Vancouver in the City Guide Series from Lonely Planet, profiling in comprehensive detail the history, major sights, best places to eat, nightlife, accommodation & shopping possibilities of an extensive range of cities worldwide. Frank & informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers & are written & researched by local authors. Each guide is divided into 11 main sections
- Getting Started, Background, Neighbourhoods, Shopping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, The Arts, Sports & Activities, Gay & Lesbian, Sleeping & Day Trips & Excursions. The Background section details the history, arts, architecture, environment, media, fashion & government & politics of the city. An
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Vancouver in the City Pack series from AA Publishing; covering an extensive selection of world-wide cities in a handy, pocket-sized laminated format. The guides provde a detailed overview of each destination, with each city organised by district to allow for practical use on the city streets. An introductory section introduces readers to the city, with individual features on a short stay in the city, the Top 25 attractions, shopping by theme, the city by night, eating out & restaurants by cuisine. Each guide is presented in a similar format, exploring the city by geographical area & district. A basic overview map is provided at the start of each section & there is detailed listings information on the principal sights, walks, shops, entertainment & nightlife & restaurants for each area of the city. A Farther Afield section explores the area outside the city limits, with suggestions for possible excursions & day trips. A dedicated accommodation chapter provides information about a range of budget, mid-range & luxury hotels to suit for individual tastes. There is also a Need to Know chapter with practical information on getting there & around, essential facts, language & a timeline of the city. ...

Vancouver Coast & Mountains Backroad Mapbook in a series of high quality contoured, GPS compatible atlases from Mussio Ventures, with extensive guides to recreational pursuits including hiking, off-road cycling, quad biking, fishing, etc. Each title is in a spiral-bound, A4 format & contains a detailed atlas section with contours excellently enhanced by altitude coluring & relief shading to provide an almost 3-D representation of the terrain. Further colouring indicates provincial or national parks & other conservation areas, First Nation lands & restricted access grounds. Detailed classification of the road network

Includes:: logging roads & 4WD tracks. Where appropriate, railways, local airports or airstrips & ferry connections are included.A wide range of symbols highlights various recreational areas & facilities, campsites & trailer parks, etc. An overprint indicates long-distance hiking paths, quod bike (ATV) routes, snowmobile trails, etc. The atlases are GPS compatible with a UTM grid & latitude/longitude margin ticks. The maps are followed by an extensive guide section providing descriptions of various parks & recreational areas; fishing lakes & rivers; hiking, cycling & quad (ATV) trails; wildlife viewing; winter sports, etc. The index covers both the atlas & the guide section.in this title: south-western British Columbia with Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Whistler & surrounding mountains. The guide section covers park & recreational areas, trails (hiking, cycling, quad), fishing, paddling, wildlife viewing & winter sports. Also provided is a an enlargement of the area around Whistler, a distance table & a service provider directory.

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Vancouver Coast & Mountains Backroad Mapbook in a series of high quality contoured, GPS compatible atlases from Mussio Ventures, with extensive guides to recreational pursuits including hiking, off-road cycling, quad biking, fishing, etc. The atlas covers the south-western corner of British Columbia with Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Whistler & surrounding mountains. The mapping is at 1:150, 000 & has contours at 100m intervals. Enlargements cover the Whistler & the North Shore area of Vancouver. The extensive, over 100-page long guide section provides descriptions of recommended locations for 11 different types of activities, from backroad adventures to hiking trails, paddling, fishing & hunting, wildlife, winter adventures, etc. The atlas also

Includes:: a distance table & advertisements from local provides of related services. About the Mussio Ventures Backroad Mapbook Guides series: each title in the is in a spiral-bound, A4 format & contains a detailed atlas section with contours excellently enhanced by altitude coluring & relief shading to provide an almost 3-D representation of the terrain. Further colouring indicates provincial or national parks & other conservation areas, First Nation lands & restricted access grounds. Detailed classification of the road network

Includes:: logging roads & 4WD tracks. Where appropriate, railways, local airports or airstrips & ferry connections are included.A wide range of symbols highlights various recreational areas & facilities, campsites & trailer parks, etc. An overprint indicates long-distance hiking paths, quod bike (ATV) routes, snowmobile trails, etc. The atlases are GPS compatible with a UTM grid & latitude/longitude margin ticks. The maps are followed by an extensive guide section providing descriptions of various parks & recreational areas; fishing lakes & rivers; hiking, cycling & quad (ATV) trails; wildlife viewing; winter sports, etc. The index covers both the atlas & the guide section.



