Peak to Peak experience and a...

Good morning, after falling asleep in a cozy bed with full bellies, our internal clock woke us up at 3am and suggested we take a look outside. There it was, the indescribable...

That was all very exciting, but after I landed safely, I quickly met lovely people in the hostel! Moreover, Vancouver dazzled me from the very beginning.. what a city, bursting...

When you venture into new territories, it means overcoming your own fears. Developing oneself means nothing more than overcoming fears, stepping out of the comfort zone,...

So today we are finally starting our camper van adventure. Of course, we woke up very early - it is quite exciting for us to be traveling with a motorhome. So after loading our...

Eight years ago, I pedaled through Alaska and Canada's vast expanses on my bike. Famished and with the scent of weeks-long travel in my jersey, I met Donna and Pat in Paradise...

Rocky Mountains Part 2 Hello and welcome, I always swore that I would never write a blog, because I believe I'm not very good at expressing unbiased opinions, but my life led...

We continue to Vancouver and take the ferry to Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island is a beautiful collection of small islands - all at almost 30 degrees. The plan was to leave...

The capital of British Columbia and, coincidentally, also my middle name and, accordingly, half of my city. I am absolutely in love with the city. Even from the plane, the...