The Beaches of Vancouver - Page 2

07-28-2005, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by makulit:
hope that helps.

Sure. Thanks, makulit. [img]smile.gif[/img] I am balling on a budget though. I don't think I can afford those places (maybe I could, but i'm really trying not to spend much of the money i'm supposed to be taking to hawaii). So on that note, I think I'm going to do the hostel thing. I might even make it a week with the hostels since it's so cheap. Any of you know anything about staying in hostels? The whole stop over should cost me about 500 dollars, that's about what I'm trying to work with. I do plan to stroll around robson though. I'm into wandering around, seeing things, talk to some people. I just need a few places to check out so I'm wandering towards something.

flutterby · 07-28-2005, 11:16 PM

There's some decent hostels right downtown in Vancouver. I think there's two on Robson st, somewhere around Helmken, and there's also one on Cambie st, right by the Cambie Pub, which is great when it comes to meeting people to hang out with if you happen to be lonely and need company.

makulit · 07-29-2005, 04:07 AM

that's ok ,Gin. you can still go down robson and bump into some stars when you're lucky while they shop there. robbin willaims seen at virgin megastore and miranda richardson shopping at the gap. these of course is according to tv week magazine july 16-22. KK has pic in there too coz she was spotted @ cin-cin on robson and then at a cafe on burrard.

hope you have fun in vancouver. sorry i don't know anything about hostels.

07-29-2005, 11:05 AM

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Originally posted by makulit:
hope you have fun in vancouver.

thanks, makulit. you're so nice.

flutterby, which location would you recommend, the robson ones or the other one?

flutterby · 07-29-2005, 12:58 PM

Oops sorry, they're not on robson (but they're close!), they're on Granville St. The ones on Granville St are in a safer location, because the Cambie is in Gastown which has a lot of druggies in it. I'd probably only stay there if you were planning on going with someone. I'd probably recomment the one that is right beside a club/bar called the Royal. And if you're planning on using transit to get around the hostels on Granville by close to several major bus routes and the skytrain.

07-29-2005, 01:59 PM

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Oops sorry, they're not on robson (but they're close!), they're on Granville St. The ones on Granville St are in a safer location, because the Cambie is in Gastown which has a lot of druggies in it.

I've live in Newark, Elizabeth, and East Orange. I'm so hood. :rolleyes: ;)

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I'd probably recomment the one that is right beside a club/bar called the Royal. And if you're planning on using transit to get around the hostels on Granville by close to several major bus routes and the skytrain.

*muah* you guys are great. I'm about to make my reservation right now. Thanks for the help, flutterby.

08-09-2005, 10:56 PM

Ten perfect days in a row... sunny, all blue cloudless skies, 70 - 75F everyday... cool breezes off the english bay. I'm sold. I could live in VanCity. :cool:

Kits beach was a lot more public than I expected... crowded, with lots of activity... footballs bein tossed, basketball courts right behind the beach... we even got recruited into a beach volleyball game, pretty competitive with full layouts for gets and such. It would be hard for K to be incognito there. Spanish Banks beach, both 1 and 2, were an absolute zoo. I doubt KK would ever go there.

But I can see why flutterby is drawn to Jericho beach... nicer setting... less populous, therefore quieter... bigger spaces between sunbathers. You can get some privacy there. That's what I thought Kits would be like.

If she'd be lookin for a "getaway" beach to catch her rays, K's best bet would be that little 3rd beach in Stanley Park. Covelike and isolated, there were only a handful of people down there. Anyway, though I hollered her name from time to time, she never posted at any of these beachs while I was there. [img]graemlins/sniff.gif[/img]

08-09-2005, 11:12 PM

heh. no luck huh? be prepared. if I see her, i will gloat. just to rub it in. [img]tongue.gif[/img] but other than the weather and the beaches, how was it? any pictures?

08-10-2005, 12:16 AM

yeah I got a couple ideas for ya. I'll pm ya, but prolly tomorrow. I gotta git now... later

08-10-2005, 06:24 AM

kristin lives on the beaches of vancouver ?

makulit · 08-10-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally posted by swisscheese:
kristin lives on the beaches of vancouver ?

