Vancouver, a metropolitan diamond in the rough

The second largest country in the world should by no means stand in the shadow of its more boisterous southern neighbor. Canada’s 10 million square kilometers of land, lakes and life brings its own signature flavor to the North American continent. Travel through Canada is a truly mind-opening experience for even the most seasoned vacationer – in my fine art photography book A View to Take Home I share some of my personal experiences discovering Canada as a new immigrant from Europe. Of course I did my explorations in style and traveled by motorcycle from Calgary all the way to Vancouver (including Vancouver Island).

My journeys further west into Canada’s serene backwoods ultimately led me to discover Vancouver, a metropolitan diamond in the rough of British Columbia’s rugged wilderness. I winter I love skiing Whistler’s slopes, but during summer I love enjoying a day on the water, then flexing my cosmopolitan muscle in the evening with a stroll through the acclaimed Vancouver Art Galle…