| Stanley Park is Vancouver's famous urban
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| | arrived at Third Beach that was just
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| paradise and I knew weeks in advance that
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| | completely teeming with people. I bought
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| I would need to explore it in detail,
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| | a drink and relaxed for a while until I
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| preferably on a bike. So this afternoon
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| | resumed my trip and passed a group of
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| at about 1:30 pm I set off from the UBC
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| | inukshuk builders close to Second
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| Campus, and navigated my way downtown by
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| | Beach.The crowds were intensifying and
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| bus, taking 3 buses to get to the eastern
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| | every conceivable spot on the burnt-out
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| edge of Stanley Park. This was my first
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| | grass was taken up by sun-worshippers.
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| chance to glance at the city of
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| | The largest beach, located closest to the
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| Vancouver. It is a relatively new city
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| | city, is English Bay Beach, replete with
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| and according to some accounts, its
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| | daytrippers. The crowds were a bit too
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| origins date back to 1792 , the year when
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| | much for me, so I crossed False Creek
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| Captain George Vancouver explored this
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| | over the Burrard Bridge and explored
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| region. Most buildings downtown west of
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| | Vanier Park and Kitsilano Beach. The view
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| Granville Avenue were built relatively
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| | from the bridge is simply breathtaking.
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| recently as Vancouver has experienced a
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| | On the other side again there were
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| huge building boom over the last few
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| | thousands of people, barbequeing,
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| years. A large part of downtown is
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| | sunworshiping, and picknicking.I turned
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| covered by modern residential skyscrapers
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| | around and headed back on 4th Avenue,
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| and Vancouver's building frenzy continues
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| | crossing back to downtown Vancouver via
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| unabated. It's evident everywhere that
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| | the Granville Street Bridge and headed
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| this is a very popular place to live.My
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| | straight across towards Canada Place and
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| rental bicycle was waiting for me at a
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| | the seashore west of Burrard Street.
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| place called Spokes Bicycle Rentals, a
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| | Since my stomach was growling after about
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| place that had been mentioned to me
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| | 3 hours of cycling, I returned the
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| several weeks ago by the Vancouver's
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| | bycicle to Spokes and asked Phil for
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| Visitors Association. I met one of their
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| | advice as to where to eat. He suggested
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| managers, a young sporty guy named Phil
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| | an Italian place named Ciao Bella almost
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| who was extremely helpful in helping me
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| | right across the street. I took his
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| lay out my itinerary for this discovery
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| | advice and plunked myself down on a nice
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| on two wheels. We started chatting and I
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| | patio and thoroughly enjoyed an Italian
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| found out that Phil is originally from
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| | meal in the evening sunshine.At 8 pm I
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| Montreal and moved to Vancouver 3 years
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| | was ready to head back to UBC and walked
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| ago. He loves the outdoors and has gotten
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| | up to Robson Street, one of Vancouver's
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| involved in snowboarding, mountainbiking
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| | main thoroughfares. Thousands of people
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| and diving and he mentioned that
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| | were coming towards me since they were
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| Vancouver is among the world's top dive
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| | planning to catch the fireworks. The
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| sites.After laying out my route for me
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| | sidewalks were just totally full with
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| and giving me information on all the
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| | people. I was walking in the opposite
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| important sights along the way, Phil
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| | direction and ended up doing a quick
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| selected a comfortable bicycle for me
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| | little photographic tour of downtown,
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| that would be able to handle leisure
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| | including the Hotel Vancouver. I saw a
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| riding as well as some mild offroading.
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| | few more interesting buildings: the
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| Once outfitted I hopped on the bike and
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| | Vancouver Block and the Art Gallery of
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| started my tour along the seawall of
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| | Vancouver.Quite exhausted from a full day
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| Stanley Park. At 20 times the size of
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| | I started walking down Granville Avenue,
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| Central Park, Stanley Park is the 3rd
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| | still surrounded by throngs of people and
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| largest urban park in North America, and
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| | had to wait 45 minutes for a bus since
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| its setting is just stunning. From the
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| | all buses were going down Davie Street to
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| east side you have a view into downtown
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| | take people to the fireworks. Finally the
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| Vancouver towards Canada Place and the
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| | bus came and I was listening to a bunch
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| cruise boat terminal. Several ocean
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| | of teenage boys that were planning their
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| liners were docked in town.One of the
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| | under-age drinking escapades at the
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| first major sights along the bike path
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| | occasion of the fireworks. After a really
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| are the Totem Poles, imposing in their
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| | long day I finally arrived back on the
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| height and number. I circled around
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| | UBC campus at about 9:30 pm. Now it's 11
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| Brockton Point towards the north-facing
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| | pm and I can't wait to hit the
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| side of the peninsula, and a stunning
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| | hay.Susanne Pacher is the publisher of a
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| view towards North Vancouver and the
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| | website called Travel and Transitions(
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| Lions Gate Bridge opened up. As per
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| | Travel and Transitions deals with
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| Phil's advice, I cycled up to Beaver Lake
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| | unconventional travel and is chock full
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| which is a quiet little oasis away from
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| | of advice, tips, real life travel
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| the hustle and bustle of the seawall. It
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| | experiences, interviews with travellers
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| is a large pond surrounded by lush
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| | and travel experts, insights and
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| forest, covered in a water lilies. I
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| | reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| cycled all the way around the pond and
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| then headed back out to the seawall and
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| quickly came to the Lions Gate Bridge
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| which is surrounded by Prospect Point,
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| | our own personal life-long
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| the highest point in the park. From there
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| I soon reached the northernmost point of
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| | in our first travel story contest( and
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| Stanley Park and started cycling
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| westwards again. Just past a single
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| | cruise on the Amazon River.
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| outlying rock called Siwash Rock I
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