Travel leads to all sorts of questions.  Here are a few staff picks to make your stay in Penticton even better!

Lisa "the Manager" G-D

• COFFEE SHOP:  Tim Hortons (anyone of the FOUR that we have in town)
• BAR:  Decoys (kind of a dodgy dive but the drinks are cheap - it is what it is!)
• BREAKFAST:  The Elite (340 Main St)
• LUNCH:  il Vecchios (behind the bus station) or grab a Power Bar for the beach
• SUPPER:  Theo's (687 Main St)
• BOOK STORE:  The Book Shop (238 Main St) 
• FESTIVAL:  Peach City Beach Cruise (June 26-28) I'll take you for a rip in my Chevelle!
• PARK:  Lakawanna (Lakeshore Dr & Power St) - Great spot to watch everyone cruise by.
• SUNNIEST SPOT:  Three Mile Beach - not the nude side! You do not want to see me naked...
• WALK:  From the Art Gallery west along Okanagan Beach to the SS Sicamous
• BIKE TRAIL:  KVR Trail (west of Okanagan Lake to the Summerland Research Station)
• BEST DEAL:  Matinees at the Pen-Mar movie theatre - $5.00!  (361 Martin St)
• SCENIC SPOT:  Top of Munson Mountain (Middle Bench Rd)
• BEACH:  Three Mile - again, NOT the nude side, but whatever floats your boat.
• WINERY:  Any of them, really! But the best is to grab a nice white and sit in the sun and let it all kick in!
• A MUST-DO:  Sit on the beach and get some sun - everyone looks better with a tan!
• A MUST-SEE:  Big luscious cherries and apricots - picked right off the tree! 

Adam "Front Desk"

• COFFEE SHOP:  The Can, in the Cannery (Duncan Ave at Fairview Rd)
• BREAKFAST:  The Elite (340 Main St)
• LUNCH:  Il Vecchio ? such good sandwiches! (317 Robinson; behind the bus depot)
• SUPPER:  Theo's, get the prawns in tomato sauce with feta...yum! (687 Main St)
• BOOK STORE:  The Book Shop, for 35 cent comic books, perfect for the beach (238 Main St)
• FESTIVAL:  Peach City Beach Cruise, cool-ass old cars (June 23 ? 25)
• PARK:  Kiwanis Park, frisbee in summer, snowmen in winter (Edmonton Ave & Manitoba St)
• SUNNIEST SPOT:  The Penticton Sign, Munson Mountain (Middle Bench Rd)
• WALK:  east side of Skaha Lake, starting at Wright's campground. Pretty, lonely, quiet.
• BIKE TRAIL:  KVR Trail above Naramata, go north to the Little Tunnel (access via Smethurst Rd)
• BEST DEAL:  Empinadas at the Farmers' Market, Saturday mornings, May-October (100-block Main St)
• SCENIC SPOT:  KVR Trail accessed from Vancouver Place, walk north 10 mins and see what I mean
• BEACH:  Okanagan (buy onion rings at the foot of Power St)
• WINERY:  Hillside, on Naramata Rd (order the crispy oysters)
• A MUST SEE:  Remember Vinyl vintage record store, lots of Elvis Costello (Martin St at Nanaimo)

Hannah "Front Desk"

• COFFEE SHOP:  Pacific Brimm (399 Main St)
• BREAKFAST:  The Elite (340 Main St)
• LUNCH:  Pacific Brimm
• SUPPER:  Theo's (687 Main St)
• BOOK STORE:  The Book Shop (238 Main St)
• FESTIVAL:  Shakes Fest - Summerland
• PARK:  Sunoka Beach in Trout Creek
• SUNNIEST SPOT:  Skaha Lake
• WALK:  From the Art Gallery west along Okanagan Beach to the SS Sicamous
• BIKE TRAIL:  KVR Trail
• BEST DEAL:  Il Vecchio's sandwiches (317 Robinson; behind the bus depot)
• SCENIC SPOT:  Munson Mountain (Middle Bench Rd)
• BEACH:  Skaha or Okanagan
• WINERY:  Hillside, on Naramata Rd
• A MUST SEE:  View from Giants Head Mountain in Summerland

Vince "the Caretaker"

• LUNCH   Theo's
• COFFEE SHOP:  Fibonacci's
• PLACE FOR A FEW DRINKS:  Penticton Vees hockey game
• DOWNTOWN SHOP:  10,000 Villages
• CHILL-OUT SPOT:  Okanagan Beach
• WALK:  Munson Mountain  
• BEST DEAL:  HI-Penticton
• SCENIC SPOT:  Naramata for the sunset on Okanagan Lake
• TO GET YOUR HEART RACING:  Summer: hot sun by the lake; winter: go see a Vees game