Vancouver

[precious.jas]

been there... the time should be -15 hours our time.. cant ask for a better weather and place to breathe fresh air. take time off to go to the parks and granvole island which you can see the icy mountains (forgot how to spell :sweatsm: )

try to take Cathay.. you wont want to take a crappy airline to go such a faraway place.. im talking about more than 20 hrs of flight!

not a place to shop but defintely to chill out and great sightseeing. happy holiday!

I've decided on China Airlines, cheap lah, no choice. Lay over at Taipei for one night so it isnt straight flight anyway, wont be that horrible. I've taken China Airlines to Taipei before, it wasnt that bad

Yes, its 15hrs diff.. I always have hard time chatting with friend over there on msn ;p

 

[precious.jas]

Been to vancouver quite a few times and each time the weather have been nice except for one winter where they have a freak winter storm.
11" of snow i think..the whole city came to a standstill.

yeah, go up the mountains. Grouse, Whistler and Blackcomb.
and go walk the Capilano suspension bridge.. nice experience.

Yup Yup! I wonder if the period I go snowing or not.. hahaha.. I doubt.. Up on the mountains I guess.. Cant wait to go!

 

[precious.jas]

Don't forget the food. Vancouver has some of the best Chinese food in the world.

What is good, you may ask. It depends, but one word will always work - Salmon.

Yea... Heard enough of the Salmon! Hahaha.. Got frd there, so no worries about food. Altho he always got cravings for burger.. Hahah.. His mum cooks well too.. So.. Yum ;p

 

[Lenscapes]

capture plenty of nice pictures ok?
i might be going end of the year! definitely snow for me. lol

 

[precious.jas]

Was recommended to this hotel, right smack in town and its a pretty good deal! Gonna stay in that hotel instead, save time and transport to go downtown

Those temp. vacation stay also not that cheap afterall and no privacy...

 

[Deadpoet]

Vancouver is one of the nice small city to hang out, especially out around Robson/West End at night.

 

[precious.jas]

Vancouver is one of the nice small city to hang out, especially out around Robson/West End at night.

Our hotel is at Robson!! Hee...

 

[Deadpoet]

Our hotel is at Robson!! Hee...

Have fun ... I always stay around Robson St ... so that I am as far away from my relatives in Richmond.

 

[tdubs]

Have fun ... I always stay around Robson St ... so that I am as far away from my relatives in Richmond.

haha yeah.. robson street is in Downtown.. is like orchard of there...

Richmond is the place I usually hang out.. is full of chinese people, even malls are chinese... so you will not find yourself in an unfamiliar place.....

 

[tdubs]

Our hotel is at Robson!! Hee...

wah..Robson... nice place to stay :thumbsup:

 

[Deadpoet]

haha yeah.. robson street is in Downtown.. is like orchard of there...

Richmond is the place I usually hang out.. is full of chinese people, even malls are chinese... so you will not find yourself in an unfamiliar place.....

No, it's not like Orchard, nothing like it in Singapore.

Why do you want to go half way around the world and go to places just like home? Might as well stay home then?

 

[tdubs]

No, it's not like Orchard, nothing like it in Singapore.

Why do you want to go half way around the world and go to places just like home? Might as well stay home then?

well not sayin is the same.. I am just saying it as a reference.. as robson is the downtown area of Vancouver and is one of the most busiest streets in vanvouer... so I say its similar to orchard...well.. don't want to start an argument for this topic lah... maybe I am the one that is wrong..;p

Cheers

Btw, Thanks for the comments you gave me on my post... I really appreciate them

 

[Deadpoet]

well not sayin is the same.. I am just saying it as a reference.. as robson is the downtown area of Vancouver and is one of the most busiest streets in vanvouer... so I say its similar to orchard...well.. don't want to start an argument for this topic lah... maybe I am the one that is wrong..;p

Cheers

Btw, Thanks for the comments you gave me on my post... I really appreciate them

Robson is one of those street, you can feel life flowing through.

Not wanting to argue, but I really really do not like Richmond

 

[tdubs]

Robson is one of those street, you can feel life flowing through.

Not wanting to argue, but I really really do not like Richmond

ya.. richmond is quite monotone..i just hang out there cuz its convenient and feels like home.. but yeah.. robson is way much better

 

[retrok]

ya.. richmond is quite monotone..i just hang out there cuz its convenient and feels like home.. but yeah.. robson is way much better

I stayed in Richmond during my last trip 2 years ago. Can't really get used to it especially since I don't speak Cantonese.

As for downtown Vancouver... can hardly remember what it's like liao. The last time I was in the city was in 1994. *sigh*

 

[matrixneo]

Our hotel is at Robson!! Hee...

I had a hard time planning for this trip to Cananda....especially on transportation...finding the cheapest and most convenient isnt easy....greyhound good....u want the itinerary that i put up?

 

[retrok]

I had a hard time planning for this trip to Cananda....especially on transportation...finding the cheapest and most convenient isnt easy....greyhound good....u want the itinerary that i put up?

Planning for any trip isn't easy. But I had my fun creating my own itinerary for my Cambodia trip earlier this year. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Now, I'm stretching my mind to plan my self-drive tour with a GPS, Mapsource and a handful of guide books. Looking forward to the implementation phase. It seems like Jas has a friend there, so she'll probably have her trip well-planned by a local. Lucky.

 

[precious.jas]

I had a hard time planning for this trip to Cananda....especially on transportation...finding the cheapest and most convenient isnt easy....greyhound good....u want the itinerary that i put up?

Hee.. I have a local to bring me and he'll be with me every min and sec :embrass:

Thanks tho... But, do enjoy urself when u're there

 

[precious.jas]

Anyway, guys... http://www.barclayhotel.com - this is the hotel we'll be staying. Its pretty decent and its a good deal. Right smack downtown.. Worth trying

 

[pocokk]

Long to back for wintering, may be next Jan. Have you check Eva ? Transit times is about 6-8 hrs with meal coupon. Used to be S$1550 inclusive tax.

Whistler's BlackComb is nice to hike.:thumbsup:

Seattle, where Starbuck at every corners. ;p