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This Is Your Sign to Book the Trip: A Costa Rica Adventure Through Rincón de la Vieja and Arenal

Picture stepping off a plane in Liberia, greeted by a driver already smiling, luggage handled before anyone thinks to ask. No convincing required, no itinerary compromises, no waiting on anyone else’s pace. This is what solo travel actually feels like, and it is available to absolutely anyone ready to claim it. Circling the idea of...

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Julian Thom, Featured Artist: Pattern, Place, and Found Media

Meet Julian Thom, our featured artist and the first illustrator to grace the cover and pages of Folio.YVR. As you move through this issue, you will encounter a Vancouver-based creative whose sketchbook has become a visual catalogue of pattern, silhouette, and structure long before it ever reached these pages. Julian holds a BA in Design:...

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VMO: It’s 23rd Season Comes to a Close With the Next Coming Soon

As spring gave way to summer, the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra closed the main run of its 23rd season, and by every measure, the season was a success. Beginning with its season-opening concert at the Orpheum Theatre, the VMO built a year defined by range, ambition, and a steady stream of notable artists, including Jonathan Roozeman,...

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Paradise Events Bring the Amalfi Coast to YE Golf Tournaments [PHOTOS]

Liting Chan of Paradise Events Inc. transformed the terrace into a sun-drenched Amalfi reverie. Cobalt and gold tilework framed archways dripping with citrus and golden roses, while a stone fountain overflowed with lemons. A honeyed bicycle, woven baskets, and live jazz completed a scene glowing with Mediterranean radiance and effortless summer luminosity. Credits: Décor: Liting...

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Beyond the Track: A Season of Glenfiddich in Montreal

The past couple of months have given Canadian whisky fans plenty to celebrate, and as a team that tracks every Glenfiddich activation closely, we can say this season stood out. In May, Glenfiddich and Aston Martin Formula One™ Team returned to Montreal for a second year of partnership at the Formula 1 Lenovo Grand Prix...

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Ferrari Luce: A Different Definition of What Luxury Drives

Luxury has spent the past several years redefining what it means to be noticed. The loudest signals of wealth, chrome, badges, horsepower boasted for its own sake, have given way to something more considered. Materials chosen for permanence rather than display. Engineering measured by responsibility as much as by speed. Ferrari, a marque built on...

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Brazilian Jewelry House ART’G Finds Inspiration in Canada’s Natural Majesty

Art’G, the Rio de Janeiro house behind the Velvet Gold finish, has wrapped a design expedition across Western Canada, closing its journey in Vancouver after stops in Toronto and Montreal. Led by designer Márcio Granatowicz and commercial director Henrique Cristiano, the expedition set out to translate over four decades of Brazilian goldsmithing into a collection...

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Girls’ Night Out Raises $260,000 for QMUNITY’s Next Generation

Eighty of Vancouver’s most engaged community leaders and philanthropists recently gathered for the inaugural Girls’ Night Out, an evening that raised an extraordinary $260,000 in support of QMUNITY‘s new purpose-built home at 981 Davie Street. Rather than following the format of a traditional gala, the evening unfolded across three curated acts, each one designed to...

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Helen Siwak – Issue #42 – Publisher’s Message

For seven years, Folio.YVR has celebrated the West Coast through its destinations, its objects, and its most coveted experiences. Our Summer issue turns that celebration toward the people themselves, and I will admit it plainly: putting these pages together brought me real joy. Curating the photo collages from each event, watching a room come back...

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For the Person Who Tracks Time as Closely as They Track Value: Rolex Joins Oakridge Park

Oakridge Park has a new anchor, and it wears green and gold. Global Watch Company has opened its second Rolex boutique in western Canada, a 390 square metre space built for a city that has long understood the value of quiet luxury done with confidence rather than volume. For the person who tracks their collection...