Author: Beata Urmos

  • Guide To Lindeman Lake Hike, Fraser Valley

    Guide To Lindeman Lake Hike, Fraser Valley

    The Lindeman Lake hike is among the Fraser Valley’s most popular hikes. It’s in the Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, about 2 hours drive from Vancouver (but make it at least 2.5 hours since it’s usually congested). It’s close to Chilliwack Lake and is popular for a day trip or weekend trip from Vancouver. This post…

  • How To Choose The Best Toddler Rain Suit?

    How To Choose The Best Toddler Rain Suit?

    What’s that one piece of outdoor gear we used most often when spending time outdoors with my son after moving to Vancouver? Right, a toddler rain suit. I’ve actually bought the first toddler rain suit for him in Vancouver, along with a pair of gum boots. They made my time outdoors much less stressful (no…

  • How To Choose The Best Toddler Rash Guard?

    How To Choose The Best Toddler Rash Guard?

    Toddlers are not babies anymore, but they still have very sensitive skin, only they don’t have the ability to stay put in the shade. My toddler surely loves playing in the sand and water all day long, and he couldn’t care less about harmful UV-rays or my effort to set up the beach cabana where…

  • Summer In Vancouver: 34 Great Things To Do

    Summer In Vancouver: 34 Great Things To Do

    Ah, summer in Vancouver. For two short months each year, glorious sunshine and hot weather arrives in the city, and it brings a special atmosphere so that it’s hard to recognize the place you got used to in the rest of the year. Vancouver takes off its raincoat and remembers “Oh, right, I’m fabulous!”. The…

  • 18 Stunning Things To Do On The Sunshine Coast, BC

    18 Stunning Things To Do On The Sunshine Coast, BC

    British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast is a convenient weekend trip from Vancouver, but it’s a gateway to another world. The quiet coastline, dotted with charming towns, fabulous beaches and even more fabulous coastal hiking trails, made us fall in love with this secluded region instantly. And there are the giant mountain ranges and temperate rainforests as…

  • Local’s Guide To The Best Beaches In Vancouver

    Local’s Guide To The Best Beaches In Vancouver

    Vancouver doesn’t only impress with mountain views, lush green temperate rainforests and rushing waterfalls, the Pacific Ocean is also among the city’s best attractions. It’s home to amazing ocean beaches, some of them are only a short walk away from downtown. Ah, a sunny day at the beach is part of experiencing this fantastic city.…

  • 16 Fabulous Lakes Near Vancouver To Visit This Summer

    16 Fabulous Lakes Near Vancouver To Visit This Summer

    Summer is coming, and it’s time to find your favorite lakes near Vancouver. We found many, and this post is all about them. Can you imagine British Columbia as a beach destination? I couldn’t before we moved there, but actually, it turns into one each year, even if only for two short months. No, I…

  • Mahood Lake, A Hidden Gem In Wells Gray Provincial Park

    Mahood Lake, A Hidden Gem In Wells Gray Provincial Park

    Tranquil, beautiful, untamed. Mahood Lake is situated in a pristine wilderness in British Columbia’s interior, surrounded by dense forests and towering mountains. It’s part of Wells Gray Provincial Park, but can’t be accessed from the Wells Gray Corridor, the central area of the park. It’s the kind of place where we felt like time stopped…

  • Your Complete Guide To Wells Gray Provincial Park

    Your Complete Guide To Wells Gray Provincial Park

    British Columbia impresses with waterfalls, but Wells Gray Provincial Park takes it to another level. Remote, untamed, home to 41 wonderful waterfalls, pristine glacier-fed lakes and a wild mountainous landscape, get prepared to fall for Wells Gray! Fall for it despite the lack of amenities (and paved roads) and the millions of mosquitos hunting for…

  • 5 Days Vancouver Island Road Trip Itinerary

    5 Days Vancouver Island Road Trip Itinerary

    Vancouver Island seems like the perfect weekend getaway from Vancouver. The only reason it isn’t is because you need much more than a weekend to explore it. This 5 days Vancouver Island road trip itinerary just gives you a taste of what this large, beautiful island has to offer.  “A 5 day Vancouver Island itinerary?!…