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Practical guides, comparisons, and local context for planning this part of a Vancouver trip.

Vancouver has a reputation for being expensive, and that reputation is earned. But here's what the cost-of-living complaints tend to obscure: a…

Burke Mountain trails, Rocky Point Park along the inlet, and Port Coquitlam's PoCo Trail — the eastern edge of Metro Vancouver at…

Granville Island Public Market is part grocery run, part tourist attraction, and entirely worth visiting if you know where to go. Here's…

False Creek is the saltwater inlet at the heart of Vancouver, ringed by the Seawall and crossed by mini-ferries. Here is how…

Steveston is a working fishing village on the south arm of the Fraser River with fresh spot prawns in season, Garry Point…

Burnaby Mountain trails, Central Park, Metrotown's food strip, and Deer Lake — the underrated middle of Metro Vancouver.

Gastown's Blood Alley Square and Trounce Alley are both finished and open. Water Street goes car-free on Sundays from July 5. Here's…

Commercial Drive is 22 blocks of Italian coffee heritage, east Vancouver food culture, and a farmers market that actually earns the trip.…

The North Shore sits across Burrard Inlet from Vancouver, twelve minutes by SeaBus, and the two municipalities that make it up have…

City Centre, Crescent Beach, Cloverdale, and the park network — Surrey rewards exploration well beyond the highway corridors.