Vancouver
Neighbourhoods, parks, beaches, tours and free things to do.
Why You Should Add Vancouver to Your RTW Itinerary
Have you ever considered taking an extended, RTW trip? Throwing caution to the wind, chucking it all, and heading out on the road to see and experience the world?
Biking in Vancouver
Vancouver is a bike-friendly city--and getting friendlier every year. With the stated goal of becoming the world's greenest city by 2020, Vancouver has made cycling a transportation priority.
Vancouver Neighbourhoods: The West End
One of Canada's oldest and most densely populated urban neighbourhoods, Vancouver 's charming West End deserves a place on every first-time visitor 's itinerary.
Where to Pee in Vancouver
During the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, I was asked by visitors for the location of the nearest bathroom almost as often as I was asked if I wanted to trade pins--and that was a lot .
Vancouver Beaches
With its enviable ocean-front location, Vancouver delivers a whole lot of beach bliss--18 km, or 11 miles, to be exact. With so much choice, how do you know which sandpit is right for you?
Take It Outside: Outdoor Activities in Vancouver
When it comes to outdoor fun and fitness, Vancouver is a four-season city. On Canada's mild Left Coast, Mother Nature parked the ultimate playground, complete with a paddling pool (ocean), slides…
First-Time Visitor's Guide to Vancouver, BC
First time to Vancouver? Lucky you: you couldn't have picked a nicer Canadian city. This pretty West Coast metropolis consistently ranks as one of the world's most liveable cities.
Vancouver Neighbourhoods: Chinatown
Vancouver's Chinatown, one of the largest in North America, dates back to 1885 and is among the city's oldest communities.
Vancouver Neighbourhoods: Kitsilano
In the 1960s, Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood belonged to the flower children who rented rooms in ramshackle old houses and hung out with their guitars at the nearby beaches.
Shopping in Vancouver
Where to shop in Vancouver? Depends on what kind of retail therapy you're wanting.
Rain, Real Estate & Other Things to Know About Vancouver
If Canadian cities were high school personalities, Vancouver would be the aloof-but-slightly-insecure beauty queen that all the guys want to date and all the other girls want to hate.
How to Exercise Like a Local in Vancouver
Vancouver is a notoriously fit city and almost every hotel offers some sort of on-site exercise option such as a pool or gym. But locals prefer to do it in the great outdoors--rain or shine.
Top 10 Vancouver Viewpoints
Vancouver knows she's pretty and she's only too happy to pose for pictures. Here are some of the best places to view this photogenic city: Downtown: Vancouver Convention Centre : You'll find great…
Vancouver's Best Parks and Gardens
What colour do you get when you combine Vancouver's stated goal of becoming the world's most sustainable city by 2020 with a mild and damp coastal climate? Green, of course.
3 Days in Vancouver: Itinerary Ideas
Bounded by water on one side and mountains on the other, Vancouver is a relatively compact city--a boon for time-strapped travelers wanting to cover a lot of ground quickly.
Best Bet: Tickets Tonight for Culture Deals in Vancouver
Culture vultures will want to make note of this URL: www.ticketstonight.ca , where you can sign up to receive daily alerts about half-price tickets to a range of entertainment events in Vancouver ,…
Things to Do in Vancouver: Stanley Park
Vancouver's Stanley Park--1,000 sprawling green acres in the heart of Canada's third-largest city--is one of the world's great urban oases, like Central Park in New York or the Tuileries in Paris.
Best Bet: Top Vancouver Attractions
There are lots of things to do in Vancouver --some free , some for a fee--but not all tourist attractions are created equal. How can you tell the don't-misses from the don't-waste-your-times?
How to Enjoy Vancouver for Free (or Very Nearly)
You don't need deep pockets to make the most out of a visit to Vancouver. Mother Nature, an exhibitionist at heart, struts her stuff for free on Canada's wild West Coast.
Sightseeing Tours in Vancouver
There are dozens of ways to see the city of Vancouver. If you're on a short time frame, have trouble getting around on your own, or just prefer to get the inside scoop from a knowledgeable guide, one…
Top 5 Apps for Vancouver Visitors
Chunky guide books take up too much room in your carry-on. When you need Vancouver info right now , take these helpful mobile apps in hand instead: Tourism Vancouver : start with this free…
Things to Do in Vancouver
What to do on a visit to Vancouver? If Mother Nature married Mr. Big, their offspring would surely be Vancouver .
Things to Do in Vancouver: Granville Island
Granville Island (actually a peninsula) is a thriving shopping and cultural district located in False Creek across from downtown. It is one of Vancouver's top draws for tourists and locals alike.
Things to Do in Vancouver: Grouse Mountain
The brochures for Grouse Mountain proudly boast that it's Vancouver's most-visited attraction, and if you only venture outside of the downtown core for one activity during your stay in the city, this…
Things to Do in Vancouver: The Capilano Suspension Bridge
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the Capilano River in North Vancouver. It's 136 metres (446 feet) long and hangs 70 metres (230 feet) above the river.
Top Vancouver Blogs & Web Sites
Old-fashioned guidebooks and new-fangled online guides (like this one!) are particularly helpful for big-picture travel planning. They aim to be comprehensive--but they can never be complete.
Map of Downtown Vancouver
Greater Vancouver is sprawling, but thanks to an excellent public transportation network of bus, rail and ferry, it's relatively easy to get around without a car.
Conde Nast names Vancouver "Best City in Americas." Again.
Talk about doing something right: for the fifth time since 2004, readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine have named Vancouver , BC the " Best City in the Americas ." The annual poll, which defines…