When the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games roll into town in 2010, there’ll be no shortage of jaw-dropping visuals, instantly inspiring people around the world to check out Canada’s immigration procedures. Vancouver is, after all, one of the cities that routinely tops those lists of the world’s greatest places to live. But beyond the breathtaking snowcapped crags, city-hugging beaches and dense waterfront forests lies a comparatively young metropolis that’s still trying to discover its true identity - less than 150 years after a ’gassy’ Englishman rowed in and kicked it all offwith a makeshift pub.

INTRODUCING
VANCOUVER
HIGHLIGHTS
THE AUTHOR
GETTING STARTED
BACKGROUND
NEIGHBORHOODS
SHOPPING
EATING
DRINKING
NIGHTLIFE
THE ARTS
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
SLEEPING
DAY TRIPS & EXCURSIONS
TRANSPORTATION
DIRECTORY
GLOSSARY
BEHIND
THE SCENES
INDEX
WORLD TIME
ZONES
MAP LEGEND