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  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    cyndyn

    4 Stars Osoyoos - Just Purse Your Lips and Say.. 10/07/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The Sun, The Wine, and the Milky Way

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No stress!

    "Oh Sue Use" - and that's how you pronounce this British Columbia town's name. Taken from the same source as the local Native (Indian) band, it means "narrowing of the waters" and refers to the figure-8 shaped Osoyoos Lake that nestles on the floor of the valley. Osoyoos is part of the warm, sunny Okanagan, (about 400 kilometers from Vancouver and the coast)and will not factor in the 2010 Olympics except as a place to go to get away from the hordes on Whistler. But for many native British Columbians, it's a family type summer resort destination with much to offer. Travel is easy by road ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Scorpio2310

    5 Stars A Little Town with a Big Heart 18/01/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fantastic skiing, good snow record, great friendly atmosphere

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not much on hill dining, ski hill and town are separated

    A very cool laid back town, fantastic friendly locals with an influx of "dudes" from all over. Where is it: Approx 3 hours drive South of Calgary in British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It is an easy drive and straightforward to find. Just before Fernie, you pass Sparwood, where you can see "Titan" the biggest truck in the world! Not sure if it still is the biggest, but it is huge, you can see if from the road, but worth a stop to appreciate the size and great for kids. This is primarily a review on Fernie as a ski town but it is also great to visit in Summer, for golfing, fishing ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 rosaliecullen6

    Member since 29/12/2011

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    5 Stars Tofino on Vancouver Island - Everyone should visit! Review with images 04/07/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Stunning scenery

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Difficult to get to without a car

    Getting to Tofino Tofino is a spectacular coastal town set on the Pacific rim of Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island itself is huge, it is about the size of the UK so don't let the word "Island" make you think it is tiny - it is not. A lot of it is inaccessible by road due to the gorgeous landscape. We hopped on the ferry from Horseshoe Bay Vancouver to Nanaimo. There are no direct ferries to Tofino so this is about the best route you can take. We jumped on the 9pm ferry which was a good bet, we got there about 8pm to the ferry terminal. There is no messing about on the BC Ferries, they get you ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ia_young

    5 Stars A very, very nice Country 19/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages a very nive place, very clean, a lot to see and do

    Disadvantages Disadvantages too much to do

    For some reason a lot of people that I know have chosen Canada as their destination for their holiday this year. For this I can’t blame them, Canada is such a nice place for many reasons, which I will go over later. I will be giving you an overview of the holiday that I had the places that I went, how we got there and why we chose Canada for a Holiday. ** Why Canada ** The main reason why we chose to go to Canada was mainly down to my Dad, he had recently retired from Teaching on medical grounds (he had to have quite a major operation, thankfully he is okay now) and he had a bit of money ... more
  • 5 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 BNibbles

    Member since 08/10/2000

    Reviews written: 564

    5 Stars BC, the Lucky Place 19/12/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good climate. Fine city. Lucky people

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Long flight.

    We went to British Columbia 2 years ago to stay with a friend in Vancouver. She was able to get some holiday, so we were able to do some touring as well. Firstly Vancouver must be just about the most civilised city I have been to - it is rumoured that US citizens have been known to visit on holiday and just not go home. It has most of what makes San Francisco a fine place - mild climate, a harbour, a bridge, a fine range of ethnic restaurants, real beer, good public transport and friendly natives. One of our trips out involved going to Victoria on Vancouver Island by ferry. Victoria is the ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kambodscha-joe

    5 Stars Start of one of my best travels 20/08/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages scenery

    Disadvantages Disadvantages far away

    British Columbia BC and Alberta in the South West of Canada have the most impressing mountain landscapes, I ever have seen. The Icefield Parkway at the border BC and Alberta is called rightly the most beautiful height mountain road of the world. Every corner reveals photogenic motives of deep waterfalls, craggily mountains and coloured lakes. The scenery is more colourful than my photos on my homepage http://home.freiepresse.de/uwdel/canada2​.html could foretell. Another highlights of our tour were the crossing of the Glacier National Park and the Going to the Sun Drive, the plain green ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Inferno

    5 Stars The Best Province in Canada 08/12/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A very good province, lots of things that can be done, great place to bring up kids in!!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Cold sometimes and doesn't enjoy the equatorial weather!!

    British Columbia has to be the very best province in the entire world. This is because there is so much to do there. The capital Victoria is a good choice in my opinion because Vancouver is so over crowded and there isn't enough space to place new attrctions and things like that, that are needed in any capital city. Having lived in BC for the last 10 years I have grown to like the way of life and the people. The people are very friendly and there are many different attractions that you can go to. The Capilano suspension bridge is a very nice and is great fun for the whole family. Now onto the ... more
  • 0 of 0 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    carolinecook2000

    5 Stars Wells Gray Golf Course - great for novices 05/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages friendly club

    Disadvantages Disadvantages a bit remote

    I would thoroughly recommend this golf course to anyone who is starting out playing golf. My sixteen year old son has had some golf lessons and is a regular at the driving range but has never plucked up the courage to play a game because most of the courses seem to take the game so seriously to say nothing of the expense. He and my husband (another novice) had a great game at Wells Gray - no rules about what to wear and all for about £25 including hire of clubs and a golf buggy. They lost one ball in the river and one in the lake but apart from that there were no other mishaps and a great time ... more
  • 0 of 0 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    carolinecook2000

    5 Stars Away from the crowds at Wells Gray 26/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Isolation

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Mosquitoes

    If Jasper and Banff are too crowded for your liking why not try Wells Gray Provincial Park. We are just back from a touring holiday in Canada and would thoroughly recommend a stay at Helmcken Falls Lodge. It is small friendly and only a couple of kilometres from the Park entrance. The park itself is beautiful - full of waterfalls - and gives a real wilderness feel. Various activities are available through the Lodge's guide, Jim. We did a full day hike with him in the Trophy mountains and thoroughly enjoyed his knowledgable company. He also does canoeing trips. You can ride the Lodge's horses ... more
  • 0 of 0 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    carolinecook2000

    5 Stars whistler - where to stay 26/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Luxury

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Drinks can be expensive

    I have just returned from staying in the Chateau Whistler hotel and would thoroughly recommend it. It is more expensive than many other hotels but at about £120 for the room which is spacious and can easily accommodate four I thought it was excellent value. The hotel's public areas and bedrooms are beautifully furnished , the pools are lovely (complimentary sun cream and iced water at the poolside), the tennis courts are free and not often used and the new health spa out of this world. Breakfast can be expensive, especially if you don't want to eat much but there is a coffee shop in the hotel ... more
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