Heading to Vancouver - Help!

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Here's a link to a similar thread with various answers (see below). For something cheap and fun, I would have one day to "cover the map" and get a one day transit pass and just go. It will cover the Skytrain, buses, the Seabus to Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver.

Consider taking the transit bus to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. Don't take the "Horseshoe Bay Express", though. Take the Horseshoe Bay bus that goes there on Marine Drive through West Vancouver. Very scenic! I'm not sure but I think you can get to Bowen Island on transit. It's just a 10-15 minute ferry ride.

Then have another day of just resting and vegging out on one of the beaches. Wreck Beach is fun. Long climb down and up the hill, though. Any of the beaches between UBC and downtown are great. Ack... gotta stop there. You'll have fun. :-)

http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/224999-...-there-canada/

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:lolsign: Just so you know, wreck beach is a nude beach!!!

Another Eat St. mention was Japadog. It made me want to fly out and visit my brother in Van!

If you are going to Vancouver, there is lots to do.

I think just to get a flavour of city as a city, one should definately see Stanley Park, Gastown, Chinatown, Kitsalano and Commercial Dr. If you feel like checking out a little further out in the burbs, Metrotown in Burnaby, Steveston in Richmond, Scott Rd Area in Surrey and Downtown Langley are all pretty neat.

Vancouver is seriously known for it's natural beauty. You go for a hike on the mountain, hang out on the many waterfront areas in GVRD and go for a stroll in any of the many parks.

Vancouver has some the best prices for the widest range of foods in the world.

Also Vancouver has all sorts of festivals that don't require money.

BC Transit Day passes are great. You can take the SeaBus and the water Taxis from downtown to Granville Island and Kits.

Science world, Playland (PNE) and the Aquarium are neat, but very very pricey. And really I think they are not nearly as exciting as many other things you can do that give you a better taste of what Vancouver has to offer. But if you are really eager to see those attraction, I always have found the gas stations and 7-11's often have some kind of deals for discount admissions.