Vancouver Things to see and do Travel Articles

Yoga, Pot, Rainy Days: A Mini-Guide to Vancouver’s Charms – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Laid-back jewel of the Wet Coast, Vancouver is a great way to explore the outdoors and a big city all at once. Cat George tries to explain the appeal of her hometown and reveals a few favorite hang-ou

Road Tripping The West: Travels Through Time – Western North America

Cat George details a

Granville Street Nights – Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hilary Miller hits up the happening spot in Vancouver.

Dining on Denman Street – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lucas Aykroyd fills his belly while touring Vancouver's less-famous eat street.

Vancouver, Canada – September 1999

So, it’s September and summer’s ending, sorry. To this point we’ve had around 9 sunny days compared to the norm of around 30 so it has really sucked. Okay, I’ll shut up, it’s still summery, and is likely to stay that way for a little longer yet, but we have started losing about 4 minutes [...]

Vancouver, Canada – October 1999

Last month I predicted that September would begin to suck, weatherize. Fortunately, I was totally wrong. It was a bit nippy, but the sun shone most of the time so I’m not complaining. October to November puts Vancouver in limbo for a while. The rains begin, but it’s still too early to head up to [...]

Vancouver, Canada – December 1999

OK, so here’s the deal. I gave November a miss for a couple of personal reasons (Weekends were booked riding my new motorcycle ), but there was really nothing going on. The weather finally turned into that icky period when hiking is less fun but it’s still too early for skiing. Prior to December, there [...]

Vancouver, Canada – August 1999

We’re just getting used to the sun again after an unusually wet winter and spring. Hiking Hikers and backpackers will not like the outlook for mountain weather this summer. This winter we had double the normal snow pack in the mountains and June was very cool (There was snow on July 1st at one of [...]

Vancouver Music Festival
July 28 – August 13, 2000

Spectacular Music Those who gather at the historic Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver, B.C. on July 28 will be admitted at no charge to Open House at the Roundhouse, the opening event in Festival Vancouver, one of the most spectacular and varied celebrations of music to be held in North America in the year 2000. [...]

Visit Vancouver on a Budget

The bridge swayed as I took my first step. There were at least two dozen people ahead of us and I wondered how this fragile looking structure could withstand the hoards of tourists who cross it each year. But I had make my start and was determined to make it across. After watching other ‘dare [...]