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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:

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

CONFIRMED for Do:

nomadic.relief - Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
NewbieRunner - Hampton Inn (Available for daytime activities and drinks/dinner on Friday)
polkacat +1 - Holiday Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown
angra - currently GEC Granville Suites Downtown - Arriving early afternoon friday
aviationp
monitor - Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
Frantic - Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
BOB W- Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
Bohemian1 - Commuting from the burbs (signed up for Saturday dinner)
jrl767 +1 - Marriott Delta Suites; ETA Fri ~1600
CMK10 - Westin Grand
keitherson - i live here!!
Zorak - Westin Grand
ANC RED-EYE
Majuki- Westin Grand (Saturday activities only)
pudgym29 - Hostelling International - Vancouver Downtown
boxo - Park Inn & Suites
TravelKane - Hilton Vancouver Metrotown
beckoa Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
DrunkCargo (is home)
greendx - Park Inn & Suites
canadiancow - Couch surfing
PhilElite
jackal - Ramada Limited Vancouver Downtown
margarita girl - Sheraton Vancouver Airport
Altaflyer - HI Vancouver Central
Finkface - Local, but may get a room after looking at this list

MAYBES:

CDKing
rxgeek +1
Smiley90
Viridianne
srletend
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.

YVR Do September 14-16, 2018

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Sep 7, 2018, 12:10 pm

#181

Finkface

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A FT-er emailed me last night about getting to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. If any of you are interested in going there, they have a free shuttle service from Canada Place and from some downtown hotels.

https://www.capbridge.com/visit/shuttle-service/
https://capbridge-capilanosuspensi.n...edule-2018.pdf

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Sep 7, 2018, 7:01 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nomadic.relief

For Friday activities (for those in town already), there are a couple things I can help put together, but I am not sure where the majority interest lies:
- a trip up Grouse Mountain, can get to the base via transit or shuttle bus, costs $56 ($43US) includes a scenic round trip Skyride, Peak Chairlift, Lumberjack Shows, Birds in Motion Demonstrations, Ranger Talks at the Bear Habitat, and more.
- trip out to Museum of Anthropology out at UBC $16-18 (~$14US)- small but beautiful museum with large First Nations component on University campus
- *small group - max 10 reasonably - craft beer me-guided tour in East Van (yes I know, more beer for dinner, but it's likely to be quieter on a Friday afternoon than Sunday)
- rent bikes and ride around the Sea Wall (aka around Stanley Park) - long loop ~ 12 km **I have not ridden a bike in maybe a decade, but still would be willing to try ... it's flat and car-free.

Would love to do the bike thing. Not a beer drinker, but maybe I can get a cooler or glass of wine or dare I say, a margarita?

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Sep 7, 2018, 10:22 pm

#183

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jackal

OMG, THIS. Sign me up as #1 .

The bike thing sounds kinda fun, but we should do beer first. Duh.

Thinking bike THEN beer is the safer option.

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Originally Posted by BOB W

So, for someone with complete ambivalence towards all things beer, I am beginning to feel a bit out of water. Is this Pepsi or Coke country?

Generally I think it's a pretty even split. Perhaps you can BYOB some finds from earlier in the week.

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Originally Posted by canadiancow

Can we do a beer tour Sunday afternoon as well?

But of course! And I believe I even read there was a food truck festival somewhere downtown.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOB W

My concern is that with this crowd there will not be any beer 🍺 left by Sunday.

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Originally Posted by canadiancow

Yeah, nomadic.relief can't be left alone near an open tap.

That being said, I can't either.

Heyyyyy

I may have closed out a few bars in your presence, but I don't recall any running out of libations!

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Originally Posted by polkacat

Aren't I glad I checked EF to see how my upgrade chances look - I found out AA changed the flight from a 7 am departure to a 10:10am departure.

Now getting in to YVR a little before 1 pm, so may or may not be able to join the bike brewery tour

depending on time.

WHAT?! That's a pretty big difference not to get an email a week out!!

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Originally Posted by Finkface

So I have just now confirmed that I will be in town that weekend. But from what I am reading, I am too late to get in on anything? Well, other than biking around SP but considering I live here, I can pass on that. The Eventbrite doesn’t show any activities. Am I too late to meet you all? No way to get in on dinner?

There are still the walking tours, which I've done as a local and learned new things about the city on, so you maybe you'd be interested that? There will definitely be groups breaking off for lunch together. Heck we can even try showing up at the same restaurant and present ourselves as smaller groups of 4-8 and see how it goes!! (After the Chinatown walking tour should be the best success for that, there are a couple places around that should be able fit a couple large groups.) For the dinners, I will call the restaurants Monday, but I am not hopeful based on the conversations I've had up until now.

