Vancouver: A Comprehensive Guide To Canada's Thriving Hip City (TRAVEL)
By design, Vancouver is a trifecta of old, modern and natural: Glass-and-steel structures scraping the sky are punctuated by turn-of-the-century colonial brick brick buildings with garden rooftop terraces, and the whole city is propped against the backdrop of towering green mountains that gently slope into the ocean. The post-Olympic boom hasn't slowed down yet, as more restaurants, bars and galleries pile into the already almost too-cool city.