Maybe you think you know Vancouver pretty well, maybe you'd like to get to know the city better, maybe you have never been to Vancouver, or maybe you'd just like to hear a couple guys who wrote the best-selling "111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not Miss" guidebook tell a few yarns about the city they love. Join producer Mike Finnegan as he tries to keep chatty, and sometimes witty, authors Dave Doroghy and Graeme Menzies on track as they discuss interesting and often unknown facts and stories about their favorite places in Vancouver.
Discover the many reasons to visit this park, the highest point in Vancouver, which is not named for the Queen you think it is.
From Marvin Gardens to Kamchatka to the library with Colonel Mustard, "Board with Friends" is the place to be!
The historic high school with ties to Hollywood, Vimy Ridge, and the Prime Minister's Office.
Taste, smell, see, feel, and hear a little bit of India at the Punjabi Market on Vancouver's Main Street.
The best hardware store in Whistler has everything you need, and also a great story!
The only Ferry ride where Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters sing you aboard!
Unique in so many ways - the bookstore in Whistler you do not want to miss!
How many bicyclists bicycle around Victoria? Tune in and find out how to find out.
We told you to visit these places. Now they're gone.
The quintessential Main Street cafe and bakery, and the perfect place to begin, or end, your next shopping spree.
Bring your big bad bra, and order a historic bra-tini, while you experience a historic, iconic, watering hole in Victoria.
Our first podcast interrupted by a helicopter! But join us anyway and find out why the Marine Building is maybe the most spectacular building in Vancouver, and certainly the most fishy!
Apres ski in Whistler is a great time to get inked! We tell you where.
There are no bats in the Belfry (that we know of), but there are plenty of plays performed below.
Bumbling non-knitters try to explain why this Victoria wool shop is the bees knees.
Too much Lassie and Peter Crawford in this episode about aviation, but what can we say?
Hearty doesn't begin to describe these pies peaked with mashed potatoes, pees, and gravy.
More than big, more than salty - it's historic. Tune in and discover why you must not miss it.
Bagpipes, Banks, and things that go Bang feature in this tale about Victoria's Tudor-inspired armoury on Bay Street.
Banks, Books, Beers, Bay City Rollers ... this episode has it all.
A book launch review and the hippy Hobbity backstory on a one-of-a-kind shoe store.
It's 1918 and there's shoot-em-up pandemonium on Pandora Avenue! Discover the story of the barber-assasin who also shot himself.
In this episode we challenge listeners to find three works of art cleverly disguised as manhole covers!
Is the world's best Eddie Van Halen mural hiding in Victoria? We'll help you find Paul Archer's studio and then you can decide for yourself!
Take your binoculars or take a picnic basket, either way this is a scenic and historic place to sit back in a classic adirondak chair. Graeme and Dave explain how they found it, and where you can too!
Graeme explains the romantic and historic backdrop to this charming green garden oasis, minutes from downtown.
Dave delivers an athletic and humorous overview of Victoria's spectacular 1994 Commonwealth Games, and tells you where to find this almost-hidden granite memento.
This place was hard to photograph, but Dave and Mike explain why it's a restaurant not to be missed.
Once you get past the adolescent potty humour, Graeme and Dave tell you about, and where to find, one of Whistler's most impressive public sculptures: The Sitting Man.
Our one-hundreth podcast episode is dedicated to our third book: it's all about Victoria, British Columbia. Dave and Graeme give a taste of what's in the book and Mike gives a taste of champagne!
The history of Whistler is at your feet. Dave tells you where to find the brass plaques, and how you can amaze your friends and ski lift companions with fascinating local history.
There's a haida canoe floating through the air at the University of British Columbia's Forestry Building. Graeme tells listeners all about it.
Dave and Mike discuss Whistler's dog culture and the spectacular Lake "Arfa" dog park.
In recognition of the recent Coronation of King Charles III of Canada, Dave and Graeme share personal royal stories and highlight several places in their 111 Places books with a royal connection.
If you've never seen train cars growing in the middle of a forrest, this is your chance!
They're called "Gracie's Necklace". Find out why!
Spooky wooden shacks and rusty old cars are all that's left of this forgotten lumber mill just a few kilometers north of Whistler.
Dave goes nuts for the birds of Whistler and tells you where to find them.
Graeme dishes out some hot tips on where to pull over for excellent roadside nosh on your drive along the Sea to Sky highway.
Float planes are a big part of downtown Vancouver - Dave explains why. Graeme tries to pack some Canadian aviation history into the episode.
Everyone has seen it. But do you know what it is? Dave delivers the deets.
Discover the history and hauntings that come from Vancouver's Island of the Dead Men.
The incredible story of how Whistler morphed from a garbage dump to a world-class alpine ski resort
Dave explains where you can find the most interesting rooftops in Vancouver. Look out for Bilbo Baggins.
Architecture, stamp-worthy stained glass, homeless Jesus, the Bride of Frankenstein, LSD ... Vancouver's Holy Rosary Cathedral it all!
The 111 fun doesn't stop at the border! Join Graeme, Dave and Mike as they chat with 111 Places in Seattle book author Harriet Baskas and photographer Courtney Kelley about their wonderful new collaboration.
Discover and decode the fridge that tells the story of Whistler's evolution from backcountry ski haven to world-renowned alpine resort. It's at the Whistler Museum.
What's the deal with those gigantic bird sculuptures in the Olympic Village? Dave reveals all, and we get back to making bad puns.
Whatever happened to the Hamilton Plaque commemorating Vancouver's first street corner? Listen and learn grasshoppers!
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