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YVR Do September 14-16, 2018

Old Jun 25, 2018, 12:59 am
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Map for YVR Do - Hotels, Meet up points, etc
YVR Do Eventbrite signup

Availability for Friday evening for pre-drinks/dinner:
  1. Bohemian1 (I'm up for any pre-dinner drinks.)
  2. NewbieRunner (As I'm arriving on Thursday I'll be around on Friday for any daytime activities and drinks/dinner.)
  3. polkacat (I get in Friday around 12:45 pm so am up for some group functions that day.)
  4. ANC RED-EYE (arrive Thursday evening)
  5. jrl767 +1 (ETA ~1600)
  6. pudgym29 (Available for Friday daytime activities also.)
  7. boxo (arriving AS PDX YVR Friday 11:05 am)
  8. TravelKane (Arriving Thurs)
  9. angra (arriving Friday DL 1805 @ 1227)
  10. beckoa (AS2266 8:44 PM)
  11. DrunkCargo (should be around, but didn't register for tickets on time)
  12. greendx (arriving late Thursday night, may need to work from my hotel on Friday, if not will be available)
  13. Bob W (arriving Thursday)
  14. canadiancow (arriving AC 569 @ 1912)
  15. jackal (arriving Thursday)
  16. margarita girl (arriving AC103 @ 09:52)
  17. Altaflyer (arriving Flair 8135 @07:35am Fri)
  18. keitherson (i arrived Wednesday!! )

CONFIRMED for Do:
  1. nomadic.relief - Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
  2. NewbieRunner - Hampton Inn (Available for daytime activities and drinks/dinner on Friday)
  3. polkacat +1 - Holiday Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown
  4. angra - currently GEC Granville Suites Downtown - Arriving early afternoon friday
  5. aviationp
  6. monitor - Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
  7. Frantic - Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
  8. BOB W- Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
  9. Bohemian1 - Commuting from the burbs (signed up for Saturday dinner)
  10. jrl767 +1 - Marriott Delta Suites; ETA Fri ~1600
  11. CMK10 - Westin Grand
  12. keitherson - i live here!!
  13. Zorak - Westin Grand
  14. ANC RED-EYE
  15. Majuki- Westin Grand (Saturday activities only)
  16. pudgym29 - Hostelling International - Vancouver Downtown
  17. boxo - Park Inn & Suites
  18. TravelKane - Hilton Vancouver Metrotown
  19. beckoa Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
  20. DrunkCargo (is home)
  21. greendx - Park Inn & Suites
  22. canadiancow - Couch surfing
  23. PhilElite
  24. jackal - Ramada Limited Vancouver Downtown
  25. margarita girl - Sheraton Vancouver Airport
  26. Altaflyer - HI Vancouver Central
  27. Finkface - Local, but may get a room after looking at this list


MAYBES:
  1. CDKing
  2. rxgeek +1
  3. Smiley90
  4. Viridianne
  5. srletend
  6. canopus27

NOT THIS TIME:
  • mahasamatman
  • kirkwoodj
  • King Chung Huang
  • f0zzyNUE
  • Zorak
  • GrjApp

Walk details: (from https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30202123-post245.html)
Saturday: Meet at 10:15am for a 10:30am departure by the Starbucks inside Waterfront Station (601 W Cordova Street)
Sunday: Meet at 10:15am for a 10:30am departure in the North Plaza of the Vancouver Art Gallery (850 W Georgia Street)
Walks will last about 2 hours and should end in the vicinity of food.
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YVR Do September 14-16, 2018

Old Aug 6, 2018, 8:32 pm
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Originally Posted by beckoa
Still trying to get off of work- in Bloomington, IN currently sweating away but having fun.

I did reserve a hotel for two nights at least... that is changeable/refundable.
Inching closer... think this might work after all
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Old Aug 7, 2018, 12:38 am
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FYI, here are the events going on in and around town over the weekend. Saturday has a 10k run and bike night which will both have street closures.

Music festival: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...estival/17512/
Shakespeare festival: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...estival/17551/
10k run: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...ide-10k/17208/
Bike night: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...e-night/16284/
Grouse Mountain run: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...un-2018/18433/
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Old Aug 7, 2018, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by boxo
FYI, here are the events going on in and around town over the weekend. Saturday has a 10k run and bike night which will both have street closures.

