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5 Things Vancouver: Jesse Finkelstein

by Dan
Travel + Vancouver / February 08, 2010

Jesse Finkelstein is up next with her recommendations for 5 Things Vancouver...

Jesse is a displaced Montrealer living in Vancouver—happily, mostly, though she laments the lack of decent bagels.

She is the director of digital assets and foreign rights at D&M Publishers and you can find her on Twitter @j_finkelstein.

What is the single best thing about living in Vancouver?
Beaches everywhere.

Where’s your favourite spot to eat on a budget?
Toshi Sushi at Main and 16th Ave.

What’s your favourite restaurant for a romantic dinner?
Chambar Belgian Restaurant in Crosstown.

What is the best thing to do with kids in Vancouver?
The beach, the Aquarium and Science World

Where’s the best place for coffee?
Elysian Coffee on 5th Ave., or Broadway and Ash.

Thanks Jesse!

5 Things Vancouver: Darren Barefoot

by Dan
Travel + Vancouver / February 08, 2010

We're continuing our series 5 Things Vancouver this week in the run up to The XXI Olympic Winter Games. First up on the docket is Darren Barefoot.

Darren grew up in West Vancouver, and current lives above the HomeDepot near Cambie and Broadway.

He’s a writer, marketer and blogger, and the co-author of Friends With Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook.

What neighbourhood do you live in?
It’s called Fairview Slopes, though I think that’s a snooty invention by local real estate agents.

What is the single best thing about living in Vancouver?
I didn’t appreciate this until I lived abroad and returned to the city, but it’s really among the most beautiful cities in the world. Set between the Coastal Mountain range and the Pacific, on this relatively small patch of land, it’s really a joy to behold. And, as a result of this geographical accident, it’s an unusually (for North America, at least) dense city, which makes it feel more metropolitan than its size might merit.

What’s your favourite book about Vancouver?
I’m always a little reluctant to recommend Douglas Coupland, as we grew up in the same neighbourhood and I’m envious of how he wrote about being middle-class in West Vancouver before I could. That said, his book City of Glass is a terrific introduction to the city. I also like Timothy Taylor’s Stanley Park.

What is your favourite building in Vancouver?
I really like the Sun Tower, which is this lovely Beaux-Arts building right downtown. In a city full of glass towers, it’s a surprising change of pace.

What’s your favourite free thing to do in Vancouver?
My first thought was that, on a nice day, you can’t do much better than the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. It’s about 30 minutes south of downtown, and right on the coast. It offers this highly unusual terrain for the region—there’s very little wetlands around the city—and a chance to see a ton of airborne wildlife.

However, I checked, and the sanctuary isn't free. It is really cheap—$4 for adults, $2 for children and 50 cents for a packet of birdseed.

But if you're looking for truly free, I'd recommend heading up into the North Shore and hiking a portion of the Baden Powell trail.

Thanks Darren!

5 Things Vancouver: Peter Darbyshire

by Dan
Travel + Vancouver / February 05, 2010

Kicking off our new and exciting "5 Things Vancouver" travel series is author Peter Darbyshire.

Peter is the author of Please and The Warhol Gang (forthcoming from HarperCollins Canada).

In his spare time he runs the website CanCult.ca. Follow him online at
www.peterdarbyshire.com.

What is the single best thing about living in Vancouver?
Being able to cycle year-round. It’s the small things that matter.

Where do you look for books in Vancouver?
32 Books on the North Shore. It’s like a diamond mine: small and
cramped but packed with beautiful little gems.

Where’s the best place for coffee?
Where isn’t a good place for coffee in Vancouver? People know their
brews here. I guess I’d say Caffé Artigiano because that’s the place I
hit most often, but you can’t really go wrong here unless you stumble
into a Starbucks by mistake.

What is your favourite Vancouver hangout?
Wreck Beach. I haven’t been there in a while, but I love that it
exists. Every city should have a nude beach.

What’s your favourite free thing to do in Vancouver?
Walk one of the sea walls and just take in the ocean views. Some
people have to fly thousands of miles and pay thousands of dollars for
something like that. I just have to walk out the door and down the
street.

Thanks Peter!

5 Things Vancouver

by Dan
Travel + Vancouver / February 05, 2010

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