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Travel

Langley, B.C is a great place to visit

Five You Can Drive: Langley, one of BC's best kept secrets

Langley, British Columbia is beautiful, interesting, and full of charm. Here's what you'll find when you get there.

Five You Can Drive: Whitewater rafting and hot-spring soaking within three hours of Vancouver

Discover roaring rapids, winding roads, and hidden works of art, all within three hours' drive from Vancouver, on the road between Lytton and Harrison Hot Springs.
The Butchart Gardens Victoria.

Five You Can Drive: Victoria's a stunning destination you can reach from Vancouver within a day

This is the first of VO's "Five You Can Drive" series: exquisite vacation destinations you can reach within a day from Vancouver, BC.

Canada's brand is almost as strong as Australia's: Poll

You love Australia, but are you tough enough for new Zealand?

International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo is as spectacular as you'd imagine

These robots want to help you, but they may end up replacing you.

Once upon a night in Fort Langley...

In late September, I took a step back a century and delved into Canada's history at the Fort Langley National Historic Site.

The local's guide to Railtown: Get it while it's hot

Railtown is more than just Strathcona's hat.

A Canadian's travel guide to Nashville, Tennessee

As someone who admittedly has a distaste for most country music, I never thought I'd find myself in Nashville. Instead, what I discovered in Nashville was much more than just country music.

Become the new Tourism Vancouver CEO

Do you have what it takes to bring the world to our doorstep? Out going CEO tells the Vancouver Observer, "It's a great job."