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Vancouver Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Vancouver, Canada
The Apartment
... bit of an ordeal. We remembered at the last minute to book a U-haul van - the only available pick up location was North Vancouver - which is particularly inconvenient! but we didn't have a lot of choice at that late stage. So we talked our friend Ping ...
River city
A quick one night stop-over here after a 5 hour bus journey from Victoria. A nice little fishing town with pretty scenery and a bus stop! Stayed in a place by the sea with a fab view across the harbour. Ate in a wonderful restaurant that specialised in ...
Port McNeill
We had great plans for this short one night stop over - there is a first nations island full of culture only a 40 minute ferry trip away. But we (usually I could blame Alan but not this time) managed to sleep in and miss it all - how many miles ...
No turning back now....
The countdown has begun! We packed up the suite and moved out this week. Everything I own is now packed into four suitcases and a rubbermaid container and I feel I still have too much stuff. Once again I am living out of suitcases, hmmm, there seems to ...
The final countdown
... of a big experience, the last few days seem to slip from your fingers. Suddenly, without any apparent warning, I was stood on Vancouver harbour in the dawn light, staring out at my last American morning. The cruising cruise ships, hovering helicopters and ...
Every trip begins at
... to do my best and update the site when I can. The ferry is just about to arrive at the terminal in Tswassen (near Vancouver) so I need to be head for my car. I'll be spending the weekend in Vancouver so the next update should come somewhere next ...
Heading the Alaska !
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Reisebericht 1 (Mail)
... weise die zeit nur so verflog und wir uns schon fast ein bisschen ueberwinden mussten, endlich wieder mal nach vancouver zurueck zu kehren. schliesslich wollten wir auch wieder mal schauen, ob sich die schneesituation zwischenzeitlich verbessert hat, ...
The "V" in Vancouver stands for "Vegetarian"
... box and assured me it wouldn't hurt... Later that evening, we watched the Canucks lose. On Friday (4th), we visited the Vancouver aquarium (my first time since 1991)! Most of the animals were out of commission (as the tortoises were so kind ...
Sun, Snowboarders and Smiles
... bus to the downtown Vancouver waterfront where we caught the "SeaBus" (i.e. ferry) for a trip across the inner harbour to North Vancouver. Once there, we boarded another bus which took us up the closed-to-the-public road to the Cypress Mountain Ski ...
Queen Victoria Hotel
After we went to the Saanich Fair, we drove to the Queen Victoria Hotel right across from the Royal British Columbia Museum. (Royal BC Museum for ...
Day at Sea
LJ was up this morning by 6 but I managed to sleep in until a little after 9 - I feel like a new woman! We had facials at 10:30 (LJ's first facial and may I say, he just glowed afterwards). We then went to the 'thermal lounge' which is a very cool ...
Vancouver, lots of it
... a map I got a really good Birds eye view of it so I could easily find it afterwards. So I went to Gastown, Vancouver Tower,The Hudson Bay Company Store which has been around for over 100years,the High Court and really just walked around Vancouver ...
Back on land in Vancouver
... to the grizzly bear enclosure, a raptor show including a young bald eagle, a chairlift to the lookout at the summit, a Vancouver film and a lumberjack show (woodchop/logrolling demonstration). A full day of fun. Jasmine's view - My favourite part ...
Fireworks Competition - SPAIN
There is a Fireworks Competition each year in Vancouver and the three constesting countries were SPAIN, CANADA, and CHINA this year. This entry is for ...
Bedwell Hbr to Montegue Hbr
We woke in the morning and took a great hike to a small lake and cliff that looks out over the Strait of Georgia and San Juan Islands. Neither Rachel and I had done this hike before. It was stellar and definitely on the "must do" list for future trips. ...
Back on Our Way
We left Vancouver in the direction of Athens. Having thinned out our belongings while at home, we are now feeling like we are travelling pretty light. With our travel experiences from the two month's prior, it took us no ...
Beautiful Nanaimo
Auntie Sue & Uncle Kurt came around to our 5th wheel this morning, and then we headed off to the Nanaimo waterfront. We saw some beautiful scenery there, with maple & oak trees in all their array of colours ranging from almost luminious red to dark ...
Tofino
After an interesting Ferry ride to Vancouver island we found out that there's still six kilometers to overcome to finally get to the bus station of Nanaimo. So we tryied hitch hiking and a very friendly lady picked us up and brought us all the way to ...
Rain in Vancouver
... and it is still raining. We did a quick trip into China Town. But most stores were closed. Wir sind gestern Abend in Vancouver angekommen und es regnet immer noch. Mit dem Bus sind wir dann in die Stadt gefahren um die China Town zu besichtigen. Aber ...
Go West, Young Woman!
... . For some reason (most likely its distance from Alaska) we didn't encounter a single American tourist in Winnipeg. Winnipeg 3, Vancouver 1. We decided to get off in Stanley Park to sample some of the city's natural highlights. This gave Scottie ...
Commercial Drive and the Seven Wonders of Canada
... elsewhere, we headed for Commercial Drive with a new purpose. Why was it nominated as one of the Seven Wonders of Canada? Known in Vancouver simply as "The Drive", it is described as Vancouver's Expressive Edge. It is renowned for its an abundance ...
Ankunft und Akklimatisation
Hey guys, wir sind gesund und ziemlich fertig nach einer etwas mehr als 14 stündigen Anreise in unserem Hotel in Vancouver angekommen. Der erste Gedanke beim Einchecken ist: Schlaaaaafen!!! Aber nein. Es ist erst kurz nach 16 Uhr an der Pazifikküste und ...
first four days.....
... to immigration, where I stood in a long queue for at least an hour! Have checked into a hostel on 'Granville Street', basically Vancouver’s main street, hostel is friendly but my bed faces onto the busy street, which is literally never quiet! On the ...
Ahoy Vancouver
... the streets at night, alive with colour, music and partiers. 11/02/2012 Today we decided to go to the Vancouver Aquarium. We took a beautiful walk through Stanley Park where I saw Canada Geese, Black Squirrels and Kingfishers. We walked around the ...
What to do between flight & ferry?
Seems as if the Griffin Pub is the answer...even for very tired little old ...