Lonely Planet’s Guide to Vancouver is a great map and guide to Vancouver. As with any Lonely Planet Book,there are lists of all the popular tourist attractions, as well as many of the off-the-beaten-path places to see. A worthwhile read for anyone coming to Vancouver

Best Places Vancouver is a informative and this trusted guide that helps steer visitors to Vancouver’s best spots to eat, sleep, shop, and explore. Now completely updated with 70 percent new material, this edition features revised restaurant and lodging reviews, expanded coverage of the growing communities of West Vancouver and Richmond, and an all-new chapter on wine touring in the Okanagan Valley.

Lindt Chocolate Boutique - 701 Granville Street in Vancouver, BC

In this chocolate store you will find the famous truffle balls made by the Swiss Chocolate experts. Keep your eyes peeled for those elusive Lindt Chocolate Bunnies covered in gold foil, they’re usually only found around Easter time. Stop by their website for more chocolate gifts perfect for the fall season.

Mink, A Chocolate Cafe – 863 Hastings Street West, Vancouver, BC

If you go to a chocolate shop or store looking for the best chocolate bar there is then Mink is your destination. The chocolate bars here are like no others with flavours and names such as The Maidens(Tahitian vanilla in dark chocolate ganache) and O Canada (pecans caramelized in maple syrup in a maple syrup milk chocolate ganache). Check their website for the full chocolate bar menu.

Olde World Fudge Co. Ltd. – 1689 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC

This gem of a chocolate store is located on Granville Island. Go and watch how traditional fudge is made in a multitude of flavours some old favourites and maybe some new ones too (like pumpkin fudge or Oreo cookie fudge).

Whichever chocolate store you choose you and your sweet tooth will not be disappointed!

Fraser River Sturgeon & Salmon Fishing Guides, Lang’s Fishing Adventues has been taking Vancouver and International fishing fans on exciting Sturgeon and Salmon fishing trips for over 3 years now. Starting with a love for fishing at the age of 6, Lang took to the Mighty Fraser River to experience the excitement and adventure of catching prehistoric Fraser River Sturgeon and delicious tasting BC Salmon.

If you are looking to try and catch some exciting fish, give Lang a call at 604.716.2737 or go to his Fraser River Fishing Guides site, Lang’s Fishing Adventures!

Electric Cars Vancouver was created to keep you informed about all things relating to Electric Cars in Vancouver and all over British Columbia. They have electric car photos, electric car sales, electric car information and of course, all the electric car news you need.

Check out Electric Cars Vancouver for more information!

Georgia Straight’s “Best of Vancouver” is the best Vancouver “Best of” list. Running for 13 years now, the Best of Vancouver edition of this popular newpaper gives readers the Best of Vancouver in many categories. Some of the entries are funny, some strange and some make you wonder who voted!

Here’s are some of the better entries. For the complete list of the Best of Vancouver 2008, click here.

Best place to Pimp Your Ride

Best Public Make-Out Place

Best Reasons to Support A Code of Silence on the Bus

Best Free Wireless

..and many more if you go to the rest of the Best of Vancouver 2008, by clicking here.

The Blarney Stone Pub in Gastown, Vancouver, has been around for over 30 years. With its cheap beer prices and college student crowd, its one of the best places to see a bar fight in Vancouver. The bouncers are untrained and uneducated, the management is generally clueless and because it is always packed over capacity so everyone is anxious.

There are some great sightlines throughout this old Irish Pub in Vancouver. If you stand anywhere near the railing on the balcony, you’ll see at least 2-3 scuffles every Friday and Saturday. My girlfriends and I went there last year and saw some nastiness. Even the Manager got in to the mix and ended up getting slashed in the head with a bottle, causing blood to go splashing everywhere.

The fake line-ups they have are very long so go early and get a good spot. The band is pretty decent and there are some good looking students that go there, along with quite a few skids. You’ll have plenty to look at until people get liquored up and the frustations start to boil over.

I’m not sure what makes people want to fight at the Blarney Stone. Could be the huge fake line-up they have. Could be the bouncers that treat people poorly. Could be the dancefloor being so overcrowded that people get angry. Or, could it be the student mentality? Who knows but I know that out of the 20 or so times I’ve been there, I’ve seen a fight at least 15 times.

I can’t lie. It kinda excites me!

So if you are someone that enjoys watching(or maybe starting) a good ol’ fashioned bar fight, I suggest you check out the Blarney Stone Pub in Gastown. You’ll have a blast!

Directions to The Blarney Stone, Irish Pub, Vancouver.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

The world is coming to play in Vancouver and Whistler in 2010.

The countdown is on, and soon the world will be coming to Vancouver and Whistler for the Winter Games in 2010. The best athletes in the world will come to BC to compete in events like hockey, skiing, figure skating and more. The twin cities of Whistler and Vancouver will provide a dazzling stage on which to perform.

Preparations are well underway to prepare the cities for the Games in 2010. The Organizing Committee is assembling a dedicated team who will be in charge of everything from marketing to security.

Events will be held in both cities. Whistler will host all alpine skiing events, the Nordic events as well as the luge, bobsled and skeleton events. Both the opening and closing ceremonies will be held in Vancouver, as well as hockey, curling, speed skating, snowboarding and figure skating. The timeline below details important upcoming events. Be sure to check back regularly for updates.

Please visit the official website of Whistler Blackcomb for more information on the games.

To find out general information on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, please visit the Official Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Site.

In the News:

Whistler founders make the Games a reality. Read more.

VANOC says venues being built on budget and 13 will be ready this year. Read more.

Official Timekeeper Omega unveils the Vancouver 2010 Countdown Clock Read more.

VANCOUVER 2010: First Venue Competition Ready Read More

Where did the Olympic flag come from? Read more.

