Vancouver travel guides & articles

All 18 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Vancouver — newest first.

Downtown Vancouver in October Without the Midday Queues

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Downtown Vancouver in October Without the Midday Queues

A calm, walkable order of play for downtown Vancouver in October 2026, when the lift queues thin, the seawall is at colour, and rain is a two-hour problem rather than a lost day.

Crossing Vancouver's Capilano Suspension Bridge in October

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Crossing Vancouver's Capilano Suspension Bridge in October

How the 137 m deck, the canopy platforms and the cliff walkway feel during Canyon Frights, and which hours are worth walking them.

North of the Water: Vancouver's North Shore, from the Grouse Grind to Deep Cove

North of the Water: Vancouver's North Shore, from the Grouse Grind to Deep Cove

A calm, walkable plan for Vancouver's mountain half — three peaks, two canyons, one legendary doughnut, and the SeaBus that gets you there in twelve minutes.

The City That Rides: Vancouver's Seawall and the World's Longest Uninterrupted Waterfront Path

The City That Rides: Vancouver's Seawall and the World's Longest Uninterrupted Waterfront Path

A calm, itinerary-shaped guide to riding Vancouver's 28-kilometre car-free Seawall — where to rent, the counter-clockwise Stanley Park loop, and the honest food and beach stops that break it up.

Vancouver Christmas Market 2026: Dates, Tickets and What's New at Jack Poole Plaza

Vancouver Christmas Market 2026: Dates, Tickets and What's New at Jack Poole Plaza

Dates, prices and door rules for the 16th Vancouver Christmas Market at Jack Poole Plaza, plus the 16 other winter markets worth a trip across Metro Vancouver.

Umbrella Etiquette and Six Wet Months in Vancouver

Umbrella Etiquette and Six Wet Months in Vancouver

Locals here own hoods, not umbrellas. Once you know the covered routes, the closed-Monday traps and the three unwritten rules, the wet season is something you can plan around rather than work around.

The Best Whale Watching Tours in Vancouver

The Best Whale Watching Tours in Vancouver

How to pick the right boat, from the right dock, for the whales off Vancouver in 2026 — comfort catamarans, open zodiacs, and the honest cheaper alternative.

Rain Turned Vancouver Into an Indoor City

Rain Turned Vancouver Into an Indoor City

Vancouver never fought its 160 rainy days a year. It built a second city indoors, from covered markets to steam-filled cafés, and this is the map for 2026.

Skiing Whistler From Vancouver: Opening Day, Lift Prices and the New Blackcomb Chair

Skiing Whistler From Vancouver: Opening Day, Lift Prices and the New Blackcomb Chair

When the lifts start turning above Whistler, what a day on the mountain really costs, and how to get up the Sea to Sky and back without a car.

Walking Vancouver's Gastown with Kids in October

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Walking Vancouver's Gastown with Kids in October

A morning-first plan for Gastown with children in October 2026: the whistle works, the clock hands do not, three indoor fallbacks, and the one ride that measures heights at the gate.

Vancouver's Ale Trail: East Van to Mount Pleasant

Vancouver's Ale Trail: East Van to Mount Pleasant

A self-guided crawl through Vancouver's original East Vancouver breweries and the Main Street taprooms of Brewery Creek, with honest notes on which stops actually work for a group.

Vancouver's Music Weekend: Eight Rooms, Two Nights

Vancouver's Music Weekend: Eight Rooms, Two Nights

From Kingfishr's sold-out Commodore stand to a Y2K-themed Fortune Sound Club Friday, here's exactly where Vancouver's music scene is spending August 15 and 16.

Vancouver's Yaletown Seawall on a September Afternoon

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Vancouver's Yaletown Seawall on a September Afternoon

A flat, unhurried afternoon through Yaletown's three waterfront parks, the rail relics behind them and the ferry dock that gets you across False Creek for the price of a coffee.

Sea-to-Sky: A Local's 48-Hour Escape from Vancouver to Whistler

Sea-to-Sky: A Local's 48-Hour Escape from Vancouver to Whistler

Fly into Vancouver with a weekend to spare and this is the two-night Whistler run I give friends — real timings, honest door notes, and not one thing you'll wish you'd skipped.

How Vancouver Became a Sushi City

How Vancouver Became a Sushi City

From a Michelin-starred counter to the homegrown flame-seared oshi that spread across a continent, here is how a rainy Pacific port turned into one of the world's great sushi cities — and where to sit down in 2026.

English Bay Sunsets and Bus Tours Through a Vancouver October

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English Bay Sunsets and Bus Tours Through a Vancouver October

What a hop-on hop-off fare buys you at English Bay in October 2026, and what the beach and the seawall give you for nothing.

How Vancouver's Rain Built a Noodle and Dumpling City

How Vancouver's Rain Built a Noodle and Dumpling City

Vancouver gets nine wet months a year. Here are fifteen steam-fogged rooms serving the hand-pulled noodles and hand-folded dumplings people eat once the rain sets in.

Vancouver's Wettest 10K and the Crews Who Run It

Vancouver's Wettest 10K and the Crews Who Run It

Ten kilometres from the Downtown Eastside waterfront, through Stanley Park, to a sauna in Mount Pleasant, with the clubs, the kit and the 2026 race dates that make the rain worth running in.