Ten Unofficial Reasons to Visit Vancouver

Loosen your belt and hit as many street food carts as you can
Enjoy a sunset from Third Beach in Stanley Park
Take a ride on the old wooden rollercoaster at Playland (www.pne.ca/playland)…then do it again
Sip an espresso, people watch and learn to speak Italian on The Drive
Take the Aquabus (www.theaquabus.com) across False Creek to Granville Island (www.granvilleisland.com) or the SeaBus across Burrard Inlet to Lonsdale Quay
Go skinny-dipping at Wreck Beach
Sample the widest array of great sushi restaurants outside Japan
Try some of British Columbia’s lip-smacking craft beer…without leaving the city
Take in a Jazz Vespers service at St. Andrews Wesley United Church (www.standrewswesleychurch.bc.ca)
Taste the region – from apples to blueberries – at one of several popu-lar farmers’ markets (www.eatlocal.org)