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Five you can drive

Five You Can Drive: Salt Spring Island's hidden treasures

With it's unique culture, the community of artists and craftspeople and the spectacular landscapes, Salt Spring Island is a destination you definitely don't want to miss.
Langley, B.C is a great place to visit

Five You Can Drive: Langley, one of BC's best kept secrets

Langley, British Columbia is beautiful, interesting, and full of charm. Here's what you'll find when you get there.

Five You Can Drive: Whitewater rafting and hot-spring soaking within three hours of Vancouver

Discover roaring rapids, winding roads, and hidden works of art, all within three hours' drive from Vancouver, on the road between Lytton and Harrison Hot Springs.
The Butchart Gardens Victoria.

Five You Can Drive: Victoria's a stunning destination you can reach from Vancouver within a day

This is the first of VO's "Five You Can Drive" series: exquisite vacation destinations you can reach within a day from Vancouver, BC.