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Vagabondo left its track (  ) to indicate the most interesting sites, the ones absolutely not to miss. Adventures and outdoor activities (trekking, cycling, paddling, climbing etc.) are marked by the symbol "  ". We have given a strong evidence to Personal Pages (highlighted in green).
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- Bicyclig Central and Southern British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies, by Jan Himmerkus and Elke Kobe. Not only a detailed account, but any useful information for repeating the experience. Links: few, but good.
http://www.geo.uni-bonn.de/members/himme...
- Quite a large search engine to British Columbia's related sites Official site for British Colombia
http://datafind.gov.bc.ca/
- Jeffrey Holden Vancouver Island Paddlers. A very good contact for those who want to paddle here. Besides, links, routes, etc.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages...
- British Columbia Adventure Network by Interactive Broadcasting Corporation. An complete and valuable site to travel and practice any sport linked to nature.
http://bcadventure.com/adventure/index.h...
- British Columbia/Alaska Cycle Touring Frequently Asked Questions by Bob Broughton. From his Home page you can enter a survey on frequently asked questions for those who cycle Alaska and British Columbia. Very well done.
http://broughton.ca/bcakfaq.html
- Nobuhiro's Biking Across Canada Page, by Nobuhiro Kawatani. The report of a very long tour across Canada (map). Besides the story, you can find a lot of useful information.
http://www.seaple.icc.ne.jp/~kawatani/bi...
- Homepage of Dale & Cindy Wilkins. They tell us about their travels in various places in North America. Reports are very accurate and photos clickable; links referring to the places.
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Isla...
- The Northwest Brewpage. A guide to the beers of Oregon, Washington and British Colombia by Donald G. Scheidt. How much is passion and how much advertising, I couldn't tell... I leave it up to you.
http://nwbrewpage.com/index.shtml
- Bivouac Mountaineering Directory. Mountaineering and trekking in B.C. The site proposes a searching engine about the above said subject. The info about the different itineraries are supplied by fans, consequently their quality and accurateness varies according to the different author. The site is very interesting.
http://bivouac.com/
- Sooke region. Not to loose the section about "Parks and Hiking Trails", which describes in details several trekkings.
http://sookenet.com/index/recrea.html
- Hiker's Den. Hiking and trekking in British Columbia and in Canadian Rockies. Simple and well done, gives useful advice about a great number of hiking trails.
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/hikersden/
- Rocky Mountain National Park. 20 years of hiking RMNP, with hike descriptions and lot of park pictures. By Bob.
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/3233/r...
- The Canadian Alpine Club. Several practical info for mountaineering, including the shelters list.
http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca
- A site for hiking in USA and Canada. Proposes plenty of itineraries. Though the routes are only out-lined, it usually gives the E-mail of someone who experimented them, to whom one may write, and some useful addresses.
http://www.thebackpacker.com/index.cfm
- Paddle Trips Waterways. Really an excellent site: made by canoeists, it produces a series of routes, (mostly along the sea) with a lot of information, maps, etc. A big lot of proposals for USA, a lot for Canada, some ideas for other continents.
http://www.paddletrips.net/
- Canadian Heritage Information Network. Wide information on all museums; various resources for cultural tourism, including links to several forums.
http://www.chin.gc.ca/
- Folk Festivals by UFOJOE. Database on Canadian Festivals.
http://www.interlog.com/~ufojoe/
- Large Canadian Roadside Attractions by Ed Solonyka, a photo collection about Canada, with a travellers contribution.
http://www.roadsideattractions.ca
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Cities and Regions | |
- City of Vancouver municipal government web site. It is not addressed to tourists but to residents. However it can be useful.
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/
- Vancouver Spectacular by Nature by Paul Beddows. An exceptional site, so many resources, essential.
http://www.vancouver.hm/
- Site on Vancouver Island, commercial but useful. A lot of info and tips.
http://www.vancouverislandabound.com/
- Things To Do in Vancouver. Which are the activities that may be carried out and in which parks of the region, and more practical info.
http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/index.html
- Canadian University and College Students' information and resource centre. Dedicated to Canadian students, in its section "Travelling in Canada", it provides useful information on museums, sites and nightlife in the most important Canadian towns.
http://www.campusaccess.com/
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Transports.
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- KARO Enterprises. Operated by Rodger and Karen Found, from western Wisconsin. Lists all public and private camping/RV facilities in Northern BC, Yukon, and Alaska. Useful to run across these States by car.
http://www.karo-ent.com/
- Network about hostels, it's a site independent from various International chains.
http://www.hostels.com/
- Hostelling International. The largest worldwide hostel organization.
http://www.iyhf.org/
- A site about Canadian youth hostels ( USA as well), of a very good quality: it describes every hostel and, when possible, points out the links to the organizations they depend from.
http://www.backpackers.ca/
- The biggest databank on Bed&Breakfast.
http://www.bedandbreakfast.com
- The Hostel Handbook is a really complete and accurate list of hostels and other similar accommodation in North America.
http://www.hostelhandbook.com
- 111 Travel Directory. A dirctory to find Bed & Breakfast all over the world.
http://www.triple1.com
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