There is an art to armchair traveling, and Google Maps has mastered it. From their newly released Grand Canyon Street View to the Colosseum, here's where they're taking you (and your computer) now. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Government suspends Mi Joo Tour operations
January 11, 2013 by
The BC government has suspended bus operations by Mi Joo Tour and Travel of Coquitlam after one of its buses crashed in Oregon last month, killing nine people, and injuring dozens more. The Transportation Ministry says an audit of the BC company after the crash showed it was not meeting its obligations around driver hours of service and … [Read more...]
Mi Joo Tour ordered to cease U-S operations
January 8, 2013 by
A tour bus company with a coach involved in a fatal crash in late December can no longer operate in the United States. The U-S Department of Transportation has ordered Mi Joo Tour and Travel to cease U-S operations. In a release, the Department says it has conducted an investigation into the company's compliance with U-S safety regulations, … [Read more...]
How to Tour Disney While Pregnant
January 3, 2013 by
Touring Disney takes a lot of planning and preparation. Multiply that by, well, a lot, if you happen to be pregnant. Our writer provides her own time-tested tips for hitting the park while pregnant. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Oregon police ID one of the 9 victims of Sunday’s tour bus crash
January 1, 2013 by
One of the nine people killed by Sunday's bus crash in Oregon was a 57-year-old man from Washington State. Dale William Osborn lived in Spanaway. His wife, sue, remains hospitalized in Pendleton, Oregon. The names of the other eight who died have not been released. Some of the four men and four women were from South Korea and … [Read more...]
Nine dead, 20 injured after Vancouver-bound tour bus crashes
December 30, 2012 by
Nine people are dead after a tour bus carrying 40 people crashed on Interstate 84 in Oregon Sunday morning at around 10:30 a.m. The bus had left Las Vegas and was en route to Vancouver. Twenty others were injured in the crash. Calls from CKNW to Lower Mainland-based company Mi Joo Travel & Tour, which reportedly operates the bus … [Read more...]
iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S (and old Dock Connector vs. Lightning): a photo tour
September 12, 2012 by
We knew the iPhone 5 was thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4S, but seriously, it's thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4S. By a pretty notable margin. Picking up the iPhone 5 is almost jarring -- it's barely heavy enough to feel "premium," and it'll probably make you handle it with care for free of breaking it in half with too tight a tug. The … [Read more...]
Paul McCartney Tickets On-Sale Friday – Watch the Tour Trailer
September 11, 2012 by
Paul McCartney returns to Vancouver on Sunday, November 25th at BC Place for the first time since The Beatles played Empire Stadium in 1964. McCartney's On The Run Tour has played over 30 dates spanning North and South America, the UK and Europe and the United Arab Emirates. Tickets for the November 25 Paul McCartney performance at BC Place are on … [Read more...]
Pedestrian killed by tour bus in Victoria
August 13, 2012 by
A 27 year old Victoria woman is dead after being hit by a tour bus at the intersection of Douglas and Humboldt streets in Victoria this morning. The victim died at the scene. The 44 year old driver immediately stopped the bus and is cooperating with police. The bus will undergo a full inspection. The same intersection saw a similar collision 13 … [Read more...]
Opponents of seawall expansion host walking tour
August 4, 2012 by
The fight to stop the proposed expansion of Vancouver's seawall is picking up momentum. Community activist Mel Lehan is organizing a walking tour of the area between Kitsilano and Jericho beaches. He calls it one of the last remaining natural foreshores in the city of Vancouver. "This area, this foreshore, is a repository for life... and … [Read more...]
