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(YVR) Vancouver International Airport:
(15 kms / 9 miles from downtown)
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Shop for the cheapest airfare to Vancouver International Airport with my online travel store Comparison shop for the best airfares and Vancouver package deals from major providers such as Travelocity, Expedia, Priceline and more. For info about getting from these airports to their respective downtowns visit to and from the airport.

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> Check out this Vancouver BC satellite and road map with local hotels. Click on the map to expand. Choose Satellite or Road View.

Vancouver Road Advisories:

> Closures & Reports from Drive BC. Vancouver is about 30 mins from the U.S/Canadian border. Crossings include through the Deas Island Tunnel and across the Oak St. Bridge, The Peace Arch (Blaine) (which is often crowded) and the Alderbridge or Sumas crossings. For border traffic info and webcams check out borderlineups.com. See also Canada Revenue Agency

Vancouver Around Town Travel

> Skytrain , SeaBus, as wll as busses and trains. For more local transit info check out Translink Vancouver, British Columbia. Note: you can get a 90 minute ride ticket that lets you hop on & off transit for $2CAD, or a daypass that lets you wander around most of the downtown & a part of the outlying area, with as many rides as you need for $8CAD.

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> What else is there to do in vancouver?

Entertainment Event tickets:

FIND Vancouver Concert and Sports Tickets including tix for events at the following venues: General Motors Place, Orpheum Theatre, Commodore Ballroom, Pacific Coliseum, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, PNE Forum, The Center In Vancouver for Performing Arts.

Movies:

Big pity is that the Blinding Light closed down in 2003! Sad. The Impressive Vancouver International Film Festival occurs in October.
Casinos? Several Casinos are available including the Gateway in Chinatown, or the Richmond Casino near the airport. See also Casino city.com
Vancouver Go Carts: You'll find go carts in Richmond and a little out of town the f440.
Restaurants/Clubs/Cafes:
Head for either Canada's largest Chinatown or Robson Street.
For a nice cup of espresso coffee, take the skytrain 7 minutes from Stadium Station, near the racetrack, 2 stops to Broadway Station and the Italian flavored "Commercial Drive" area, where you'll find any number of places to sit and chill outside or in with a latte, or in my case, a trusty hair curling restritto.
> the view from the observation deck of the Harbour Center.
> the pretty white sailed Canada Place, which hosts a display of the history of Vancouver and the CN IMAX theater.
> Granville Island, just a walk or ferry from the racetrack
> Robson Street District
> Trendy Yaletown Warehouse district
> Vancouver Maritime Museum
> Vancouver Museum
> B.C. Sports Hall of Fame Museum
> Ride the Historic downtown railway to Science world (the big dome)
> H.R. Macmillan Space Center on Chestnut, just over the Burrard Street Bridge.
> The Vancouver Weekend Flea Market - near the Main Street Vancouver SkyTrain Station.
> Stanley Park, one of the most beautiful downtown parks in the world.
> For even more check the Tourism Vancouver Website

Just out of town

> Take the SeaBus to Lonsdale Quay
> Lynn Canyon Park North Vancouver.
> Scenic Horseshoe Bay, where the Sea to Sky Highway begins, leading to Whistler, where the 2010 Winter Olympics will be held. Trip to Whistler is approximately 2.5 hrs from Downtown. Worth evry minute!
> Victoria, British Columbia's scenic capital city, reached by Ferry from Tsawwassen, 30KMs/20MIs out of Vancouver. Pass by the pretty Butchart Gardens after getting off the ferry at Swartz Bay.

Other times of year in Vancouver - Events

> Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival - June-September
> Vancouver International Comedy Festival July-August
> Minter Gardens Vintage Car Festival July
> HSBC Celebration of Light Festival July-August
> Festival Vancouver August
> Vancouver Dixiefest- October
> Yaletown Summer Celebration & Car Show - August. Tel: +1 604-683-7473

Vancouver Local Pro Sports Teams

> Canadian Football League: B.C. Lions
> NHL Hockey: Vancouver Canucks - find hotels near General Motors Place Arena

Otehr stuff of interest for the traveler going to Vancouver B.C. Canada

Places of Worship Virtual Vancouver

> Liquor Laws: The legal drinking age in Canada is 18.

>Local Currency: Canadian Dollar CAD. Loonies and such.

Tipping: Expected. Usually you'll round up your bill 15%.

State Sales Tax: GST (General Sales Tax) is 7%. BC provincial sales tax is now 7.5%. Visitors can get a rebate of their GST (Goods and Services Tax - like VAT in Europe) on goods they take home and hotel taxes: See Canadian Domestic Revenue for more.

> ATM Locator: FIND AN ATM MACHINE - powered by VISA

> Time Zone: (GMT-7) Pacific Time

Electricity AC 240V. 2 or 3(with earth) flat pronged plug

A FEW NOTES ABOUT VANCOUVER

Sadly the Champ Car Molson Indy at Vancouver is no longer. Great Town. Great Fun. Now I look forward to 2010 when it will serve for a wonderful center of activities for the Winter Olympic Games. I'll be there. Will you?

ALSO check out my Other world Sports Travel Destinations including:
> Montreal Quebec Canada Home of the Candian F1 Grand Prix
> Mosport Park Home of ALMS Racing action, just outside of toronto.
> Hotels in Canada - Edmonton & My guide to
> Toronto Ontario Canada & Toronto Venues with Hotels close by and tickets , two other great Candian Sports Cities.
>> More world Sports Travel Cities >>> More motorsport and travel links

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Here I am at the Montreal Metro station that lets you out at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit. Handy & Convenient for your trip to Montreal and the Canadian Grand Prix.

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