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Find Free Parking in Vancouver with the Free Park ‘in’ Spot App

by Dana Lynch in Insider on September 4, 2011

Free Vancouver Park 'in' Spot App

Anyone who has ever driven in Vancouver knows that finding parking—even pay parking, especially downtown—can be difficult. Of course, the best way to deal with limited parking is to bike or take public transit, but sometimes you just need to drive.

Vancouver developers at A Step Above Apps launched a free app for iPhone, iTouch, and iPad in April 2011 that is designed to help Vancouver drivers find parking. Called the Park ‘in’ Spot App, the app has a built-in GPS function that pinpoints your location and then shows you the locations of all nearby parking, including free street parking spaces and the rates for nearby public lots and parking meters.

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Find Free Parking in Vancouver with the Free Park ‘in’ Spot App

15 Day Trips & Great Escapes for the Victoria Day Long Weekend

by Dana Lynch in Insider on May 16, 2011

Bungee jumping in Whistler. Photo: Whistler Bungee Inc

Victoria Day is May 23, making the upcoming weekend a long one. While there are loads of things to do in the city—just check out this list compiled by our readers of 125 Things to Do in Vancouver—the long weekend is the perfect chance to explore outside the city limits with one of these great day trips!

15 Day Trips & Great Escapes for the Victoria Day Weekend

1. Relax in the warm mineral waters at the Harrison Hot Springs.

2. Spend the day in Steveston, strolling the waterfront and visiting the Gulf of Georgia Cannery salmon museum.

3. Explore the artists’ colonies, beaches, and coves of the famous Sunshine Coast.

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Why Visit Vancouver? Say it in 125 characters and Win!

by Inside Vancouver in Insider on April 6, 2011

Vancouver’s 125th anniversary and year as Cultural Capital of Canada will be celebrated throughout 2011. To help kick things off we’re launching a fun Twitter contest to help spread some of that Vancouver love around the Twitisphere.

We’re calling it the Why Visit Vancouver contest!

But hang on – this isn’t your run-of-the-mill Twitter contest where you simply have to re-Tweet to win. This time we’re going to make you work for it (just a little).

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Metro Vancouver Signage Challenge – Identify this Sign!

by Inside Vancouver in Insider on April 4, 2011

Can you identify this sign?

This is the final week of the Metro Vancouver Signage Challenge. Thanks to everyone for playing along. We’re apparently making this too easy, as most of you are getting the correct answers. This week’s may also be really easy for some of you. Let’s see how many of you guess it.

This week’s prize is a $75 gift certificate for Milestones on Robson.

Submit your guess to blog@tourismvancouver.com. We’ll pick a random winner from all correct answers and notify the winner by email. Good luck!

April 5 Update: Congratulations Sophie! You’re name was chosen – check your email.

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Vancouver Signage Challenge – Identify this Sign!

by Inside Vancouver in Insider on March 28, 2011

Can you identify this Vancouver sign?

Thanks to everyone that participated in last week’s challenge. This week we’ve got another sign and another chance to win. And we’re giving away a $75 gift certificate from Salmon n’ Bannock Native Food and Art on West Broadway to the lucky winner.

Submit your guesses to blog@tourismvancouver.com. We will pick a winner tomorrow from all correct guesses and notify them by email.

Good luck!

March 29 Update: Congratulations Mitzi, you won the gift certificate! As you and many others correctly guessed, the photo was cropped from the old Woodwards sign.

Find Free Parking in Vancouver with the Free Park ‘in’ Spot App

15 Day Trips & Great Escapes for the Victoria Day Long Weekend

Why Visit Vancouver? Say it in 125 characters and Win!

Metro Vancouver Signage Challenge – Identify this Sign!

Vancouver Signage Challenge – Identify this Sign!

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