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Originally Posted by jrl767

I’ve participated in several Seattle/DC happy hours and organized several informal meetups, but beyond the SFO/LAX tag-ons to the VX Farewell Flight this past spring, YVR is my first official FT DO ... from the various AS and DL folks I’ve met who will be in attendance, I’m highly confident that they won’t hesitate to gin up (so to speak) other social activities ... some may be semi-choreographed (2 or 6 or 24 hours in advance); some may be totally impromptu; but I’d bet a boarding pass that any FTers will be welcome at any of the pop-up events

Yup!

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Originally Posted by margarita girl

Would love to do the bike thing. Not a beer drinker, but maybe I can get a cooler or glass of wine or dare I say, a margarita?

I suspect we should be able to accommodate that in some places.

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Sep 7, 2018, 10:24 pm

#184

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Okay, so there are still some seats left on the sight seeing flights - I'd really appreciate any last minute takers signing up this weekend!

Sep 7, 2018, 10:57 pm

#185

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Originally Posted by nomadic.relief

Well if you can add one more to dinner, I am in! Or if you add in another lunch or dinner. Just let me know. I had back surgery recently so walking/biking isn’t really in the cards, I’m afraid as I am a bit on the limp. But eating, I can do. Would love to meet everyone.

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Sep 8, 2018, 12:04 am

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Originally Posted by nomadic.relief

Thinking bike THEN beer is the safer option.

Where's the fun in that?! Also, beer is obviously the more important of the two, so I'd rather make sure we get that one taken care of and then if we run out of time, we can cut the bike ride short.

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Sep 8, 2018, 5:34 pm

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@nomadic.relief is correct, there is a food truck festival going on near False Creek on the Sunday of the 'Do'.

Here's the details: Vancouver Street Food Fest in 2018

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Sep 9, 2018, 6:09 pm

#188

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Granted I haven't been on a bike since High School, I might need the bike free version

Still need to look into the plane tour... but just off the ground from PIT

What a weekend ^

Sep 9, 2018, 6:09 pm

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Hmm anything on a stick?

Sep 10, 2018, 2:41 pm

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Basics

I would be available for something beer-oriented on Friday afternoon and Sunday.

I need assistance on what could be overlooked, seeing that many people on FlyerTalk use their credit cards for everything.

When I get to the Airport SkyTrain station on Wednesday night, I envision a machine vending transit tickets which wants cash; and Canadian cash at that. (No, I've now seen an image of the machine. It takes a credit card.)
I bet there are money exchangers in YVR, but if my experience in Tokyo is a lesson, those banks will be gougers. I will not exchange at Travelex under any circumstance.

So I'll exchange a minimum of U.S. Dollars for Canadian at YVR.
In Japan, I know to look for Daikokuya shops. What is the Vancouver equivalent?

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Sep 10, 2018, 2:46 pm

#191

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We're pretty cashless up here.

And you can tap (if your Credit Card supports it) in and out on transit with your CC - no tickets required. Taxis take cards too. The exchange will be set by the bank issuing your card.

Oh, and if you want pretty, coloured, plastic cash use a) any bank's ATM or b) Vancouver Bullion & Currency Exchange (lowest rates in town)

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Sep 10, 2018, 3:24 pm

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Is there anything that you can think of relevant to this event that would require cash?

Sep 10, 2018, 4:37 pm

#193

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Is there anything that you can think of relevant to this event that would require cash?

The inevitable late night poker game at the Sheraton Wall Centre?

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Sep 10, 2018, 4:54 pm

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Originally Posted by Bohemian1

The inevitable late night poker game at the Sheraton Wall Centre?

The prospect of being in action somewhere, having a glass or two, and just walking down the hall to my room afterward is irresistible. Count me in.

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Sep 10, 2018, 4:55 pm

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Originally Posted by angra

Is there anything that you can think of relevant to this event that would require cash?

If the nightmarket is still on and someone wants to go, then I'm not sure they all accept cash.

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Originally Posted by Bohemian1

Otherwise I second this post. yeah, nearly all places accept cash. Hell, some will even take your USD cash straight up. Bullion Exchange is best if you don't have a bank account with a bank that operates here. (e.g. if you have a TD account, you can probably get your cash exchanged at the TD branches here. Or HSBC comes to mind.)