Category Archives: Canada – Vancouver

Who stalks whom?

Posted on September 5, 2015 by simpletravelourway

We planned a visit to marshes, wetlands, forests, and seaside roads for a binge of bird watching. Three days seemed about right for the Delta area south of Vancouver, BC. The “hot spot” for birds in late August (not really … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada - Vancouver | Tagged birds, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, sandhill crane, travel, wood duck | 6 Comments

The second time around

Posted on September 2, 2015 by simpletravelourway

We went back for a second look. Our first visit to Vancouver, four years ago, we enjoyed exploring its urban center. This second visit to Vancouver offered so many opportunities of places to go, things to see, tasty food to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada - Vancouver | Tagged anthropology, art, Bill Reid, Jericho Beach, John Marston, Kitsalano, Museum of Anthropology, sculpture, travel, Vancouver | 5 Comments

Unmask the people behind the mask

Posted on August 29, 2015 by simpletravelourway

It’s back to school time and when better to offer a test of your travel, art, culture, and anthropology knowledge? We’ll give you a list of the masks and then you can try to match the mask with the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada - Vancouver | Tagged anthropology, art, Inuit, Kwagu’l, masks, Melanesia, Museum of Anthropology, Tonga, travel, Yoruba | 6 Comments

Mysterious passages

Posted on August 1, 2013 by simpletravelourway

Transitions are the name of the game when we travel these days. We arrive in a new place, spend a few days or weeks, and often find that we really enjoy the place. Then we have to say goodbye to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada - Vancouver, Trip across the US - 2013 | Tagged ferries, fog, maps app, Port Angeles, Salt Spring Island, travel, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Seattle | 2 Comments

It was all about food

Posted on July 30, 2013 by simpletravelourway

“When you go to Victoria, make a trip up to Salt Spring Island to meet Michael Abelman,” our son told us. Our son wouldn’t steer us wrong, so we planned a day trip, enlisting our friends on Vancouver Island, Ira … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada - Vancouver, Trip across the US - 2013 | Tagged Bananagrams, farms, food, Il Terrazzo, Michael Abelman, Morningside Café, organic, Ruckle Provincial Park, Salt Spring Island, Sole Food Farms, travel, Victoria | 2 Comments

Rising Above the Ordinary

Posted on July 25, 2013 by simpletravelourway

Paint-In comes once a year on Vancouver Island. Artists’ booths lined a downtown street on a sunny Saturday in July. We strolled with our hosts, Ira and Rebecca, in Victoria, BC, and we were all looking for art that really … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada - Vancouver, Trip across the US - 2013 | Tagged art, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, art-in, Bonavista Bay, Dale Roberts, David Blackwood, travel, Wesleyville Newfoundland | Leave a comment

Seals and Petroglyph on the Coast

Posted on February 9, 2012 by simpletravelourway

Why hike at a regional park? We read that the Coastal Trail at East Sooke Regional Park on Vancouver Island is one of the best day hikes in Canada. We were skeptical. After all, we’d hiked at many National Parks … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada - Vancouver | Tagged East Sooke Regional Park, travel, Vancouver Island | 3 Comments