The Road to 2010

2005 Venue construction begins. Venues are to be completed by 2007-2009. Find out more.

2006 Vancouver 2010 attends the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games, which includes a Vancouver 2010 cultural presentation at the Closing Ceremonies.

2006 Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad

2008 Vancouver 2010 attends Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

2008 and 2009 Vancouver and Whistler will host “test events” in every Olympic and Paralympic sport. This will determine the capability of the organizing committee in staging large-scale events.

2008-2009 Call for volunteers and volunteer training for 2010

2009 Tickets become available for 2010 events

2009 The Olympic flame originates always from Olympia, Greece. The torch relay begins 114 days prior to the Opening Ceremony.

2010 February 12-28 – Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler

2010 March 12-21 – Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler

The Richmond Night Market has over 400 booths selling mostly Asian cuisine, merchandise, and entertainment. Entrance to the market is free, parking was $5 at the parking lots, most the nearby business posted signs up saying no parking for Night Market Visitors.

Over 30,000 people visit the Night Market each night it is held every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night.

The Richmond Night Market runs from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and to 11 p.m. on Sunday, (end of May, to end of September) at 12631 Vulcan Way, Richmond (behind Home Depot). (Directions to Richmond Night Market)

The Steveston Historic Fishing Village is one of Richmond’s gems. It’s Richmond’s version of Granville Island, only smaller, quieter, and certainly packed with charm and loveliness.

It used to be an old dock that has transformed into a popular area filled with quaint shops, pubs, and fantastic restaurants. The atmosphere in Steveston Village is very relaxed and you will feel right at home there.

One of the Village’s most oustanding features is its pier, which remains to be one of the most beautiful places to go for long walks in Vancouver. Strolling along this boardwalk can sooth your soul as you are surrounded by breathtaking water views, beautiful boats and fresh sea air. Schedule your walk to watch the incredible sunrises and sunsets.

If you love whale-watching, Steveston Village also offers guided tours from April through October. They also host wildlife viewing excursions in search of sea lions from April through May. A wonderful historic site to visit is The Gulf of Georgia Cannery, which is also open for tours. Here, you will be able to see how a cannery operates.

Steveston Village also offers a tremendous number of restaurants covering a wide variety of cuisines. Be sure to order from the seafood menu though as Steveston’s restaurants are reknowned for having the freshest seafood cooked to culinary perfection.

Things to Do:
Go on a Whale Watching or Wildlife Excursion
Visit the Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Tour the Britannia Heritage Shipyard
Stroll Along the Beautiful Boardwalk
Visit the Countless of Little Shops in the Village

Restaurant Picks:
Cimona Cafe
Charthouse Restaurant
Tapenade Bistro
Shady Island Seafood

Google directions to Steveston Historic Fishing Village 

“Guide to Vancouver“

Vancouver tourist information centers, the Vancouver airport, the Vancouver hotels and other tourist hot-spots are filled with them. You have seen the web pages that want to help you discover Vancouver, but don`t really give you the low-down on the city. These so called “Vancouver Guides” aren’t really giving people that are looking for of a guide to the City of Vancouver, a honest interpretation of all the best that Vancouver, B.C. has to offer.

Best Vancouver Guide is going to change that.

We won`t just be posting about the tourist attractions that you’ll find in the regular Vancouver tourist guides. You know, the incredible Capilano Suspension Bridge or all the many exciting things you will see on Granville Island.

This guide to Vancouver will be about more than that. This guide to the city will give you a much more “cool” Vancouver guide, where you will find a wide variety of things to see and do when in Vancouver. Things that aren`t in your usual Vancouver guides.

Best Vancouver Guide is fueled by YOU and our email bin is wide open to suggestions. We want YOU to tell the world what you think is best about Vancouver

Send us a email and tell us what’s best about this incredible city. As long as your opinion doesn`t contain vulgarity or any sort of racist, sexist or just pain nasty comments, we`ll post it right away!

The best part?? Others can speak their minds, giving the people that are looking for some of the best that Vancouver has to offer, a much more honest opinion.

Need some ideas?? Here are some of the Best Vancouver posts we`ll be putting up. Once the posts go up, get in there and tell others how you feel, or, send us your own!We`re powered by the people and we like it!

Best places to get a deal when you dine out in Vancouver.
Best Vancouver Island camping spot.
Best places you won`t find on a Vancouver map.
Best Vancouver jobs to have in the summer.
Best Vancouver travel ideas for people that want to see odd things.
Best and nicest looking Vancouver restaurant staff.
Best spot to find some Vancouver sun in the winter.
Best craigslist Vancouver posts.
Best place go in Vancouver to make you appreciate what you have.
Best Vancouver Canuck memory.
Best places in Vancouver to smoke a joint and trip out on nature.
Best show in Vancouver.
Best Vancouver Hotel to film an adult film in.
Best North Vancouver store for slurpies in the summer.
Best time to go to the Vancouver aquarium and avoid big crowds.
Best Vancouver used car dealership.
Best Vancouver community college that isn`t a rip-off.
Best place to take a photo of Vancouver.
Best agency to deal with when it comes to apartment rentals in Vancouver.
Best restaurant for a romantic dinner in Vancouver.
Best times to go to Science World.
Best Vancouver hotels for pet owners.
Best Vancouver downtown hotel.
Best place to see the Vancouver skyline.
Best Stanley Park sight to see.
Best Vancouver school district to place to your child in.
Best Vancouver Sun Run training tips.
Best Vancouver web design company.
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Best Interior Designer in Vancouver.
Best Vancouver limousine company to rent from.
Best Vancouver airport hotel bartender.
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Give us a shout now and tell us about the Best of Vancouver!