A remote hamlet on Vancouver Island, this area sees 20,000 gray whales migrating from Baja to Alaska. The area features bear and bird-watching tours, natural hot springs, and its signature Pacific Rim Whale Festival in mid-March. Enjoy the unofficial dish of fish tacos from any of the local restaurants, with fresh from the ocean fish.
4. Countryside Europe: Lisse, Holland
Visit the heart of Dutch tulip country in South Holland. Lisse is home to the ‘garden of Europe’, Keukenhof, a floral visual treat with thousands of spring flowers and tulips, open from mid-March to mid-May. Slither between the tulip fields in the canals on a whisper boat, so-called because of its silent motor, and see a one-of-a-kind rainbow view. In spring, the town boasts a flower parade, known as the Bollenstreek.