Companion Itinerary:
-Seattle Airport
-Vancouver Airport
-Marpole, British Columbia
Arrival: Travel Goals Canada
Most days I love my rural home. Those days I am up before the sun, happily curled up in my favorite chair drinking coffee and either reading or writing. Today we have an early (5:30 am flight) and we live an hour from the airport. If you do the math; factoring travel time, airport parking…
Companion Itinerary:
–Canada Place Homepage | Canada Place
–Big Bus Vancouver: Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus
-Waterfront Centre Food Court
-Gastown Steam clock
–Lee’s Donuts
–SkyTrain (Vancouver)
-Chuan Yue Chinese Restaurant, Marpole
First Look Vancouver: Travel Goals Canada
I may have mentioned in an earlier post that we like to take a big red bus tour of new cities on the day of arrival. Why, you ask? Well, we are usually tired after a long plane ride and struggling to stay awake to avoid jet lag. The bus driver does all the navigation.…
Companion Itinerary:
-Translink Bus (10) (250)
-Stanley Park
-Totem Park at Brockton Point
Totem Garden: Travel Goals Canada
Today, I am standing in Stanley Park, Vancouver. I have a virtual meeting and here on Brockton Point I have great cell service. I find a secluded area and take the call. It is just around the corner from the Totem Park. While I talk, I have a front row seat to the parade of…
Companion Itinerary:
–Stanley Park
-Brockton Point
–Seattle Aquarium
Aquarium: Travel Goals Canada
Stanley Park is quite large. We are dedicating the whole day to the experience. There is plenty to keep us busy. In fact, we are weighing our options. The current diversion is the Vancouver Aquarium. We walk from the bus stop at the edge of the park around Brockton Park and its Totem Park to…
Companion Itinerary:
–Granville Island – Vancouver, BC
–False Creek Ferries
–Museum of Vancouver: MOV
–Tap & Barrel Bridges – Vancouver
–Olympic Village
–Plaza Of Nations: Home
-Bus 10, Vancouver
False Creek Ferry
Today we take bus 10 to Granville Island. The bus lets us off at an overpass and we try to follow Google Maps down under the elevated main thoroughfare and onto an underpass walkway that leads to the market and the docks. It isn’t as straightforward as we think it should be, but we manage.…
Companion Guide:
–Vancouver
-Canada Place
–False Creek
–Vancouver Chinatown BIA
–Seawall in Vancouver
–Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Seawall
–Stanley Park
Vancouver In View: Travel Goals Canada
Vancouver is grittier in person than the travel photos would lead us to believe. It is hard to explain because the city is clean. It just seems tired, like my first look in the mirror after I wake up. Older but not ancient. Capable of looking better with a little makeup and accessories. Good bones…
Companion Itinerary:
-Canada Place
-The Hard Bean Brunch Co.
-Holland America, Zaandam
All Aboard At Canada Place: Travel Goals Canada
Today we leave our rental in Marpole and head to the Canada Place cruise terminal in downtown Vancouver. It is Canada Day (it is a 4th of July-like Independence Day celebration). The Canadian holiday celebration is sure to mean bigger crowds at the docks. We are also advised by the cruise line to get to…
Companion Itinerary:
-Holland America Line- Zaandam
–Canada Place
–Inside Passage
Zaandam: Travel Goals Canada
We arrive on the Zaandam excited to begin our journey to the Yukon. It will be our temporary home for the next four days, until we reach Skagway, Alaska. We are overjoyed to see that we have been upgraded to a balcony suite, complete with a deep whirlpool tub. What was meant to be a…
Companion Itinerary:
–Juneau, Alaska
–Glacier Express
-Juneau Cruise Port
–Mendenhall Glacier
–Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
-Tongass National Forest
Mendenhall Madness: Travel Goals Alaska
Our first stop in Alaska is Juneau. The ship docked around 3pm and will leave port around 9 pm. We decide to skip the crowded city streets (and they are ridiculously crowded) and head to the Tongass National Forest to see the Mendenhall Glacier. Sounds easy enough but I don’t want a tour group experience.…
Prisoner of Hopes 