Vancouver. A voyage to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5UhN24Ql9iM5inwEFtvKnxsRh1wsHtLLyIcfN45dspqfUhhB1Pw8n14lHNLklnLMBURSZLMdTAXa3AzJ4Z1joGC9Bo76dRW1o04JEjFp1EB56ityGrGwif8UoFNtP084a0sSvBTYTSkO/s1600/Vancouver+Canada++31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5UhN24Ql9iM5inwEFtvKnxsRh1wsHtLLyIcfN45dspqfUhhB1Pw8n14lHNLklnLMBURSZLMdTAXa3AzJ4Z1joGC9Bo76dRW1o04JEjFp1EB56ityGrGwif8UoFNtP084a0sSvBTYTSkO/s640/Vancouver+Canada++31.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YeTBNx2RDTY/T0zkm95R8vI/AAAAAAAADHg/qXrusOLO-Cg/s1600/Vancouver+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YeTBNx2RDTY/T0zkm95R8vI/AAAAAAAADHg/qXrusOLO-Cg/s640/Vancouver+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U9vwtgB0hxU/UZoMBnNGvoI/AAAAAAAAj1M/MSfp4a2L34c/s1600/Vancouver+Canada++30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U9vwtgB0hxU/UZoMBnNGvoI/AAAAAAAAj1M/MSfp4a2L34c/s640/Vancouver+Canada++30.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NE0b-BFgTQ8/T0zkoScpUJI/AAAAAAAADHs/iLL0nI7lSc0/s1600/Vancouver+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NE0b-BFgTQ8/T0zkoScpUJI/AAAAAAAADHs/iLL0nI7lSc0/s320/Vancouver+4.jpg" width="320" /></a>Kayakers bobble past, waving at friends on the beach. A floatplane shimmies over the park, diving to its watery landing strip. A chattery hubbub bounces off the gleaming glass towers that forest the city like latter-day totems. <br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3c29/0/0/%2a/f;253847648;0-0;0;56849527;4307-300/250;46773928/46790386/1;;%7Eokv=;ctt=north-america;cnty=canada;dest=vancouver;tnm=overview;rsi=J08781_10291;rsi=J08781_10287;rsi=J08781_10047;rsi=J08781_10052;rsi=J08781_10066;rsi=J08781_10205;%7Esscs=%3fhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do?lpaffil=fbin2" target="_top"></a> </div></div></div>When the Olympic Winter Games rolled into town in 2010, there was no shortage of jaw-dropping visuals, instantly inspiring people around the world to check out <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=361212">Canada</a>'s immigration procedures. Vancouver is, after all, one of the cities that routinely tops those lists of the world's greatest places to live. But beyond the breathtaking snowcapped crags, city-hugging beaches and dense waterfront forests lies a comparatively young metropolis that's still trying to discover its true identity - less than 150 years after a 'gassy' Englishman rowed in and kicked it all off with a makeshift pub.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qnrkSek3PtxvF5fRo_rqJCa9LmtlRvGIULI-yOPtavetjQqfeOLmK7UJ_pKkKWIZ_HjLiVP_LpJCcFKVsLU-59IqkUbejXYR6HRDg4r4Bo9u1fbmk16-JFitRziZJwzapX0lpchh8XFv/s1600/Vancouver+Canada+99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qnrkSek3PtxvF5fRo_rqJCa9LmtlRvGIULI-yOPtavetjQqfeOLmK7UJ_pKkKWIZ_HjLiVP_LpJCcFKVsLU-59IqkUbejXYR6HRDg4r4Bo9u1fbmk16-JFitRziZJwzapX0lpchh8XFv/s320/Vancouver+Canada+99.jpg" width="320" /></a>Covering the city's main outdoor, museum and gallery attractions will certainly keep you busy for a few days. After that it's highly advisable to start digging beneath the surface to find out what really makes this laid-back lotusland tick. You'll discover that the 'real Vancouver' is in the clamorous Commercial Dr coffee shops, the hipster hangouts of SoMa, the gay-friendly streets of the West End, the kaleidoscopic thoroughfares of Chinatown and the historic, re-invigorated old streets of Gastown, where that original pub once stood. <br />Of course, the rest of the world will know all about this in 2010. Why not beat them to it by dropping by for your own urban adventure - coupled with a giant doorstep of outdoor attractions.