In Houston, that's certainly true of the hats, the boots and the servings of barbecue. But the saying also applies to an unexpected public art program that's taking over the streets of downtown. Recently, 100 international artists transformed 20,000 square feet of wall space into city-sanctioned street art for the second annual Houston Urban Experience (HUE) Mural Festival. Add that to the 25 walls painted for the inaugural festival last year, and it's clear that there's a Texas-sized appetite for street art in H-Town…
The international terminal of Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has launched a new full-service West Coast dining experience in the form of Lift Bar & Grill, a sister location to the iconic restaurant in Vancouver's Coal Harbour.
Bali is a land of contrasts: mountains and valleys, beach clubs and rice paddies, local noodle shops and upscale modern restaurants. Here, we look at three prime areas for those who want to discover Bali without bounds.
Ise-Shima, in Japan's Mie Prefecture, is enjoying a boost in tourism after hosting the G7 summit in May, as visitors flock to the area to follow in world leaders' footsteps. Shima Kanko Hotel, where world leaders stayed for the summit, was at 85 per cent occupancy throughout November, normally the low season…
Just an hour away from Tokyo by bullet train lies a charming mountain town you've probably never heard of. But Karuizawa, a popular summer home location for Tokyo residents looking to escape the city heat, welcomes approximately eight million visitors per year, according to Mari Kashiwagi, secretary of the Karuizawa Tourist Association. For several summers in the 1970s, John Lennon and his family were among those visitors, regularly staying at the Mampei Hotel…
Early Tuesday morning local time, an earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in the northeast of Japan. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake also shook buildings in Tokyo, where PAX is on location for the Visit Japan Project 2016, but there was no danger in Japan's capital.
Following that unexpected wake-up call, we explored the Asakusa area…
There's more to Thailand than Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. That was the key message from the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Kayla Shubert last night at a Vancouver training session hosted by Goway Travel.
More than 60 per cent of the 227,000 Canadians that visited Thailand in 2015 were repeat visitors…
Out trolling for Chinook salmon in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, I watch my fishing guide, Ryan Chamberland, deftly slice the head off a herring, scoop out its guts and thread it onto a line so it moves like a live fish once dropped into the sea…
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