Talk about glowing hearts–I just came through downtown Vancouver on a bus and if you could bottle the city’s buzz right now, you’d make a million overnight.
With these sorts of crowds, public transit is the only way to get around the roads during the 2010 Winter Games.
I just did a post about Vancouver’s “Top 5 public transit sight-seeing tours” over at InsideVancouver.ca. Check it out and add your own route recommendations!
Continue Reading...Since “where can we get a great view of Vancouver?” seems to be a frequent question from the international journalists in town for the upcoming 2010 Winter Games, I did a round-up of my Top 10 places to scope the city over at the Inside Vancouver blog.
Feel free to add your own recommendations!
Continue Reading...And they say no one’s excited about the 2010 Olympics.
I just got back from Whistler where things are ramping up like crazy. Steve Podborski was bringing the torch down the mountain and you could feel the electricity in the air.
This little video by Classified–someone sent me the link via Twitter–says it all: Oh Canada. Go Canada.
Continue Reading...Let’s face it: commuting sucks at the best of times, and commuting in Vancouver during next month’s 2010 Winter Games is going to…well, let’s just say it’ll give us all an opportunity to practice our Pranayama breathing techniques.
The folks at TransLink want to get the word out that you really need to “know before you go” if you’re going to enjoy the party.
There are tons of rumours circulating about which roads are closed, which buses are being re-routed, how much it will cost to travel and who rides free—but for hard facts, visit www.travelsmart2010.com and get informed before you hit the road.
To inspire you to leave the car behind, TransLink is offering two TheseBoots readers a limited edition 2010 souvenir transit pass good for six weeks of unlimited travel in all three zones between the start of the Games on Feb. 8 ‘til the end of the Paralympics on March 21.
To enter, just tell me why you want to win. I’ll do a random draw on Monday, February 1 at 8 pm.
Update Feb. 1: Congratulations to Dee Anderson and Jen Sandri who each win a 2010 Olympic transit pass! Hope you enjoy the Games ladies! Check your email–I need your mailing addresses…
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