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Vancouver in Marshall Cavendish's Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination ...

Large scale street plan of Vancouver; all roads are shown, with clear distinctions between dual carriageways, through roads, & secondary roads. Railway/ Skytrain lines & stations are marked, as are public buildings, pedestrian zones, forests/parks, & industrial zones. Points of interest such as sporting facilities, places of worship, historical sites, zoos, commercial centres are displayed, as well as post offices, hospitals, police stations & cemeteries. The map is grid-referenced & fully indexed. ...

Vancouver’s on a double-sided, waterproof & tear-resistant, indexed street plan showing on one side the city at 1:28, 000, with coverage including Burnaby & the Lower Lonsdale district of North Vancouver. On the reverse separate panels show downtown Vancouver in greater detail at 1:19, 000, the University of British Columbia Campus & access to the city’s International Airport (both at 1:28.000), plus a road map of the Greater Vancouver area extending along the Fraser River beyond Mission & Abbotsford (1:275, 000). Street plans from the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group are usually produced at scales around 1:25, 000 to 1:35, 000 with smaller towns often shown at more detailed scales. All plans have street indexes. Plans of larges cities usually include an enlargement for the downtown area. Plans grouping together several smaller towns often have an overview map showing the whole of the relevant region. The plans have colouring to indicate commercial, institutional or industrial use, etc. Main traffic arteries are highlighted & one way streets are marked. A range of symbols shows, as appropriate, parking facilities, bus terminals, metro and/or railway stations, various public facilities & services, places of interest, recreational centres, etc. Map legends for cities & towns in the French speaking part of the country are sometimes in French only. To see the list of currently available Canadian street plans & pocket atlases form the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group, including waterproof & tear-resistant Fast Track titles, please click on the series link. ...

Spiral-bound edition of the street atlas of Greater Vancouver & the towns of Fraser Valley, including Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Hope, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Squamish, Surrey, West Vancouver, Whistler & White Rock. The atlas is part of an extensive coverage of Canadian cities & towns from the country’s largest map publisher, Map Art. The mapping is usually at 1:25, 000 or 1:31, 250. Colouring distinguishes general build-up areas, shopping centres, public buildings & institutions, historical sites & places of interest, parks, etc. One way streets & pedestrian zones are indicated & a wide range of symbols shows parking facilities, bus terminals, metro and/or railway stations, various public facilities & services, places of interest, recreational centres, etc. Local neighbourhoods are named & municipal & quadrant boundaries are marked. In titles covering more than one city or town, each section is accompanied by overview maps indicating areas covered by the street plans. Each title has a full street index for all localities covered by it. Map legend is either bilingual in English & French or in English only.* Please note:* following a number of changes among Canadian cartographic publishers maps previously published by Map Art Publishing may now be available under one of the following imprints: Map Art, Canadian Cartographics Corporation or JDM Géo Inc. Within a series, therefore, some titles may still be published as Map Art whilst others will be available as Canadian Cartographics Corporation or JDM Géo Inc. ...

Greater Vancouver & the towns of Fraser Valley in a 132-page, paperback street atlas, with coverage including Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, Hope, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Tsawwassen, Squamish, Surrey, Whistler & White Rock. The atlas is part of an extensive coverage of Canadian cities & towns from the country ...

Vancouver in the Pocket Guide series from Insight provides detailed commentary on a collection of itinerary based trips in a handy pocket format. Each guide has an historical & cultural introduction, profiling the growth of the region or city. There is also a large selection of localised & pedestrian friendly tour itineraries designed to take in the major sites, as well as a chapter on excursions to other destinations within easy reach. Further sections detail leisure activities including shopping, eating out, nightlife, festivals & local events with accompanying addresses & contact details where relevant. There is also practical guidance on transport, local services, language & accommodation. Each guide also has a large selection of colour photographs & a pull-out pocket map giving an overview of the region. ...