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I'm in Vancouver right now...Shit looks nothing like those pictures... Hung out in Yaletown last night . Very nice. My cousin and I had these 2 Punjabi chics buying us shots. Ended up at a strip club called " Brandi's Show Lounge".
Not bad if you like Becky's,,,, yes the they get completely naked, yes you will be the only brother in there and no these silly motherfughas don't have 1 dollar bills..
Not bad if you like Becky's,,,, yes the they get completely naked, yes you will be the only brother in there and no these silly motherfughas don't have 1 dollar bills..
Yeah - they got rid of the $1 bill back in the late-80s or early-90s. Been fucking with the loonies ($1) and toonies ($2) for many years.
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https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaura...ous_Warehouse-Vancouver_British_Columbia.html
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What you mean expensive... Use your debit/credit card and you're paying about .75 cents on the dollar for everything...
True...I meant to say it's expensive to live there... Btw I'm canadian
What are the best seafood, Chinese BBQ , Japanese in Vancity or any great eating spots...on the not so expensive side.I'm in Coquitlam till Friday morning!
What places did you end up hitting up earlier this week, West E'?
I hit up Pho 99 at the Coquitlam centre, Sushi California on North Rd and the boathouse restaurant in New West Minster.
For my next visit l need recommendations on Malay, Jamaican and Seafood spots....
I hit up Pho 99 at the Coquitlam centre, Sushi California on North Rd and the boathouse restaurant in New West Minster.
For my next visit l need recommendations on Malay, Jamaican and Seafood spots....
That's wassup. Some good restaurants around Coquitlam and easily accessible from nearby cities/districts. How did you like the Boathouse in New West?
It was ok...I prefer the Sandbar.
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Good choice re: the Sandbar.
^^Bump^^I meant to say it's expensive to live there... Btw I'm canadian
Looking to visit Van City later on this year after a 15 year hiatus. I want to know the best spots to hit up, preferred places to stay, what the night life looking like? Was there Labor Day weekend 2009, I hit the Caprice and some other spots but I'm not sure if they're all still around.
Main and Hastings ... Youtube it ... The Walking Dead.
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Get paid to visit Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver has one of the most scenic locations of any major city in North America. Ringed by snow-capped mountains and surrounded by water, it’s like the sexy love child of Hong Kong and Alaska. It’s blessed with terrific food, tons of activities, and one of the best urban park systems in the world.
If that wasn’t enough to get you to visit, here’s one more reason: they’ll pay you. Every year, the awkwardly named Vancouver Hotel Destination Association (VHDA) runs a promotion that gives folks a Mastercard gift card when they stay at one of a few dozen downtown hotels.
The only condition is that you stay for two or four nights, and that the stay must take place between Oct 29, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027.
The Deal
- The Vancouver Hotel Destination Association is again running its annual promotion, where it provides a Mastercard gift card of up to CA$250 or up to CA$500 in value for staying at least two nights at a participating hotel
- Valid for stays Oct 29, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
- Stay two nights, get up to a CA$250 prepaid Mastercard
- Must use promo code PrepaidCard at booking
- Can be used up to three times per guest
Direct Link to Offer
Terms and Conditions
- Book through StayVancouverHotels.com using promo code “PrepaidCard”
- Please carefully review the cancellation policy for the property and rate you are booking as some may not allow cancellations.
- Booking consecutive nights as separate reservations will be treated the same as a single reservation for multiple nights.
- The 2-night stay qualifies for a total of $150, $200, $225, or $250 in a Prepaid Mastercard®, depending upon the hotel booked.
- Stay must be between October 29, 2026 – February 28, 2027
- Prepaid Mastercard® cards will be provided at check-in.
- Prepaid Mastercard® Terms and Conditions Apply. Click for details. The card has an expiry date, and fees may be imposed after an inactive period. We recommend using the card within 30 days of receipt.
- Bookings can be made using VISA*, Mastercard®, or American Express.
- Maximum 3 bookings per guest. Any bookings made after 3 will be cancelled.
- Participating hotels and StayVancouverHotels are not obligated to replace lost, damaged, or stolen gift cards.
- Bookings may be made using VISA*, MasterCard®, or American Express.
- This offer is limited and may end at any time.
- Terms and Conditions for this offer supersede individual hotel policies.
- Hotel bookings are limited to guests aged 19 and over.
- StayVancouverHotels Terms and Conditions apply.
