The Parkside Lifestyle Blog

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend part of the year living on the beautiful West Coast of British Columbia? 

Or what about living in a luxury urban second home with a fitness centre, 25-metre ozonated pool, rooftop gardens, designer furnishings and a gourmet kitchen - right in the heart of downtown Victoria on the beautiful West Coast of British Columbia? 

Well now's your chance! 

What better way to tour the cycling capital of Canada than by bike? 

Victoria BC is a very bicycle-friendly city, with lots of designated bike lanes, bike-storage facilities (there's even one located at Parkside!) and great biking trails available. 

Whether you decide to cruise around town and out along Dallas Road to Oak Bay or head down the Galloping Goose trail out towards Sooke, make sure you know the rules of the road and ride prepared.

• The Galloping Goose Regional Trail
• General rules of Galloping Goose Trail
• Cycling with the Family in Victoria 
• CycleTreks in Victoria BC 
• BC BikeSense Manual 
• Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition 
• Online Bicycle Route Maps 
• Bike Rentals

See the sights of Victoria they way the early settlers did - from an authentic horse-drawn carriage!

Take a ride through Beacon Hill Park, past the Empress, beside the Parliament Buildings and around the Inner Harbour before returning back to Parkside.

It's a great way to go sight-seeing and take in all the beauty Victoria has to offer!

It's that time of year again: shorter days, cooler mornings, the first few leaves turning from green to gold and late-summer produce appearing at the farmers' market stands.

As summer winds down for another year, fall fair season on Vancouver Island is just getting started.

Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa has been designed, built and furnished with sustainable development in mind. 

From the low-VOC fabrics and furnishings to the collection of waste water through strategic landscaping, Parkside is a completely sustainable resort hotel, as well as Canada's first resort hotel targeting LEED® Platinum Certification. 

Join us in the lobby at Parkside to take your own free Green Building Tour today!

Notice something different about our blog?

We now have a "tweet" button on all of our blog posts to allow our readers to easily share entries with their followers on Twitter! 

Congratulations Tara Bell of Jasper, Alberta!

Your name was randomly selected as the winner of our Victoria, BC getaway contest! 

Looking for something to do this weekend?

Check out the inaugural Humboldt Valley Summer Festival, happening on August 14, 2010 from 11 am to 7 pm.

Snack on oysters, beer and bratwurst, cotton candy, lemonade, popcorn and iced tea as you stroll Humboldt Valley and check out the 18 artists painting and sculpting on the plaza, live jazz, magicians, jugglers, wood carving, glass art and more!

Voting is now open for the 2010 CARE Awards People's Choice Awards!

How to vote 

You can vote for Parkside online from August 3 to September 19, 2010 at www.careawards.com, or in-person at the following locations:

- Mayfair Shopping Centre at 3147 Douglas Street from Aug 16 - Sept 12

- Hillside Centre at 1644 Hillside Avenue from Sept 16 - 19

Thanks to our mild, west coast weather and fantastic trails and walkways, the people of Victoria are pretty darn fit and healthy - it's not an uncommon sight to see joggers and walkers out pounding the pavement year-round.

Before you lace up your running shoes to join them, consider getting a therapeutic massage.