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 1. Ocean Explorations

602 Broughton St
Victoria, BC V8W 1C7
Canada
(250) 383-6722

Categories: Tours, Boating

5.0 star rating
  7/21/2009 First to Review

Ocean Explorations is one of several companies offering Killer Whale (Orca) watching from Victoria, BC. The tours are about 3 hours in length and happen on large, open but very sturdy Zodiac boats (see my picture). The tours are professionally run by…More »

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 2. The Bengal Lounge

721 Government St
Victoria, BC V8W 1W5
Canada
(250) 384-8111

Categories: Indian, Bars

5.0 star rating
  7/14/2009

Sitting in the Bengal Lounge, minutes after checking into the "empressive" Fairmont Empress, luxuriating in the softness of the impossibly comfortable soft-leather couches and waiting in earnest for my curry lunch to begin, it was easy to imagine…More »

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 3. Red Fish Blue Fish

1006 Wharf Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1T4
Canada
(250) 298-6877
5.0 star rating
  7/13/2009

Mad delicious fish-n-chips done right, inna street food style (i.e. no proper table-sit-down or waiter service) right on the pier. It is a perfect lunch right before you go Orca-whale watching!

Also I give props because of how environmentally…More »

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 4. Soda Shoppe

801 Government St
Victoria, BC V8W 1X5
Canada
(250) 382-4249
5.0 star rating
  7/9/2009

Located right in the center of everything on Government Street, Rodgers is your classic "shoppe" for milkshakes, sundaes and frozen treats of all kinds.

Additionally, their plastic milkshake cups say "Biocompostable: This cup is made from corn and is…More »

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 5. The Butchart Gardens

800 Benvenuto Ave
Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1J8
Canada
(250) 652-4422
5.0 star rating
  7/13/2009

On a recent trip to Victoria, we enjoyed spending the afternoon wandering around these gardens which are now a National Historic Site of Canada. There are well manicured paths, lots of varying topography and a rich diversity of flora in a variety of…More »

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