Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Vancouver,9780764564987

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Vancouver

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ISBN13: 9780764564987
ISBN10: 0764564986
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Frommer
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Summary

Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination2s sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer2s Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider2s perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You2ll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Frommer2s Irreverent Guide to Vancouver gives the lowdown on one of the hottest new destinations in the world, the increasingly cosmopolitan Vancouver. Here, first-class fusion restaurants vie for attention with a constantly changing roster of movie stars on location to take advantage of the picture-postcard setting. But, as the Irreverent Guide points out, this urbanity is a relatively new affectation in a place that not so long ago was called "a village at the edge of a rain forest." Sure, you can drink fancy latte till your teeth turn brown, but you can also drive mere minutes away to a pristine beach, a pine-studded mountain, or a sylvan wilderness. Frommer2s Irreverent Guide to Vancouver not only showcases the city2s exciting new venues, but also reveals the Vancouver locals love, the village Shangri-La behind the cosmopolitan sheen."

Table of Contents

Introduction.
Neighborhood Map.
You Probably Didn't Know.
Accommodations.
Winning the Reservations Game.
Is There a Right Address?
Taxes.
The Lowdown.
Howard Hughes slept here.
Rooms with a view.
Back to the past.
Let me call you sweetheart.
Getting down to business.
Spoil yourself rotten.
Thick of the action for skinny wallets.
Artful decor.
For culture hounds.
Spread out, suite-ie.
When you need to stay on, and on, and on.
Take a slow boat to China.
Stanley Park yourself here.
Other oddball B&Bs.
Peachy beach locations.
Off the beaten track.
Family affairs.
Where the towels are marked "his" and "his".
For bodacious bods.
Serious budget-shavers.
Cleared for take off.
Here, Rover! Good dog.
Bunking down on Vancouver Island.
The Index.
An A to Z list of places to stay, with vital statistics.
Downtown Vancouver Accomodations Map.
Dining.
Only in Vancouver.
How to Dress.
Getting the Right Table.
Where the Chefs Are.
The Lowdown.
Go on, spoil yourself.
Where to seal the deal.
Swiveling eyeballs.
Watching the ships sail by.
Under the Mediterranean sun.
Raw naked fish.
Is that Tom Cruise over there?
Decor with a twist.
With six, you get egg roll.
Vegging out.
Southeast Asia tour of duty.
Candlelight and romance.
Before or after the show?
Beyond the witching hour.
Best of the lunch bunch.
Kid stuff.
Breaking the fast.
Robson Street action.
Simple salmon.
Known for their noses.
Where to mess up your shirt.
Attitude is everything.
Biting off a chunk of Victoria.
Best places to get tea'd off in Victoria.
The Index.
An A to Z list of restaurants, with vital statistics.
Downtown Vancouver Dining Map.
Diversions.
Getting Your Bearings.
The Lowdown.
Granville Island getaway.
Not one but two Chinatowns.
Classical Gastown.
First Nations first.
Art attacks.
Fishy business.
How does your garden grow?
In search of old architecture.
Global neighborhoods.
A park full of museums.
Reasons to go back to school.
Hey kids!
A B.C. time machine.
Mega-views.
Asian garden retreats.
For the birds.
For weirder tastes.
Road runners and high flyers.
Wide world of sports.
Many bridges to cross.
Let someone else do the driving.
Sail away to see.
Riding the rails.
Diverted in Victoria.
The Index.
An A to Z list of diversions, with vital statistics.
Getting Outside.
The Lowdown.
The green half of downtown Vancouver.
Goin' for even more green.
Islands to treasure.
Islands--the big one.
And even more islands.
Work up some pecs appeal.
Row, row, row your boat.
Peachy beaches.
One, two, three, fore.
Best places to get teed off on the Big Island.
Merchant-Ivory country.
Kicking up a racket.
Going to great lengths.
Sloping off in ski season.
Grinding up Grouse.
Where to face down a bear, or soar like an eagle.
Heart of the rain forest.
Shopping.
Target Zones.
Bargain-Hunting.
Trading with the Natives.
Hours of Business.
Sales Tax.
The Lowdown.
Labels to lust after.
Tomorrow's Armanis and Donna Karans.
Where the stars shop.
Clothes make the man.
In-your-face fashion.
Squeezing that fashion dollar.
Recycled and retro.
Shoe, shoe, who's got the shoe.
To top it all off.
The big two.
Swanning around Granville Island.
Food glorious food.
Home sweet home.
My great-grandad brought it over.
Gear up and go.
Kidding around.
Naughty secrets.
Read my aura.
Between the covers.
From the city that brought you Bryan Adams.
No home should be without one.
Souvenirs you can take home without wincing.
Shopping the island.
The Index.
An A to Z list of shops, with vital statistics.
Downtown Vancouver Shopping Map.
Nightlife.
Liquor and Smoking Laws.
The Lowdown.
The club scene.
Trending upward.
All that jazz.
On a global note.
Having a gay old time, wish you were here.
Clubs with a peel.
Mean martinis.
Hang with your peers.
Set 'em up, Joe.
Brewed on the premises.
Cheek to cheek.
The black leather crowd.
Luck o' the Irish (and English).
Victorian nights.
The Index.
An A to Z list of nightspots, with vital statistics.
Entertainment.
The Lowdown.
What's on where.
Getting your mitts on tickets.
The grand old lady of Granville Street.
Music, maestro please.
If it's curtains for you.
Culture at the Cultch, and other offbeat places.
Aria ready for some opera?
Dance pointers.
Shakespeare in the sand.
Music U'll appreciate.
On the Really big screen.
Movie premieres, repertory, and the red-eye special.
Did you hear the one about?
Words, words, (and) blowin' in the wind.
Farm animals, stomach churners, and galloping hooves.
Let's play ball.
It's curtains for Victoria.
The Index.
An A to Z list of venues, with vital statistics.
Hotlines & Other Basics.
Airports.
Airport transport to downtown.
All-night pharmacies.
Baby-sitters.
Buses and public transit.
Car rental.
Currency exchange.
Dentists.
Doctors.
Emergencies.
Events hotlines.
Festivals and special events.
Gays and lesbians.
Money.
Newspapers and magazines.
Parking.
Passports and visas.
Postal services.
Smoking.
Taxes.
Taxis.
Telephones.
TicketMaster.
Time.
Trains.
Travelers with disabilities.
Tipping.
Visitor information.
Weather.
Index.

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