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Validus · 08-02-2005, 05:07 AM

Who here has been to Vancouver Island? How did you like it?

Jay_StandAhead · 08-02-2005, 05:19 AM

I live there. It's a sweet place

JuiceMonkey · 08-02-2005, 05:21 AM

born there.. love it
real estate is GOING WAY UP

icq me for details on specific spots..

$5 submissions · 08-02-2005, 05:37 AM

I've been to Vancouver Island. Very beautiful place. Very clean and you are close to the mountains as well as the sea.

swedguy · 08-02-2005, 05:46 AM

Went spelunking there some years ago. It was awsome

Validus · 08-02-2005, 05:56 AM

Yea, great place to be. Seems to be really popular.

georgeyw · 08-02-2005, 05:58 AM

uncle lives on galiano island just off vancouver. Been there afew times and loved it. Great place. Canadians are agreat bunch of people.

Makingcoin · 08-02-2005, 06:09 AM

Lived there for 6 or so years when I was attending University. I love it there and would love to move back some time.

cool1 · 08-02-2005, 06:11 AM

My bother lives there, awesome place to live or visit.
My plan is to move there as soon as the kidsare old enough.

Validus · 08-02-2005, 06:50 AM

I like Comox and Campbell River most... Quadra Island ist nice also. Good fishing up around Campbell River.

sherie · 08-02-2005, 07:30 AM

The Island rocks! If ever I move back to BC, I think the Island is where I will end up!

hershie · 08-02-2005, 08:16 AM

I went to Tofino a few weeks ago and went out on a whale watching trip for a couple of hours and saw:

humpback whale
grey whale
2 kinds of sea lions
seals
dolphins
bald eagles
bears

It is just amazing on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Dollarmansteve · 08-02-2005, 08:18 AM

Speaking of Tofino, I was there last year for a friend of mine's wedding. Its a beautiful place... the beaches, the big trees, the ocean.. its all good. Bring your surfboard!!

hershie · 08-02-2005, 08:18 AM

Vancouver voted best island to visit in North America

CanWest News Service
Saturday, July 16, 2005

Vancouver Island is the best island to visit in North America, according to the latest Travel + Leisure magazine readers' 10th-annual survey.

The island ranked sixth world-wide in the survey by what's arguably the top U.S. consumer travel magazine. The good news for Vancouver Island tourism doesn't stop there. The only three Canadian hotels on the survey's top 100 worldwide are from the island.

The survey's impact has been felt even before the August issue hits the stands, according to Deirdre Campbell of Tartan Communications, a Victoria public relations firm specializing in the travel industry. The phone has been ringing at the Malahat's Aerie Resort since it was among those featured in a preview of the awards earlier this week on NBC's Today Show.

"People are calling, and saying 'where's Vancouver Island?' and "how do I get there?' " said Ms. Campbell, who has The Aerie as a client.

"We truly couldn't afford to buy this advertising," said Tourism Victoria's Melissa McLean even though Victoria, at ninth spot, lags four behind Vancouver as a North American destination.

"It's very significant because the U.S. market is on decline, so any exposure we get is wonderful," Ms. Campbell said.

Travel + Leisure subscribers rated islands on natural attractions, activities and sights, restaurants and food, people, and value. They evaluated hotels on rooms and facilities, location, service, restaurants and food, and value.

? National Post 2005

austinth · 08-02-2005, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Makingcoin

Lived there for 6 or so years when I was attending University. I love it there and would love to move back some time.

Sweet! Get your ass over here Bro!

and yes, Victoria is an incredible place to live, nothing like it anywhere else in canada, trust me on this one. I've lived all over Canada, and I'm staying here!
I don't know anywhere else a guy can go fishing, skiing, golfing and whoring all on the same day!

RuthB · 08-02-2005, 08:52 AM

yep, same, live here too.. the Island is great, beautiful, nature, ski-ing, golfing (TONS of golf courses!), and with the ocean never too far away you just can't beat it.

Are you planning on moving here? Or coming to visit?

austinth · 08-02-2005, 08:56 AM

here's the start of my day here on the island, im just rolling out of bed, literally - wireless, look out my window to see how the ocean looks, grab a coffee and take my dog for a walk in the woods, then hit the hottub.

gotta run!

The Stickman · 08-02-2005, 09:00 AM

I was there 15 yrs ago to go Salmon fishing.

Best Fishing Ever!!!

Jman · 08-02-2005, 09:00 AM

Lived on the Island for a year. Rocks if you like nature. Vicotria is a sweet town ;-)

RuthB · 08-02-2005, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMan

Lived on the Island for a year. Rocks if you like nature. Vicotria is a sweet town ;-)

and we have some good buds here too eh Jman?

lchaim · 08-02-2005, 09:06 AM

I've been and loved it.

Would consider buying property there eventually.

Tala · 08-02-2005, 09:18 AM

Vancouver ROCKS. I loved visiting when I lived in Washington.

hershie · 08-02-2005, 09:25 AM

A wierd thing for me is when I meet someone from the Island, I think "nice person, down-to-earth, someone I could trust". Not sure why but I just have this perception that people from VI are more friendly laid-back...compared to people from Toronto, Vancouver...as a big generalization.

Validus · 08-02-2005, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMan

Lived on the Island for a year. Rocks if you like nature. Vicotria is a sweet town ;-)

No kidding. Victoria is one nice city. I love downtown where the museums are... Just really nice and clean.

CybermedAndy · 08-02-2005, 09:41 AM

I can't imagine living anywhere else

rickholio · 08-02-2005, 09:42 AM

I lived in victoria for around 10 years... nice place. We used to say that victoria was for "the newly wed and the nearly dead", because of the visibly obvious age groups there.