:D No. Kristin lives in Vancouver but not necessarily on the beach.

By the way, Gin..how was your trip? Did you like Vancity?

08-10-2005, 06:03 PM

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Originally posted by makulit:
By the way, Gin..how was your trip? Did you like Vancity?

heh, ask me again in about 4 weeks. I haven't even gone yet. I'm leaving at the end of the month (the 29th) and I'll be staying there for 4 days. Jwood is the one that just got back from there.

I'm really looking forward to it though. I'm sure I'll like it.

08-10-2005, 07:46 PM

well... I hope you like this beautiful city

makulit · 08-10-2005, 08:08 PM

whoops! my bad! i thought when you said the 29th in a previous post i thought you meant july 29th. that's why i mentioned the fireworks and what not. [img]redface.gif[/img] dang! i've been working too many night shifts.

08-11-2005, 12:39 AM

By the way makulit, I happened by the Fox and Fiddle on Georgia St. and the place was dark. The name was still on the front but its either undergoing a complete renovation or becoming a new restaurant. We ate at a Whitespot in the next block. Those places are everywhere but they feature those tasty Granville Island microbrews. [img]graemlins/yummy.gif[/img]

08-11-2005, 04:06 PM

anybody know where kristin lives in Vancouver, in what street does she lives ??? maybe in the fashionable district ????

makulit · 08-11-2005, 04:06 PM

cool! you saw fox and fiddle. man i haven't been downtown in like 2 weeks. so it's being renovated, eh? well honestly when we ate there i wasn't too impressed with the food. mind you i only had a burger and fries. burger was tastless though. the only thing that made it worth it was that KK was there.

i hope you ate at other nice vancouver restaurants too, not just white spot. did you enjoy your trip?

ahhh yes granville island beers are awesome. my favorite is granville island maple cream ale.

08-11-2005, 11:59 PM

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Originally posted by swisscheese:
anybody know where kristin lives in Vancouver, in what street does she lives ??? maybe in the fashionable district ????

maybe... my guess is one of those nice condo buildings on the water just south of yaletown.

yeah makulit, we dined in some nice joints: the Red Door Granville @ 2996 granville... good sushi and chow of the orient. Cactus Club Cafe and Amarcord Italiano on hamilton st. in yaletown. Characters Tavern on alexander st. in gastown, located directly across the street from where KK shot her initial scene with Ackles in the premier epi last season... the scene where they were supposed to be on a Paris street.

Also, The Keg on granville island, another chain I guess, but it was a fun place in the middle of all the action. Everybody friendly... great time. [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

08-12-2005, 07:44 AM

to pay attention to the stomach
lol...

makulit · 08-16-2005, 05:51 AM

hey jwoodstock!
glad you enjoyed your visit to vancity.

living here in vanouver one tends to see a lot of filming going on especially on a drive to downtown. i think that's pretty cool.

07-28-2005, 11:16 PM	#22 (permalink)
flutterby Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vancouver Posts: 131 My Profile	There's some decent hostels right downtown in Vancouver. I think there's two on Robson st, somewhere around Helmken, and there's also one on Cambie st, right by the Cambie Pub, which is great when it comes to meeting people to hang out with if you happen to be lonely and need company.

07-29-2005, 04:07 AM	#23 (permalink)
makulit Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vancouver,BC Posts: 119 My Profile	that's ok ,Gin. you can still go down robson and bump into some stars when you're lucky while they shop there. robbin willaims seen at virgin megastore and miranda richardson shopping at the gap. these of course is according to tv week magazine july 16-22. KK has pic in there too coz she was spotted @ cin-cin on robson and then at a cafe on burrard. hope you have fun in vancouver. sorry i don't know anything about hostels.

