Best and cheapest ways to get to Cypress Mountain from Vancouver
Join this facebook group for Rideshares https://www.facebook.com/groups/237012520046062/ 2. Use Poparide.com for organised Rideshares, this will usually…
10 Different Unique Vancouver facts and differences from other cities
No Uber or Lyft Services. This is just a Vancouver/British Columbia Ban at the moment , and they are able to do this due to the Car Insurance for British Columbia being provincial meaning that the local state runs this ( Publically Owned ). Unlike most other cities Uber just started up and fought the law suits later due to taxi licenses )- No Cycling on the Sidewalk, the police will really ticket you for this
- The current housing availability is less than 1% and they don’t like AirBNB due to the current housing shortage there is
- Unfortunately there is lots of homeless on the street in Downtown, areas like East Hastings and Gastown are filled with Temporary shelters.
- If the weather is right you can , Golf , Ski , Sail , Scuba Dive and Shoot in one day!
- Purchasing a Monthly Skytrain pass, does not start on the day you purchase it , but the 1st of the month! So it should be done at the start of the month
- Lock up your bike and get insurance. Bike theft in Vancouver is RIFE! Make sure you get a bike lock with insurance just incase as the theeves are very resourcefully ( battery angle grinders )!
- Get used to the smell of Marjauna , dispensers are all over the city and casually smoked
- Vancouver is the largest film production center in North America after Los Angeles , which means there will be lots of opportunity to spot celebs and downtown clousures due to filming sets
- There are LOTS of breweries here , great place to get a beer and some battered pickles!