Cities on the Edge of Nature 鈥� Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver on the west coast of Canada, with its stunning backdrop of the snow-capped Olympus Mountains, is said to be one of the best places in the world to live. And聽the impressive 400 hectare Stanley Park as well as聽the Salish Sea, a popular whale-watching location, are both on聽its聽doorstep. Like聽Victoria,聽Vancouver is certainly another wonderful city on the edge of nature.

Stanley Park is just one of a number of green spaces聽in and around the city. It has聽miles of walking trails through temperate聽rainforest teaming with wildlife including bald headed eagles聽and raccooons, as well as sandy beaches, First Nations鈥� totem poles and beautiful gardens.

Vancouver聽is also said to be one of the cleanest cities in the world and the mayor has pledged that by 2020 it聽will be one of the greenest cities too.

Unfortunately, I only have one morning here but it starts with a fabulous zodiac tour with Sea Vancouver. You鈥檒l find their offices in Westin Bayshore Vancouver Hotel on Bayshore Drive. Here we聽don the bright red survival suites that make you waddle like a duck when you walk in them. They keep you nice and warm as you zoom across the waves and act as a floatation device should you happen to fall in. I didn鈥檛 put that to the test though.聽The tour takes you around Vancouver Harbour through Burrard Inlet around Stanley Park and into False Creek.聽With plenty of information about the city provided by the skipper聽the trip聽is not only great fun, it鈥檚 really interesting too. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Cities on the Edge of Nature 鈥� Vancouver
Guide Location: Canada » Vancouver
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kathryn Burrington
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Stanley Park
Sea Vancouver
Burrard Inlet
False Creek
Granville Island
Granville Island Public Market
Ecomarine Paddlesport
The Sandbar
The Burrard

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