1 comments about Time Out Vancouver (Time Out Guides).

1. This guide pointed me in the right direction to some offbeat sights in Vancouver on a recent 3 day holiday. I liked the organization of the book, and the easy to follow maps on the back with color coded locators that corresponded to the descriptions in the guide sections. Neatly organized in discreet, logical sections, with many off-the-beaten-path recommendations for lodging and food. There was no current "lonely planet" guide, so I chose this since it seems to be aimed at the same type of audience.

No comments about The Vancouver Paddler: Canoeing and Kayaking in Southwestern British Columbia.

No comments about The Naturalist in Vancouver Island and British Columbia: Volume 1.

No comments about Vancouver: A History in Photographs.

No comments about Vancouver & Canadian Rockies Spiral Guide (Aaa Spiral Guides).

No comments about The Cote d'Or of Canada; Vancouver Island's winding roads lead to promising new wine region.(Travel): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press.

No comments about Quick Escapes in the Pacific Northwest: 38 Weekend Trips from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, B.C. (3rd ed).

2 comments about Tour of Duty in the Pacific Northwest: E.A. Porcher and H.M.S. Sparrowhawk 1865-1868.

1. Edmund Augustus Porcher was the captain of a Royal Navy vessel serving an Esquimalt-based tour of duty on Vancouver Island. Porcher was also a watercolor artist who made an impressive array of sensitive and skillfully executed paintings of what he saw. A Tour Of Duty In The Pacific Northwest: E. A. Porcher and H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, 1865-1868 is an impressive and uniquely informative work drawn from the ship's record and Captain Porcher's commentaries, enhanced with his superb paintings and illustrations presenting the reader with a kind of "window in time" to understand and feel what it was like in those times and places along Canada's Pacific coasts, as well as the complex and multifaceted roles and functions of a British war vessel. A Tour Of Duty In The Pacific Northwest is a unique and highly recommended contribution that will be greatly appreciated by students of maritime, and Canadian nineteenth century history.



2. Tour of Duty in the Pacific Northwest: E.A. Porcher and H.M.S. Sparrowhawk 1865-1868. My great grandfather was a warrant officer gunner on this ship during the exact period covered. E.A. Porcher was the Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk and a brilliant water colour artist. I ordered vis Amazon.com as I was able to purchase a brand new copy of the book for less than half the price of a used copy in the UK! Okay, it took 27 days to arrive in UK but I was told this when ordering. Very efficient service - very well packaged and arrived in perfect condition. I certainly advise UK based customers to check this site if time is not important. Thanks. The book gives a fascinating insight into the life of British sailors 140 years ago and of the relationship between the Canadian Innuits and the authorities during the establishment of British Columbia. The watercolour paintings are a delight and study of the characters and their costumes brings the period to light.

No comments about Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Map.

No comments about The Broughtons: Vancouver Island, Kelsey Bay to Port Hardy.