Quick Thoughts
This is a regular promo that the Vancouver Hotel Destination Association runs at least once per year. I’ve actually done it a couple of times, and it was pretty straightforward. You make a booking through the provided portal, and the amount of the free gift card varies by property and stay: from CA$150 to CA$250 for a two-night stay. Anyone who’s ever gone out for a drink in British Columbia knows that $150 will buy you about three beers, but hey, it’s better than a kick in the toque.
The promotion can be used up to three times, and you get the gift card upon checking into the hotel, the idea being that you then get to spend it painting the town Red Maple leaf. Both times that I used it a few years ago, I also received elite credit and points, but your mileage may vary.
The prices at the participating hotels I looked at were largely the same as what I found on online travel agencies like Expedia and Hotels.com, but it’s worth double-checking the property you’re interested in to make sure. Also, note that reservations made through the promo are non-refundable and non-cancellable.
Block after block of death and despair. This is Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, where all hope is now lost
Vancouver's DTES is notorious for open drug use. With block after block of derelict users, you don’t know the half of it.
Wife and I visited in 2016 and brought our son in 2019. We loved it! We would have moved but didn't due to family obligations and other stuff.
Pros:
- beautiful city, nature, clean air, nice people, safe, walkable, different distinct areas with their own personality, very foodie type of town, diff cultures & cuisines.
Cons:
- cost of housing (on par with California, NYC)(migrating from GA would be a stark contrast), knowing no one, small pop of black people
When we went the first time, we stayed downtown. Downtown was walkable, even at midnight, we didn't feel in danger. Architecture is beautiful. Public transportation is there (busses, didn't see any trains). The restaurants all had friendly staff. Multicultural, but a high pop of Asians. Food was great! Yaletown, Gastown, West End. We did a trip and walked the Capilano bridge. The air in Stanley Park was like amazing - didn't need any of my allergy meds and my nose didn't get stuffed up. The climate there is very tepid, as we walked around in december with light jackets on.
When we went back with my toddler son, we felt the same energy. We went to Granville Island. We took a tour (hop on hop off bus). They noted that the most dangerous place in the city was a 7-8 block area that had drug users and homeless throughout. But, on one end of the block, you had 20 drug users - the other end was the entrance to a condo where the Penthouse sold for 3 million earlier that year. Weather in March was the same, light jacket, highs in the upper 60's. They had people on the beach, riding jet skis. You don't feel the racism tension there as much as other places.
After that trip, we started to really think about moving there and started looking. My wife and I could find employment with ease, the schools were very nice and rated high. The problem is, my in-laws stay 10 min away from us now in GA. I wasn't going to take their only daughter and only grandkid away and move them thousands of miles away. In-laws are up in age, so have to be able to visit them and drop by if they need anything. If I won the lottery, I would move us and my in-laws there.
Pros:
- beautiful city, nature, clean air, nice people, safe, walkable, different distinct areas with their own personality, very foodie type of town, diff cultures & cuisines.
Cons:
- cost of housing (on par with California, NYC)(migrating from GA would be a stark contrast), knowing no one, small pop of black people
When we went the first time, we stayed downtown. Downtown was walkable, even at midnight, we didn't feel in danger. Architecture is beautiful. Public transportation is there (busses, didn't see any trains). The restaurants all had friendly staff. Multicultural, but a high pop of Asians. Food was great! Yaletown, Gastown, West End. We did a trip and walked the Capilano bridge. The air in Stanley Park was like amazing - didn't need any of my allergy meds and my nose didn't get stuffed up. The climate there is very tepid, as we walked around in december with light jackets on.
When we went back with my toddler son, we felt the same energy. We went to Granville Island. We took a tour (hop on hop off bus). They noted that the most dangerous place in the city was a 7-8 block area that had drug users and homeless throughout. But, on one end of the block, you had 20 drug users - the other end was the entrance to a condo where the Penthouse sold for 3 million earlier that year. Weather in March was the same, light jacket, highs in the upper 60's. They had people on the beach, riding jet skis. You don't feel the racism tension there as much as other places.
After that trip, we started to really think about moving there and started looking. My wife and I could find employment with ease, the schools were very nice and rated high. The problem is, my in-laws stay 10 min away from us now in GA. I wasn't going to take their only daughter and only grandkid away and move them thousands of miles away. In-laws are up in age, so have to be able to visit them and drop by if they need anything. If I won the lottery, I would move us and my in-laws there.
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