For a chance to get away from everything that smacks of modernization, look no further Lasqueti Island, British Columbia. The population is around 350 residents years standing round, resulting in a lot of people shaking their heads in amazement that some people choose this lifestyle, while others envy of souls and are experiencing culture shock when arriving in a big city again.

There are highly qualified professionals in different careers and occupations that live here also spend time on manual labor of maintaining the home fires burning itself, since it is a lifestyle that requires consumers to call time earn a living from the land and the natural environment around them. The coastal Douglas fir ecosystem is unusual here that attracts naturalists and scientists from many fields to observe and sometimes stay to study.

Leave your car behind and either walk on a passenger ferry or private boat go or float plane. The only is solar power or micro-hydro, and this is the way residents want.

There are picnic areas, swimming Squitty Bay Provincial Park, 9 miles south of the ferry dock, where the water is warm and green in the summer, and many other secluded beaches of the island and its 8 bays. In calm water, you can paddle Jedidiah to the island, now a marine park in the province, and has white sand beaches. This is only accessible by boat and takes about 30 minutes by boat when the waters are good.

Visitors and residents come here for mountain biking, among other reasons. There are no paved roads, so you realize that you need some good equipment. You not totally devoid of vehicles if you have an emergency or other reason for needing one. There is a taxi service here.

Fishing – did I mention you can fish for salmon, cod and redfish here, digging clams, or just watch the marine life on your dive gear?

There are several hotels, some of B & B and a desert retreat for rent, and camps. Power generators are turned off at night, which means you'll be glad your candles, kerosene lamps and flashlight batteries. Just remember that you are dealing with solar energy, home or indoor showers and toilets that are varied in their typical accommodation.

Where is this place and how to get there? It is 50 miles northwest of Vancouver in the Strait of Georgia. The island is about 12 miles long and 3 miles wide, compared to Manhattan so if you need a visual comparison of size. Now think of all the people living in Manhattan and 350 living in Lasqueti, and you'll realize why the comparison to Manhattan stops there. Take the passenger ferry from French Creek Harbor on Vancouver Island, in False Bay on Lasqueti Island. This will take about 50 minutes in calm water. You'll leave your car behind at the marina where you will find pay parking. With a boarding pass, you still have to go on board 15 minutes before departure. There are details of what can and can not carry on board, like any household hardware – Machines, bicycles etc. are 2.50. However, if you bring your own kayak, ferry company believes that the hand luggage, so voila, you're ready to enjoy the waters off the coast.

Are we so busy in our lives that we think we have to stay busy during well-deserved holidays? Whether done cheaply or expensively, beaches are the most natural and beautiful options but know what is out there, not just the regular ones everyone seems to flock to, but also the hidden vacation spots.

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