Music festival: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...estival/17512/
Shakespeare festival: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...estival/17551/
10k run: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...ide-10k/17208/
Bike night: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...e-night/16284/
Grouse Mountain run: https://www.tourismvancouver.com/eve...un-2018/18433/

And the night market will still be up and running.
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Old Aug 7, 2018, 12:11 pm
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The internet tells me the only night market near city centre is Chinatown which was cancelled for the 2018 season. Then there's Richmond near the airport or Shipyards in North Vancouver.
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Old Aug 7, 2018, 12:39 pm
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Originally Posted by boxo
The internet tells me the only night market near city centre is Chinatown which was cancelled for the 2018 season. Then there's Richmond near the airport or Shipyards in North Vancouver.
Indeed it was the Richmond Night Market I was referring to. It's about a 7 minute walk from a Canada Line station.
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Old Aug 7, 2018, 2:45 pm
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Originally Posted by boxo
The internet tells me the only night market near city centre is Chinatown which was cancelled for the 2018 season. Then there's Richmond near the airport or Shipyards in North Vancouver.
Richmond Night Market is far more legit than the others and very accessible. It's what every local refers to when they say Night Market. Decent food and..... Uh... Socks, iPhone covers and Korean circle lenses if you're into that. Really, everyone just goes for the food.
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Old Aug 12, 2018, 4:57 pm
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Cool Wait - what else?

Originally Posted by Smiley90
Richmond Night Market is far more legit than the others and very accessible. It's what every local refers to when they say Night Market. Decen.t food and..... Uh... Socks, iPhone covers and Korean circle lenses if you're into that. Really, everyone just goes for the food.
The question I ask of Smiley90 is: No, not everyone. What else does that include? Japanese idol image DVDs? :-:
I could very well be interested in that.: (Yes, I still obtain physical media.)

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Old Aug 12, 2018, 10:29 pm
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Hello all!
Just a quick update to let everyone know I haven't forgotten about things! I know I said I'd have an Eventbrite registration out ages ago, but I ran into a bit of a hiccup ... life, it just gets in the way some days. Should be good to go in by mid-week. I have 2 flights reserved for 2:30pm on Saturday (15th) - in an interesting twist, they will both be departing at the same time! (Not sure if that means wing-to-wing flying or opposite flight paths? Yes, I could have asked, but I like surprises.) Also the walking tours have been booked for 9:30/10am on Saturday and Sunday (2-ish hours each). If there are over 25 people we will likely have to split in 2 groups so everyone can hear what's going on (no microphones used), but I'll figure that out once the Eventbrite is up.
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Old Aug 13, 2018, 9:49 pm
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Originally Posted by pudgym29
The question I ask of Smiley90 is: No, not everyone. What else does that include? Japanese idol image DVDs? :-:
I could very well be interested in that.: (Yes, I still obtain physical media.)
Hate to ask about.... Well nm
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Old Aug 13, 2018, 11:18 pm
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Originally Posted by nomadic.relief
... I have 2 flights reserved for 2:30pm on Saturday (15th) - in an interesting twist, they will both be departing at the same time! (Not sure if that means wing-to-wing flying or opposite flight paths? Yes, I could have asked, but I like surprises.) ...
having been at the Harbour Air terminal in Victoria this past Sunday afternoon while waiting to board our flight back to Seattle, they gave each of the two groups for the scenic flights a different colour boarding card to make sure people got on the right plane ... they called the groups by colour about 3-4 minutes apart; the planes taxied out one behind the other, and presumably took off in sequence

I seem to recall that there were two distinct tour routes, but I didn’t pay too much attention to which plane was assigned to which or the direction that each went after takeoff
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Old Aug 14, 2018, 11:39 am
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Fingers crossed that the awful smoke we have here right now is gone or significantly reduced for the 'Do'.

I'd post pix, but let's just say there wouldn't be many sights to see today.

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Old Aug 14, 2018, 11:54 am
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Originally Posted by Bohemian1
Fingers crossed that the awful smoke we have here right now if gone or significantly reduced for the 'Do'.

I'd post pix, but let's just say there wouldn't be many sights to see today.
No kidding. Memories of last year...
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Old Aug 14, 2018, 12:01 pm
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Having said that, I can still hear HA planes taking off in Coal Harbour (my office is three blocks away), so I guess there's enough viz to fly VFR.

@nomadic.relief seems pretty organized to me - maybe she already has the appropriate weather reserved for the 'Do'.
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I'm out now, family event that same weekend. I just cancelled my flight. If anyone wants it CX F JFK-YVR Thursday September 13th has gone back into availability

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Originally Posted by CDKing
I'm out now, family event that same weekend. I just cancelled my flight. If anyone wants it BA F JFK-YVR Thursday September 13th has gone back into availability
You mean CX F?
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