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Vancouver, British Columbia, a Stellar Destination
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JEFF AND VIRGINIA ORENSTEIN |
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Before You Go:
• youtube.com/
watch?v=w7EyUJSjFko • tourismvancouver.com
• hellobc.com
• youtube.com/
watch?v=hU6a-b6ADSE and cruises to Hawaii, This Destination at a
California and elsewhere Glance:
year-round. Mobility level: Low to
moderate. Most sidewalks have
Must-Sees for a Short
curb cuts at intersections and
all Vancouver bus, SeaBus,
Trip: • See Canada Place and the SkyTrain and West Coast
waterfront. Express trains are accessible.

• Take a carriage tour of
Stanley Park’s lush foliage Getting around: Leave your
and spectacular harbor and car at the hotel. Downtown is
skyline views.

walkable, and the public trans-
• Enjoy the architecture, food portation is excellent. A transit
and drink in the Gastown pass in Vancouver covers buses,
District. SkyTrain and SeaBus services.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH
Columbia is a great trip:
Canada’s Pacific coast gem of
a city is a cosmopolitan and Getting There:
approachable metropolis that Vancouver is a transportation
is overflowing with great vistas, crossroads.

good food and friendly people.

Vancouver, Canada’s major • Vancouver International
gateway to the Orient, is strate-
Airport (YVR), is nine miles
gically located where the
from the city center. It is
mountains of the coast range
served by 66 air carriers and
meet the Pacific Ocean and form
offers service to 121 destina- If You Only Have Two or
a picturesque and busy harbor.

tions in Asia, Canada and Three Days:
The town has been a center of
the U.S. It is connected to • The FlyOver Canada flight
trade and transportation since
the city by the Skytrain rail
simulator ride at Canada
the First Nations (the Canadian
system. Place.

term for Native Americans) • By train, the transconti- • D i n n e r s a t G l o w b a l
era. The 1858 discovery of gold
nental Canadian calls on
Restau ra nt a nd Got ha m
in the Yukon and the comple-
Vancouver thrice weekly in
Stea k house.

tion of the Canadian Pacific
summer and twice weekly • The Lost Souls Walking Tour
in winter. Amtrak runs four
Transcontinental railroad in
by Forbidden Vancouver.

times daily from Portland,
1887 launched Vancouver on
Oregon. There is also train If You Have Several Days:
an urban trajectory that has
service from Via Rail and • A day trip by ferry to Victoria
transformed it into a world-
The Rocky Mountaineer
class city with a metropolitan
on Vancouver Island.

private train.

population of 2.5 million that is
• Walking Granville Island
• By car, Vancouver is on
still growing.

(market and restaurants).

Canada Route 99, the • A daytrip to Whistler and
High-rise condominiums
northern extension of U.S.

are sprouting up all around
nearby BC mountains by car
Interstate 5, 143 miles from
town because both Canadians
or bus.

Seattle and the TransCanada • Taking a whale watching
and foreigners find the town
Highway. such a pleasant place to live.

tour in season.

Not surprisingly, throngs of • Downtown Vancouver is a • Taking a floatplane tour.

visitors flock there as well.

major cruise ship port with • Hiking/skiing the Grouse
Many Americans fly to
frequent sailings to Alaska
Mountain Resort in North
Vancouver to catch a cruise
from May through October
Vancouver. ship to Alaska and see little
besides the Canada Place cruise
port and their hotel. That is
a missed opportunity because
the city is full of night life,
gorgeous sights and attractions
that should not be missed.

This cosmopolitan mix of
east and west has become a
delightful cultural cross-
roads with a mixture of food,
cultures, sights and sounds
that will delight even the most
urbane traveler. If your travels
take you through Vancouver,
stay for a while and explore it.

Better yet, plan a visit.

Stanley Park is a favorite place to walk or cycle because it offers fabulous
views of the harbor and Canada Place and is close to downtown attractions.

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brings crowds in June and July.

Where to Stay: The St. Regis
Hotel is a delightful New York-
style heritage boutique hotel
within an attentive staff and
fine rooms. It is a 15-minute
walk to Canada Place. The
Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel
at Canada Place is popular
for those seeking an upscale
experience convenient to the
cruise port.

Senior Advantage: Great
museums, eclectic dining,
When to go: Anytime. Even interesting attractions.

though it is located north of
Seattle, Vancouver is the Special Travel Interests:
warmest part of Canada, with Cruises to Alaska, whale
an average winter high tempera- watching, watersports. l
ture in the 40s and delightful
spring and fall and summers in Jeff and Virginia Orenstein are
the 70s. The popular Vancouver husband-and-wife travel writers
International Jazz Festival from Sarasota, Florida.

The Canada Place cruise ship terminal and convention center offers
beautiful harbor vistas and is a beehive of activity in downtown Vancouver.

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