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"The big city on the West Coast" a Vancouver Travel Page by Jefie

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Jefie   
"Travel is fatal to narrow-mindedness"


Real Name: Isa Lamarre
Lives In: Quebec, CA
Member Since: Jun 11, 2004
VT Rank: 84

 

Page Views: 10,704            Last Visit to Vancouver: December, 2007      

The big city on the West Coast

by Jefie - last update: Jan 20, 2008

Downtown Vancouver on a cloudy day
It took me a while to make up a page for Vancouver for the simple reason that I didn't exactly fall in love with the city on my first visit there. Vancouver is rather expensive, very modern, and quite rainy, and these are not things I usually look for when I travel. However, due to some glitch in the space-time continuum, I ended up going to Vancouver not once, not twice, but three times over a six-month period, and I have to admit that the "City of Glass" has grown on me a fair bit. The fact that the sun finally came out while I was there sure helped a lot (!), and I also need to thank VTers YVRDave for setting up a VT meeting, rmdw for showing me around the city, and Carmanah for her amazing Vancouver page. So I hope you enjoy the following tips that sum up my 2007 adventures on the Canadian West Coast!

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Pros:"Water and mountains all around!"
Cons:"A bit expensive, rainy, and some social problems"
In A Nutshell:"Three times a charm?!"
Jefie's Vancouver Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 15 - Photos: 45
 
Restaurants
Tips: 12 - Photos: 9
Hotels & Accommodations
 
NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
 
Transportation
Tips: 2 - Photos: 3
Local Customs
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3
 
Packing Lists
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Shopping
 
Sports TravelGeneral Tips
Tips: 1 - Photos: 3

Comments for Jefie about Vancouver
j-san Mon Sep 7, 2009 04:55 UTC
 I really liked the Cat's Meow too, now it's called Cat's Social House.
Redang Sat Nov 1, 2008 15:37 UTC
 Pues a punto de terminar otra página, ¡qué cansado es ésto!
MikeDarcy Sun Jul 13, 2008 14:02 UTC
 Vancouver is another splendid Canadian city. As a fan of the WWE (professional wrestling), I am quite familiar with Vancouver as it has produced some of the best wrestlers in the history of the sport.
Zajem Thu Jan 31, 2008 06:15 UTC
 Fabulous Vancouver page,Isa ;-)!!Sorry, that I dont have much time to read it all now.I promise I'll come back to read your info more in detail ;-).Zdravim z Ceske Republiky ;-)!Eman.
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