Blogs from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 12

We did the unashamed touristy thing today. We had vouchers for a hop-on-off bus and the Vancouver tower bundled in with the holiday, and so made full use. Walking from China town to Gas town was a wake up call, as this is the main druggie area. We kept our head down and walked with purpose!! After the tower, we used the bus to see Stanley Park and Granville island. Generally, very impressed by Vancouver, very green, clean and airy. Weather was gorgeous and we made a valiant attempt to boost ice cream sales within the city significantly. The hotel is opposite the main sports arena, see photo. Kate dragged me off to a footy match the in the evening!! Vancouver beat Montreal 2 - 1 in an exciting match, with all the goals at our ... read more

Geo: 49.2605, -123.114On June 17 travelpod will cease to operate so we will not be sending blogs in the same way. We will put all future blogs into PDF format and circulate them to anyone who wants to receive them. If you would like to be on the circulation list please let us know.Sue & Jim From Montreal we flew to Vancouver, overnighting in Richmond near the airport so that we could take the ferry the next day from Tsawassen to Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island, followed by the bus to Victoria, the Capital of British Columbia. It worked perfectly as Jim was still suffering with a painful back but once in Victoria he managed to get out for a walk in the mornings. Then in the afternoon I was able to visit the Museum of ... read more

I flew from San Salvador to Mexico City. There I had to wait a couple of hours. Then I flew into Toronto, where I almost missed my flight because the man at the border check thought I needed a visitors VISA as well as a work permit and sent me to the immigration office where I had to wait for a very long time in the line. I would have missed my flight if it wasn't delayed and if I didn't ask the security at the luggage check to skip the (insanely long!) line. So just in time I got on the plane to Vancouver. Another 5 hours in the plane. I didn't sleep at all, because.. I just can't sleep in airplanes. I just can't sit up straight and sleep. Even when I try, and ... read more

Arrivés à Vancouver, on recherche un endroit pour dormir une dernière fois dans la voiture sur les hauteurs de la ville, dans le secteur de Grouse Mountain. Sur le chemin, nous décidons de faire étape À Capilano Bridge, un parc de passerelles suspendues. C'est leur première soirée d'ouverture nocturne, à l'occasion de Noël. Il y a beaucoup de monde qui profite de la beauté des lumières et des cascades illuminées en pleine forêt. Le lendemain nous faisons la connaissance de Ioana et Montana qui vont nous héberger pendant notre séjour. L'après midi nous découvrons le centre de la ville et le Stanley Park avec ses totems grandioses. Le lendemain nous visitons l'aquarium de Vancouver, Tamara, la collocataire de Ioana et Montana, y travaille et nous a conseillé de le visiter, ils ont un dauphin baleine que ... read more

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