British Columbia puts mountains, rainforest, and the Pacific within reach of Vancouver. Explore the cities, islands, and drives worth your time.
Vancouver’s great advantage is how little effort its nature demands. You don’t need a multi-day expedition; some of the best rainforest, mountain, and ocean views are a short drive and an easy afternoon’s walk away. For a traveler with a spare day, the payoff-to-effort ratio here is hard to beat anywhere else in a major city.
Canada is big enough that a road trip can become an endurance test, so the best drives aren’t the longest but the most scenic per mile. A few days on the Icefields Parkway or Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail deliver more beauty than a week of prairie highway. Pick the spectacular short route over the epic long one, and the drive stays a pleasure the whole way.
A vacation built around a gamer’s interests beats one that drags them away from what they love. Conventions, themed destinations, arcades and esports events give a devoted player a trip worth leaving the console for. Plan around the passion instead of against it, and everyone travels happier.
Islands, cut off and evolving on their own terms, are among the best places on earth to see animals you’ll find nowhere else. A wildlife-focused island trip trades the beach lounger for early mornings and a good guide, and pays you back in creatures found only there. The isolation that shaped them is exactly why they’re worth the trip.