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Deserted beaches, crashing waves, candle-lit dining, starry skies… you get the picture. If you’re looking for a setting to woo your beloved, Vancouver is the place.

Formerly one of Vancouver's roughest neighbourhoods, South Main - or SoMa, as the hippest locals call this area around Main Street and Broadway - has become a funky hangout for Vancouverites who like to take in a Bohemian art gallery after their weekend brunch at a streetside cafe.

The Canadian Pacific Railway developed this well-to-do neighbourhood between 16th and 28th Avenues in 1907. Now expanded to 41st, Shaughnessy remains the city's poshest subdivision, combining families from the city's pioneering past with a smattering of Hollywood movie stars, renting for the duration of a local film shoot or adding a Shaughnessy mansion to their stable of swanky properties.

It is not hard to believe that cities like Tokyo, Paris, New York, London, and Barcelona top the Food and Wine magazine 10 Best Restaurant Cities list for 2008.

Discover the unique traditions of a West Coast Christmas in Vancouver where a sparkling mosaic of light and colour make the city a festive holiday destination with this two day itinerary (and some alternative ideas) of things to see and do.

It's not just the straight media that have said that we live in the best place on earth but now we can add one of the most influential online GLBT resources to our long list of accolades - PlanetOut and its annual Travel Awards.

We love themes here at GayVancouver.Net.  Last month we brought you ten cheap things to do in Vancouver and this week we bring your top ten quirky things to do in Vancouver courtesy of Tourism Vancouver.

As our faithful visitors know, we love themes here at GayVancouver.Net. Two months ago it was ten things to do on the cheap and last month we brought you ten quirky things to do in Vancouver and this week we bring your top activities in Vancouver for mature travellers courtesy of Tourism Vancouver.

Vancouver has always been regarded as a city that enjoys the outdoors.  And really, given we have the sea on one side, the land in the middle, and mountains on the other it isn't hard to figure out why it attracts both residents and visitors with its call of an active lifestyle.

With tourist season now in full swing, if you're looking for the perfect souvenir to remind you of your visit to Vancouver, look no further. Here's a list to fill your suitcase with.