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100% Cowichan: B.C.’s Foodie Haven

Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by BCAA.

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In the Cowichan Valley, “Canada’s Provence,” the five major food groups are fresh, local, sustainable, seasonal and organic.

A Vin-couver Island Roadtrip

Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by BCAA.

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Billed as “British Columbia’s most beautiful shortcut,” the Mill Bay ferry zips travellers across the Saanich Inlet and eliminates the Malahat from a jaunt up-Island.

Until recently, overnighting at one of the 30 catered-and-staffed backcountry lodges scattered throughout the mountainous regions of B.C. meant doing without all but the most basic amenities. Today, however, a growing number of the province’s remote retreats are redefining backcountry lodging with words like showers, indoor toilets, private rooms, gourmet dining – even wireless Internet. [...]

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Los Angeles in 24 hours

Posted on 01. May, 2009 by BCAA.

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The go-to city guide – when you’ve barely got a weekend
No question, at this last, sprawling stop on the road west in search of the American dream, driving is a must. Which means, in a city where the locals size each other up by their cars (and these days, a Prius wins as many admiring [...]