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zeITHEAWtQ/T0zksT9YYhI/AAAAAAAADIE/431dFmrlQFc/s1600/Vancouver+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zeITHEAWtQ/T0zksT9YYhI/AAAAAAAADIE/431dFmrlQFc/s320/Vancouver+7.jpg" width="320" /></a><b>Ready to go? Our recommended tours make it easy:</b><br /><ul class="inBody"><li>Taste your way through <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=361227">British Columbia</a>'s <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver/tours/short-break/private-tour-3?lpaffil=fbta1">wine regions</a></li><li>Ride the rails on the <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver/activities/rail-tours/vancouver-whistler-by?lpaffil=fbta1">Whistler Mountaineer train</a></li><li>Get set for an action-packed 22-day adventure in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/north-america/tours/overland/explore-canada?lpaffil=fbta1">Canada's west coast</a></li><a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><br /><h3 class="themeHeading"> More about Vancouver </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn7yNJ_6dOxc_AdcWNSO8eyY-aG6Fn1ranh2R85xqd7Dr4_zs3e9lVOhF4a12oinhYMQ4REfYpx4LvBr2BTfRCFpw1h3Pvx1YddbdcCuFjmgeisTmCXlO_HQAys1Y-F4kbyEKFmWEl5Ne/s1600/Vancouver+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn7yNJ_6dOxc_AdcWNSO8eyY-aG6Fn1ranh2R85xqd7Dr4_zs3e9lVOhF4a12oinhYMQ4REfYpx4LvBr2BTfRCFpw1h3Pvx1YddbdcCuFjmgeisTmCXlO_HQAys1Y-F4kbyEKFmWEl5Ne/s320/Vancouver+8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><ul><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver/weather">When to go & weather <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver/transport/getting-there-away">Getting there & around <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver/practical-information/money-costs">Practical information <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver/history">History <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver/work-study-volunteering/work">Work & study <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/vancouver/travel-tips-and-articles">Tips & articles <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=405">Hotels</a></li></ul></div><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading"> Make it happen</h3><ul><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AEB8osuzfKo/T0zkuFbyecI/AAAAAAAADIQ/Q7Bjnydvz2M/s1600/Vancouver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AEB8osuzfKo/T0zkuFbyecI/AAAAAAAADIQ/Q7Bjnydvz2M/s400/Vancouver.jpg" width="400" /></a><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/shopSearch?q=vancouver%5E2+or+Canada">Shop for travel guides</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=405">Search hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/flights.do">Cheap flights</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do">Travel insurance</a></li></ul><ul></ul></div></ul><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuSponsorLrg"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuSponsorLrg"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3c29/0/0/%2a/w;44306;0-0;0;56849527;33734-479/303;0/0/0;;%7Eokv=;ctt=north-america;cnty=canada;dest=vancouver;tnm=overview;tnm=sponsor-large;rsi=J08781_10291;rsi=J08781_10287;rsi=J08781_10047;rsi=J08781_10052;rsi=J08781_10066;%7Esscs=%3f" target="_top"><img alt="Click here to find out more!" border="0" src="http://s0.2mdn.net/viewad/817-grey.gif" /></a> </div></div></div><div class="mainModules" id="listedArticles"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kzmnlkMyGeE/T0zkmEoMs4I/AAAAAAAADHc/KbHkFIb3JlE/s1600/Vancouver+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kzmnlkMyGeE/T0zkmEoMs4I/AAAAAAAADHc/KbHkFIb3JlE/s640/Vancouver+2.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vRGoG-IaUAw/T0zkrRKtnoI/AAAAAAAADH8/iRHIQnuwrtM/s1600/Vancouver+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vRGoG-IaUAw/T0zkrRKtnoI/AAAAAAAADH8/iRHIQnuwrtM/s640/Vancouver+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div>

Vancouver. A voyage to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America.

Kayakers bobble past, waving at friends on the beach. A floatplane shimmies over the park, diving to its watery landing strip. A chattery ...

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