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RE: Seattle to San Francisco - The Long Way Around
by johnsang 19 May 2012
Is it feasible? Maybe? Will you miss a lot by not having a car? YES. Without having personal transportation it is VERY difficult to…
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RE: Vancouver / Toronto / Quebec City - how many nights needed?
by ref_traveller 16 May 2012
I would do four nights in Montreal and two nights in Québec. I agree that some of those six nights in Vancouver should be spent in Victoria…
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RE: Vancouver or Victoria
by shortsail 01 May 2012
Ex-pat got it, Victoria is NICE. Gag me with a spoon.My grandmother's aunt was NICE. You'd be remiss if you got to this part of the world…
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RE: Vancouver to Vancouver Island by Float Plane and Outdoor Activities!
by AshleyRachael 29 April 2012
If you want to go kayaking, I highly suggest doing it around the Gulf Islands. It will be so beautiful for you since you are the outdoorsy…
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RE: Living on Queen Charlotte Islands
by joegoozey 23 April 2012
It's a wet, wet wet place to live. As pointed out, it is called Haida Gwaii - and has been for a couple of years now. Not sure…
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RE: karon sea sands resort and spa info and neighboring sites of attraction
by surfboy 21 April 2012
How much research did you do to plan to visit Phuket in June? Cant advise on the depths of the swimming pools but an umbrella will come…
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RE: Living on Queen Charlotte Islands
by tch7 21 April 2012
For a milder, dryer climate with marginally better work prospects, look at the Gulf Islands. Lots of hippies like yourself live there.…
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Re: VANCOUVER ISLAND FOR A SOLO TRAVELLER!?
by tanglefoot 18 April 2012
You don't really have time to do Vancouver Island but you could take a day trip to Victoria from Van via the Tsawwassen to Shwartz Bay…
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RE: just shoot me.... put me out of my misery
by canayjun 07 March 2012
lol Voyager... you got it on the wrong side of the country, and wrong ocean. 'Ron is closer to the answer than she knows.... She lives…
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RE: Camping around Vancouver
by metrovanres 04 March 2012
Hiking: Try the North Shore - you can hike up Grouse Mtn. (take the bus up to the parking lot area and ask for the "grind" - steep but…
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Re: Canada - 7-10 Days May/June with Pregnant Wife
by wander2 13 February 2012
May/June on the west coast is hard to beat and offers such a wonderful variety -lots of islands each with their own distinct differences,…
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Re: Another photo theme thread
by truenic 10 February 2012
I'm inspired. [Sea otters|http://i44.tinypic.com/2v1p2jn.jpg] when we were out kayaking around some unnamed* Gulf Islands here. *they…
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RE: Specialist of RAINY SEASON
by tezza 02 February 2012
Along with +limbo,+ +batfish+ and +Captain Bob,+ I'm the branch's weather nerd. We get so many questions on the wet season I prepared…
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RE: Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
by Nancyatnet 19 January 2012
Check out: http://www.hellobc.com/vancouver-island/things-to-do.aspx
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RE: Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
by Nancyatnet 19 January 2012
Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands are huge.Popular choices: Tofino, Saltspring Island, Cape Scott (more remote), Victoria (not wilderness),…
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RE: Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
by YubYub41 15 January 2012
East Sooke Park is probably one of the easiest ways to experience the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island without having to go far into…
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RE: Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
by andreaclaire 13 January 2012
Agree with zosu's suggestion. That's our camping route at least once a year and it's a good slice of what VI has to offer. If you really…
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RE: San Juans - 3 families in August
by johnsang 13 January 2012
I would split the time between Eastsound and Friday Harbor although FH is MUCH busier, or a charter boat as I suggest below. Friday Harbor,…
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RE: Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
by zosu 13 January 2012
From Victoria head towards Sooke (good hiking in East Sooke Park, kind of on the way) then up the coast towards Port Renfrew. Some good…
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Re: Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
by katherinemw 12 January 2012
I'm from Victoria! Goldstream Park has good hikes in old-growth forest and is just a day-trip (or partial-day trip - it's pretty close…
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San Juans - 3 families in August
by thenecromancer 12 January 2012
(yes, this is a semi-cross-post from the NA-Canada branch, but we've decided to focus on the SJs rather than Gulf Islands.) Greeting…
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Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
by jctraveler 12 January 2012
Hi there! We´ll be going to BC in August and want to spend about 4 or 5 days on Vancouver Island and maybe the Gulf Islands. We´ll have…
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RE: San Juans/Gulf Islands - 3 families in August
by hardnosethehighway 11 January 2012
+" if your destination from Saltspring is Pender Island, you're not going to find a direct way there "+ Not at all true-both water taxis…
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RE: San Juans/Gulf Islands - 3 families in August
by Kahua 10 January 2012
The San Juan Islands and the Gulf Islands are in distinctly different areas. The San Juan Islands are in the United States. You should…
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RE: San Juans/Gulf Islands - 3 families in August
by markharf 10 January 2012
When you get to San Juan Island, ask around about the orcas; answers (from tour boat operators and kayak rental places) will tend to be…
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