Vancouver Travel Guide
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Vancouver is the city that has it all: natural beauty and cosmopolitan flair. Set between the Pacific Ocean and the coastal mountains, it has a harmonious blend of nature and urban living. Gardens, parks, and beaches are as common here as heritage buildings, restaurants, and theatres. While maintaining the laid-back attitude of North America's West … Read Vancouver introduction
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Vancouver Sun Garden Show
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With more than 250 exhibitors, this is one of the largest shows of its kind in North America, featuring themed areas portraying gardens such as Eden, a Victorian Conservatory Fern Grotto and a Medieval Monastery Herbarium. Select guest …
The Fairmont Waterfront
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A report in Business Magazine named The Fairmont Waterfront as one of the world's top ten business hotels. The downtown luxury accommodation may have the …
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best city by far, from downtown a 5 min walk and in stanley park, or 10 mins and your going up grouse mountain. Or can swim in the ocean, Great for shopping also but goto the outlet stores or metrotown ... more
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Introduction
There aren't many cities in the world that offer Vancouver's combination of big-city lifestyle and outdoor fun in such cheek-by-jowl proximity. Ski in the morning, sail in the afternoon and still make it back to town in time for a cocktail or three.
Not to miss
Queen Elizabeth Park The city's highest point - it's 167m above sea level and has smashing views of the mountain-framed downtown skyscrapers - this 52-hectare park claims to house specimens of every tree native to Canada (look out for the white-flowered dogwood, BC's floral emblem). Sports …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 2000000 Area : 107km² Longitude / Latitude : -122.963066101 / 49.2742996216 Currency : Canadian Dollar (CAD) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there The quickest, cheapest way to the airport is by Vancouver Airporter bus from Pacific Central Station (30 minutes). You can also catch bus 98 B-Line from Burrard Station (35 minutes). A taxi takes 25 minutes. The magnificent Pacific Central Station, off Main St, is the western …
History
Recent History By the late 1990s, problems with Asian economies and the generally poor state of the BC economy slowed the meteoric economic development seen earlier in the decade. Now Canada's third-largest city and routinely designated as one of the world's best places to live, Vancouver is …
Weather
Vancouver has one of the mildest climates in the country. It rarely snows in the city, and when it does, for maybe a week or two over winter, it tends to melt quickly or get washed away by the rain. Conversely, it seldom gets oppressively hot. What Vancouver is guaranteed to get - by the bucketload - is …
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Overview of Pacific Rim National Park
The west coast of Vancouver Island is a magnificent area of old-growth forests, stunning fjords (called sounds in local parlance), rocky coasts, and sandy beaches. And although Pacific Rim National Park (http://parkscan.harbour.com/pacrim) was established in 1971, it wasn't until 1993 …
Overview of Northern Vancouver Island
In this section, we cover the portion of Vancouver Island from the town of Campbell River -- the Salmon-Fishing Capital of the World -- northward. A quick ferry ride from Campbell River brings you to the ancient First Nations culture of Quadra Island. West of Campbell River lies Strathcona …
Overview of Courtenay and Comox
62km (38 miles) N of Qualicum Beach Facing each other across the Courtenay Estuary, Comox (pop. 12,500) and Courtenay (pop. 20,000) are twin towns that provide a bit of urban polish to a region rich in outdoor recreation. Because they're north of the Victoria-to-Tofino circuit that defines much …
Overview of Cowichan Valley
Duncan: 57km (35 miles) N of Victoria The Cowichan Valley is one of the richest agricultural areas on Vancouver Island. The Cowichan Indians have lived in the valley for millennia, and today the band's reservation spreads immediately to the south of the town of Duncan. European settlers, drawn by …
Overview of Central Vancouver Island
Central Vancouver Island's major population center is Nanaimo, the arrival point for visitors taking ferries from the mainland and the site of a major 19th-century coal-mining operation. In recent years the city has moved away from its dependence upon resource extraction and is now sparkling …
Overview of Port McNeill and Alert Bay
Port McNeill (pop. 3,000) is a logging and mill town -- not particularly quaint -- that serves as an access point for whale-watching and other wildlife tours, numerous outdoor-recreation opportunities, and the ferry to Alert Bay. Alert Bay (pop. 1,000) is a fascinating destination for anyone …
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