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Vancouver!
There's little doubt that the Vancouver Coast and Mountain
Region (Map of the Region)
is the world's premier outdoor destination.
With green
winters in the city and huge snow accumulation in the surrounding
mountains, it has it all. Go scuba diving in the morning,
hiking in the afternoon and skiing in the evening, all within
the greater Vancouver area.
If you
love to eat, Vancouver is a world of flavours. Thai, Vietnamese,
Szechwan, Belgian, French, Mongolian, Japanese - you name
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The
city has the second largest Chinatown in North America and it's
just bursting with restaurants. If Japanese is what you're looking
for, there are Sushi bars everywhere. It's hard to find a bad restaurant
in this city so don't hesitate to try something new. |
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A
visitor shouldn't miss Granville Island, especially on a sunny day
when you can hang out on an outdoor terrace by the water and just
enjoy the view. If
you're looking for some great nightlife, take a stroll through Yale
Town. This former warehouse district has gone up-scale and you'll
find a variety of places eat, many with excellent local beers or regional
wines to sample. The area's atmosphere makes it a natural. Robson
Street and Gastown are also worth a look, particularly if you're a
dyed in the wool shopper. |
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Vancouver
also has a domed theatre (a hold over from the World's Fair), which
is much better than the flat screen versions. This is definitely worth
checking out, if truly larger than life movies are of interest to
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Enough
about the city. This region of B.C. is really all about going outside
and getting into the backcountry. Regardless
of your direction, you don't have to go far to enjoy winter sports
like, backcountry/telemark or cross country skiing, snow boarding,
heli-skiing & boarding and dog sledding. For sports like mountain
biking & cycling you don't have to leave Greater Vancouver at
all, with the best areas to the east and the north of the city on
Burnaby Mountain and the world famous "North Shore". |
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If
hiking and backpacking are what you're looking for, there are endless
numbers of trail systems in and around Vancouver, up and down the
coast and east to Hope. Big wall climbing in Squamish is amongst the
best in North America. Mountaineers will find challenges in Garibaldi
Park, behind the mountains of Whistler, with more demanding routes
along the Pemberton Icecap and further up in the coast mountains.
If you love climbing but can't get into the backcountry, the areas
rock gyms should keep you happy for a long time.For water lovers,
there is some of the best sea kayaking and diving in Canada, as well
as routes and lakes for canoeing. When the mountains meet the oceans
their watersheds often provide tumulus white water for paddlers and
rafters. |
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The Coast
and Mountain region can essentially be divided along the main
highways in the region. Like most things BC, the road system is
geographically constrained. In other words, roads follow lines
of least resistance which translates roughly into "where
ever there's a way through the mountains". This breaks down
to the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley a.k.a. Hwy 1 to Hope, the
Sea-to-Sky or road to Whistler also know as Hwy 99 or the only
other route from Vancouver up the Sunshine Coast along the Sechelt
Peninsula to Powell River and Desolation sound. The latter requires
some ferry time as do many of BC's road routes.
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