International Traveller

British Columbia and Alberta

DAY ONE VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC.

Driven out of Vancouver by high rents, traffic congestion and the fatigue that plagues modern city dwellers, Vancouver Island is now home to cutting-edge technology companies, culinary young guns, third-wave coffee roasters, celebrity chefs and hipster producers like Victoria Distillers, responsible for making one of the country’s hottest gins out of a space that is a cross between a warehouse and a barn.


Tip: Take a sea plane over to Victoria Harbour and set out on a

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