
British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver is the most naturally dramatic city in North America — mountain-backed, ocean-fronted, with Stanley Park's 1,000 acres of old-growth forest inside the city limits. It is also one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in, though visiting is more forgiving. The food scene reflects a massive Asian-Canadian population: the best dim sum outside Hong Kong, Japanese ramen at a level that surprises Japanese visitors, and a Punjabi-influenced South Asian community in Surrey that produces outstanding food. Skiing and snowboarding at Whistler are 1.5 hours north. The city itself has Grouse Mountain and Cypress Mountain for day skiing within 30–60 minutes. Stanley Park, the Seawall, and the North Shore mountains are the outdoor infrastructure that makes the city livable and the reason people who visit once spend years figuring out how to move here.
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Downtown / West End · Stanley Park · Gastown (historic district) · Chinatown / East Vancouver · Granville Island · Kitsilano / Point Grey · North Shore (Grouse Mountain / Lynn Canyon) · Richmond (YVR / Asian food hub)
Vancouver International (YVR) is 13 km south on Sea Island — Canada Line SkyTrain (25 min, CAD $4.55 with Compass card) runs direct to Waterfront Station downtown. Taxis/Uber from YVR run CAD $35–45. The TransLink SkyTrain, bus, and SeaBus (to North Shore) system covers the city well; a day pass is CAD $11.25. A Compass card (reloadable) saves vs. cash fares. The city is walkable in the core: Gastown, Chinatown, the West End, and Stanley Park are all connected on foot. The Seawall (a 28 km paved path around the peninsula) is the city's outdoor living room. Whistler is 120 km north on the Sea-to-Sky Highway (Highway 99) — a spectacular 1.5-hour drive or 2.5-hour bus (Epic Rides, Whistler Shuttle, CAD $35–60).