May 18, 2024

Find out how to get discounts when playing golf on Hawaii’s Big Island

Discounts on golf are often available for resort guests and for those who book tee times on the web, as well as for those willing to play in the afternoon instead of the morning. Twilight fees are also usually offered; call individual courses for information. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

GreenTech Exchange Vancouver Island Inaugural Forum

GreenTech Exchange Vancouver Island Inaugural Forum The Dawn of Wind Energy Distribution on Vancouver Island www.greentechexchange.ca Thursday, January 26, 2012 Registration 5:30pm, event begins 6:00pm Location: VICTORIA Royal Roads University, 2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, BC Learning and Innovation Centre, 4th floor Centre for Dialogue Campus Map, … [Read more...]

Two dead, four injured, as flames tear through Vancouver Island home

Two youngsters have died as flames swept through a home on the Nanoose First Nation, north of Nanaimo. Const. Garry O'Brien confirms the seven and 10-year-old children died when the blaze broke out shortly after 5 a.m. He says the house in Lantzville, about 17 kilometres north of Nanaimo, was fully engulfed within minutes, Two adults and two … [Read more...]

Catch a free beach walk on Marco Island in Florida with this tip

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida conducts free educational beach walks at Tigertail Beach. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Vancouver Island RCMP say drug dealers are using Ferries to carry drugs from the mainland.

Nanaimo RCMP say some drug dealers are using BC Ferries to run their illicit cargo back and forth and they have proof.   Constable Gary O'Brien says last night they arrested a 23 year old Nanaimo man who was a walk on getting off in Departure Bay with about a kilo of cocaine.     O'Brien says "That is a significant amount that will … [Read more...]

Blood Brothers opens at the Arts Club Theatre’s Granville Island Stage

There will be Blood Brothers If you hate musicals, you’re going to love the Arts Club Theatre Company’s latest musical, Blood Brothers. So says British dramatist Willy Russell, creator of Blood Brothers. He’s probably biased, but there are some heavy hitting pundits on his side.  For example, the International Herald Tribune called it the … [Read more...]

Try this nighttime activity on Catalina Island

At the Laguna Art Museum on Catalina Island in California, galleries throughout the area stay open late in coordination with the museum on the first Thursday of each month. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Find the best Big Island beach for surfers and scuba divers.

Experienced surfers find good waves to ride beyond the reef at Kahalu‘u Beach Park on Hawaii's Big Island. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Play it safe while swimming on Hawaii’s Big Island.

Waterfalls in Hawaii can have dangerous currents swirling beneath them. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Lionsgate Gets “Dead Island” Film Rights

Lionsgate has optioned the film rights to the zombie-themed video game "Dead Island" from publisher Deep Silver says The Hollywood Reporter. The game follows a family that has the bad fortune to vacation in an island paradise during a contagious zombie outbreak. The family is cut off from the rest of the world and has to protect the other … [Read more...]