07-29-2005, 12:58 PM	#25 (permalink)
flutterby Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vancouver Posts: 131 My Profile	Oops sorry, they're not on robson (but they're close!), they're on Granville St. The ones on Granville St are in a safer location, because the Cambie is in Gastown which has a lot of druggies in it. I'd probably only stay there if you were planning on going with someone. I'd probably recomment the one that is right beside a club/bar called the Royal. And if you're planning on using transit to get around the hostels on Granville by close to several major bus routes and the skytrain.

08-09-2005, 10:56 PM	#27 (permalink)
Jwoodstock Posts: n/a	Ten perfect days in a row... sunny, all blue cloudless skies, 70 - 75F everyday... cool breezes off the english bay. I'm sold. I could live in VanCity. :cool: Kits beach was a lot more public than I expected... crowded, with lots of activity... footballs bein tossed, basketball courts right behind the beach... we even got recruited into a beach volleyball game, pretty competitive with full layouts for gets and such. It would be hard for K to be incognito there. Spanish Banks beach, both 1 and 2, were an absolute zoo. I doubt KK would ever go there. But I can see why flutterby is drawn to Jericho beach... nicer setting... less populous, therefore quieter... bigger spaces between sunbathers. You can get some privacy there. That's what I thought Kits would be like. If she'd be lookin for a "getaway" beach to catch her rays, K's best bet would be that little 3rd beach in Stanley Park. Covelike and isolated, there were only a handful of people down there. Anyway, though I hollered her name from time to time, she never posted at any of these beachs while I was there. [img]graemlins/sniff.gif[/img]

08-09-2005, 11:12 PM	#28 (permalink)
Jubal Early Posts: n/a	heh. no luck huh? be prepared. if I see her, i will gloat. just to rub it in. [img]tongue.gif[/img] but other than the weather and the beaches, how was it? any pictures?

08-10-2005, 12:16 AM	#29 (permalink)
Jwoodstock Posts: n/a	yeah I got a couple ideas for ya. I'll pm ya, but prolly tomorrow. I gotta git now... later

08-10-2005, 06:24 AM	#30 (permalink)
swisscheese Posts: n/a	kristin lives on the beaches of vancouver ?

08-10-2005, 07:46 PM	#33 (permalink)
swisscheese Posts: n/a	well... I hope you like this beautiful city

08-10-2005, 08:08 PM	#34 (permalink)
makulit Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vancouver,BC Posts: 119 My Profile	whoops! my bad! i thought when you said the 29th in a previous post i thought you meant july 29th. that's why i mentioned the fireworks and what not. [img]redface.gif[/img] dang! i've been working too many night shifts.

08-11-2005, 12:39 AM	#35 (permalink)
Jwoodstock Posts: n/a	By the way makulit, I happened by the Fox and Fiddle on Georgia St. and the place was dark. The name was still on the front but its either undergoing a complete renovation or becoming a new restaurant. We ate at a Whitespot in the next block. Those places are everywhere but they feature those tasty Granville Island microbrews. [img]graemlins/yummy.gif[/img]

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08-11-2005, 04:06 PM	#36 (permalink)
swisscheese Posts: n/a	anybody know where kristin lives in Vancouver, in what street does she lives ??? maybe in the fashionable district ????

08-11-2005, 04:06 PM	#37 (permalink)
makulit Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vancouver,BC Posts: 119 My Profile	cool! you saw fox and fiddle. man i haven't been downtown in like 2 weeks. so it's being renovated, eh? well honestly when we ate there i wasn't too impressed with the food. mind you i only had a burger and fries. burger was tastless though. the only thing that made it worth it was that KK was there. i hope you ate at other nice vancouver restaurants too, not just white spot. did you enjoy your trip? ahhh yes granville island beers are awesome. my favorite is granville island maple cream ale.

08-12-2005, 07:44 AM	#39 (permalink)
swisscheese Posts: n/a	to pay attention to the stomach lol...

08-16-2005, 05:51 AM	#40 (permalink)
makulit Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vancouver,BC Posts: 119 My Profile	hey jwoodstock! glad you enjoyed your visit to vancity. living here in vanouver one tends to see a lot of filming going on especially on a drive to downtown. i think that's pretty cool.