Canada
Vancouver Road Trip: Driving to Whistler, BC
The Sea-to-Sky Highway, one of western Canada’s most stunning roadways, connects Vancouver to the year-round outdoor mecca of Whistler. Just a two-hour drive, it’s perfect for a day trip or as part of a longer exploration. Local author, Carolyn B. Heller, shares directions and tips for driving to Whistler.
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Tips for Visiting Whistler on a Budget
If you’re watching your loonies but still want to enjoy the best of what Whistler has to offer, follow these tips for organizing your Whistler stay.
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Richmond, BC: The Best Chinese Food Outside China
Whether you’re looking for spicy Sichuan or Hunan fare, handmade noodles and dumplings like you’d see in Shanghai, delicately seasoned Cantonese seafood, or the hearty lamb dishes of China’s western provinces, you’ll find it in Richmond, BC.
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2-Day Vancouver Travel Itinerary
Most of the action in this two-day Vancouver itinerary takes place downtown, with a few optional forays to the North Shore or nearby Richmond.
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One Day in Whistler Before Winter
If you’re looking to travel to Whistler before the snow falls, here’s how to organize a great one-day trip from local travel author Carolyn Heller.
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Best of Lake Louise in One Day
The best of Lake Louise in one day means an early start to get ahead of the crowds, visiting not one but two lakes, enjoying a good paddle and a hike or two, and a reward of delicious mountain-flavored meal.
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Western Canada’s Best Scenic Drives
Road-tripping in western Canada is one big scenic drive, so it’s hard to pick just a few favorite routes. But here are four of the most spectacular sections of road in British Columbia and Alberta.
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Two Days in B.C.’s National Parks
You really need more than two days to take in even the highlights of B.C.’s national parks, but here’s how to make the most of a short trip through the mountains, stopping in Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, and Yoho National Parks.
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Scenic Drive: The Sea-to-Sky Highway
Highway 99, the Sea-to-Sky Highway, is one of western Canada’s most beautiful drives. And in a region full of beautiful drives, that’s high praise.
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Nova Scotia Travel Planning: Exploring Halifax
Helpful tips and advice on planning your time in Halifax, one of Canada’s most vibrant cities with an exuberant cultural life and cosmopolitan population.
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Moon Guides Author Spotlight
Carolyn B. Heller
Carolyn B. Heller traveled more than 5,000 miles (8,200 kilometers) across the highways and back roads of western Canada while researching Moon Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies Road Trip. A full-time travel and food writer since the mid-1990s, Carolyn is the author of four Moon travel guides and she has contributed to more than 50 other travel and restaurant guides. Her articles have appeared in Forbes Travel, Viator Travel, the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Perceptive Travel, FamilyFun, Real Weddings, and many other publications.
Carolyn is an avid traveler and passionate food lover who has eaten on the streets, in fine restaurants, and everywhere in between in more than 40 countries. She’s been road-tripping since she was a child, and she has continued that road trip tradition with her own daughters, notably in 2003, when she and her then-10-year-old twins traveled across the United States on an epic six-week, mother-daughter road trip, where they got drenched at Niagara Falls, toured museums of SPAM and Jell-O, camped at Yellowstone National Park, and ate mashed potatoes with gravy in 14 states.
A graduate of Brown University, Carolyn lives with her husband in Vancouver, British Columbia, where you can often find her running on the beach, practicing her storytelling skills, or sampling a new Chinese restaurant.
Follow Carolyn’s adventures on Instagram @CarolynBHeller.