Category: Vancouver Island
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Tough City

Tofino is a tiny village on the western shores of Vancouver Island affectionately known as Tough City for its isolation and notoriously inclement weather. It’s also one of the most beautiful places in Canada and is visited by birders, hikers and surfers in large numbers. My nephew moved here last year to work at a…
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A City for a Queen

Victoria is the sleepy capital of British Columbia. Many visitors to the province seeking the city experience opt instead to visit the shiny metropolis, Vancouver, and if you’re a fan of Vancouver Island’s wilderness, you’re probably not terribly interested in visiting cities to begin with. So Victoria’s tourists tend to be of the cruise ship…