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Eat This in Vancouver: Vietnamese Subs
A meatball sandwich from Vancouver's VietSub: the best $3.25 you'll ever spend
I have only had two food dreams in my life and one of them was about a Vietnamese meatball sandwich.
This is fast-food the way God meant it to be: a little crunch
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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 of the city’s many sightseeing tour options
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New Year's in Canada: Top 5 Ways to Celebrate
Whether they’re kissing strangers at midnight in a noisy club or enjoying a quiet game of Scrabble at home with the family, Canadians tend to greet the new year in groups.
Depending on your personality and tolerance for noise, cold, alcohol and sleep
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VanDusen Garden Festival of Lights
For my money, the annual Festival of Lights fundraiser for the VanDusen Botanical Garden is the best holiday experience in Vancouver.
Taking a lesson from the Swedes, who have long understood the power of light to lift the spirit and kindle hope in a dark
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Cheap Eats in Vancouver
Thanks to a vibrant ethnic mix, Vancouver’s dining scene offers a range of inexpensive and delicious options from around the world.
Eating on a budget in Vancouver doesn’t have to mean subsisting on McDonald’s–not when there’s
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Eat This in Canada: Poutine
Poutine is to Canada what currywurst is to Berlin. Or cheesesteak is to Philly. It’s cheap, messy, ubiquitous–and delicious.
Or at least, it can be.
There is a very fine line between good poutine and bad.
Every greasy spoon and hamburger join
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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. With sturdy walking shoes and the right all-weather jacket, you could spe
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Whale Watching Tours from Vancouver
Whale watching is one of the most popular sightseeing tours for visitors to Vancouver (although most actually depart from suburban Steveston, rather than downtown).
Home to orcas (aka killer whales), the waters around Vancouver are also along the
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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.
A national historic site, it
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Vancouver Hotels: Victorian Hotel
Why is that sometimes locals are the last to know where the hotel treasure is buried?
Victorian Hotel, Vancouver, BC
Yesterday I took a wrong turn in downtown Vancouver and ended up on Homer Street, one block off my usual walking circuit.
Wh
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The Bedbug Registry: Forewarned is Forearmed
At a recent gathering of travel writers in Vancouver, the conversation turned to that least glamourous of topics: bedbugs.
Seems every person there had either had a recent run-in with the nasty critters, or knew someone who had.
The stories all shared a th
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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, BC.
Located on the plaza level in the Tourism Vancouver Visi
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3 Days in Vancouver: Itinerary Ideas
The Grouse Mountain gondola
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.
When you only have a few days to explore thi
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Vancouver in Spring
Spring is a glorious time of year all across Canada, but Vancouver definitely has the advantage with a season that starts as early as February.
The city’s coastal climate is always gentle compared to the Rest of Canada; in spring, things just get a l
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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. Here are some of the best ways to join the adrenaline-fuelled fun
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Shopping in Vancouver
Where to shop in Vancouver? Depends on what kind of retail therapy you’re wanting.
Here’s where to point your compass when you’re looking for:
Tourist kitsch: When you simply must find that perfect fridge magnet, keychain or shot glass,
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Vancouver in Summer
Summers in coastal Vancouver can be a little schizy–damp and cool one minute and desert-hot the next. You’ll need to plan for both extremes, so as usual the best packing advice is layer, layer, layer.
Vancouver–always an outdoorsy town
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Sightseeing Tours in Halifax
For visitors who want to see a lot of Halifax in a short amount of time or who have limited mobility, a sightseeing tour is a great way to experience the city.
As you’d expect, the tours range in price, duration, quality and the number of sights vis
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Accommodation in Halifax, Nova Scotiawindow.NREUM
Downtown Halifax is compact, walkable, and easy to navigate. The city also offers a wide range of accommodation, from basic hotels and funky hostels to historic B&Bs and luxurious national chain properties.
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