seattle/vancouver

[kimchicowboy]

i'm hoping to take a road trip up to that area from 8/7-8/15 or so. any suggestions? i can get free lodging at a friend's place in seattle. is it worth it to drive back and forth from vancouver and seattle for free lodging? thanks.

[NuTs62]

dunno bout whatever you just said.. but check out the hot chix there in vancouver.. :lick: from what i hear, and what i've seen, there are plenty :) but my female friends there say the male pickings aren't that great.. thank goodness u aren't tryin to pick up a male.. or are ya? :hmm:

[g222leav]

i don't usually spend more than a day when we used to road trip to vancouver...but it's usually a fun time. i've obviously never seen the night life cause we're usually gone by that time. but i know the parks are kinda nice, that's all i can remember (i was kinda young)....

[OC]

Vancouver, BC or Vancouver, WA?

Either way, no - the drive is too long just for free lodging. It's like 3 hours to either Vancouver from Seattle.

-OC

[i6s1]

What would you be doing in Vancouver? If you just want to be there for a day, then stay in Seattle. But if you wanted to more then a day's worth of stuff, then stay in Vancouver.

If you have any specific questions about Vancouver, I could probably answer them.

[kimchicowboy]

i'd want to spend at least 2 days in seattle and 2 days in vancouver, BC. i didn't know it was like 3 hours one way. i'll look into lodging.

i6s1, what are some like cool spots to check out?

[i6s1]

It depends on what you're into. There's clubs, the parks, campgrounds, golf, shopping, lots of Asian stuff, bike trails, hiking. Have a look at http://www.travel.bc.ca/ and http://www.tourism-vancouver.org/docs/visit/index.html . You missed the Vancouver Indy, it was last weekend. I can't believe only 6 cars finnished.

[Brendan]

Originally posted by overclocked
Vancouver, BC or Vancouver, WA?

Either way, no - the drive is too long just for free lodging. It's like 3 hours to either Vancouver from Seattle.

-OC

I've made that drive many times and it's more like 2 1/2, less if you have light traffic and/or stretch the speed limit a little. That's including a few minutes at the border (shouldn't be more than 10 minutes on a weekday, could be more on a weekend).

Seattle to Portland is around 3 hours, maybe a shade less.

[irwin]

Oh you have to go to that science museum with the human maze inside. And if you're into outdoor/garden stuff, head to victoria gardens.

[brain]

Originally posted by NuTs62
dunno bout whatever you just said.. but check out the hot chix there in vancouver.. :lick: from what i hear, and what i've seen, there are plenty :) but my female friends there say the male pickings aren't that great.. thank goodness u aren't tryin to pick up a male.. or are ya? :hmm:

I did encounter some attractive girls when I was in Vancouver. Maybe I'll go up there for a couple days to get away from this hellhole that is called Los Angeles.

[kimchicowboy]

Originally posted by brain


I did encounter some attractive girls when I was in Vancouver. Maybe I'll go up there for a couple days to get away from this hellhole that is called Los Angeles.
don't go away for too long or freelance is really gonna miss you :P

well, i'm probably not going to go anymore. friends don't seem interested in going. so i might spend a couple of days fishing at lake tahoe or crater lake or someplace a couple of hours away. thanks for the suggestions though. i see where brain's mind is at though... heheh :D

[kimchicowboy]

ok, so a friend and i decided to drive up to mt. lassen tomorrow, hike up it, camp there over night, drive an hour to some great fishing spot on hat creek near burney for half a day then drive up to crater lake in oregon and fish/hike around there and come back down saturday and stop by the lava beds. sounds good to me. at least i get out of this boring town my parents live in. :)

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by kimchicowboy
ok, so a friend and i decided to drive up to mt. lassen tomorrow, hike up it, camp there over night, drive an hour to some great fishing spot on hat creek near burney for half a day then drive up to crater lake in oregon and fish/hike around there and come back down saturday and stop by the lava beds. sounds good to me. at least i get out of this boring town my parents live in. :)

be sure to take pix of the sights. :) i need a replacement background for this lightning one. :)