It's a little too sleepy for my tastes, though. Seems like they roll up the streets at 9pm, and after hours entertainment you can find is a bit of a crap shoot. If you're looking for world class night life, don't expect to find it on the island. I moved to vancouver and it was much more my speed. Still, living in victoria means that vancouver (and whistler) are just a few hours away by ferry, so you can get the best of both. Good luck getting on the ferry when symphony of fire or a major holliday happens tho.

It's a beautiful place to live... very very green, and generally lacks that brown haze on the skyline. Crime is low even by canadian standards and there's a surprisingly diverse collection of ethnic food and cultural offerings. And yes, it is ground zero for the best chronic on the planet, so if you're down with the sickness it's the #1 place to be.

Radik · 08-02-2005, 10:04 AM

I live here, well Victoria.. Love it although housing is going through the roof.. Like seriosuly if your considering buying something here wait!.

No violence great place for kids. etc etc

BradM · 08-02-2005, 10:05 AM

Lived in Parksville for 15 years.... love it. Will always call it home.

leedsfan · 08-02-2005, 10:08 AM

got married on long beach. i love the island. tofino rocks.

BigRod · 08-02-2005, 10:08 AM

I'm in Vancouver but love to hit the island for R & R!

Validus · 08-02-2005, 10:10 AM

Fishing, Hunting, Skiing, Relaxing... Vancouver Island is great... a little tiny bit too much rain.. but... I guess... its not all that bad. DUring the summer months it is warm anyhow.

dcortez · 08-02-2005, 10:45 AM

I've been enjoying Vancouver Island (South, Mid, and North) for over 20 years.

The Comox Valley (north) is one of the fastest growing areas for years.

BC gets a lot of rain year-round (like Washington state), but the pristine scenery makes up for it big time. There is a mountain range up the middle and tons of accessible coast both sides. An hour's drive will get you out of civillization and into real wilderness with the full gamut of wildlife (bears, cougars).

North Vancouver Island (Campbell River and up) is a bit of a closet hiding the logging rape/pillage years. If you peek in behind the thin 'landing strip' of trees along the highway, you will see how much of the island had been stripped naked and the replanted forests don't come close to replacing what was taken over the past decades.

Fishing is awesome up/down island.

You can even surf off the coast of Tofino (kind of).

I lived in many parts of North America (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, San Franciso, Oakland, Silicon Valley), and as far as North America goes (esp. with political climate below the 49th now), Vancouver Island is #1!

If you're coming from a major urban center, you may want to give yourself a couple days to slow down and get into the island way of things.

-Dino

AphEX · 08-02-2005, 12:05 PM

I'm in Victoria, awesome place to live!

AudreyLive · 08-02-2005, 12:11 PM

I live there as well. Victoria is an amazing place to live!

Validus · 08-03-2005, 01:23 AM

Go vancouver island... I think I will need to find some pictures and get them posted... it really is a nice place. All over!

je_rome · 08-03-2005, 01:27 AM

my folk live there.. it is such a sweet place.. but i haven't gone there in a while..

MrAwesome · 08-03-2005, 01:34 AM

im in nanaimo, best city on the best island on the west coast

Validus · 08-03-2005, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MrAwesome

im in nanaimo, best city on the best island on the west coast

Nanaimo is a little strange, but... I guess it is just as nice as every where else on the island... once you get to know it a little.

sh33p · 08-03-2005, 06:54 AM

Lived there eight years. Nice place.

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Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	Vancouver Island, who knows it? Who has been there? Who here has been to Vancouver Island? How did you like it?

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swedguy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,981	Went spelunking there some years ago. It was awsome

08-02-2005, 05:56 AM	#6
Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	Yea, great place to be. Seems to be really popular.

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cool1 sex is good Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Carman, MB Canada Posts: 24,939	My bother lives there, awesome place to live or visit. My plan is to move there as soon as the kidsare old enough. __________________

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Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	I like Comox and Campbell River most... Quadra Island ist nice also. Good fishing up around Campbell River.

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hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	I went to Tofino a few weeks ago and went out on a whale watching trip for a couple of hours and saw: humpback whale grey whale 2 kinds of sea lions seals dolphins bald eagles bears It is just amazing on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

08-02-2005, 08:18 AM	#13
Dollarmansteve Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Location: T.O. Posts: 2,849	Speaking of Tofino, I was there last year for a friend of mine's wedding. Its a beautiful place... the beaches, the big trees, the ocean.. its all good. Bring your surfboard!! __________________ I died.

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RuthB Let's Get Paxumized! Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 7,247	yep, same, live here too.. the Island is great, beautiful, nature, ski-ing, golfing (TONS of golf courses!), and with the ocean never too far away you just can't beat it. Are you planning on moving here? Or coming to visit? __________________ Send & Receive Mass Global Payments - Mass P2P/Wire/EFT/SEPA - Adult Industry Friendly - Award Winning Payment Service - Fast, Reliable & Secure! Paxum ...... Paxum Bank Email: [email protected] ~ Telegram: PaxumRuth

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hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	A wierd thing for me is when I meet someone from the Island, I think "nice person, down-to-earth, someone I could trust". Not sure why but I just have this perception that people from VI are more friendly laid-back...compared to people from Toronto, Vancouver...as a big generalization.

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rickholio Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nor'easterland Posts: 1,914	I lived in victoria for around 10 years... nice place. We used to say that victoria was for "the newly wed and the nearly dead", because of the visibly obvious age groups there. It's a little too sleepy for my tastes, though. Seems like they roll up the streets at 9pm, and after hours entertainment you can find is a bit of a crap shoot. If you're looking for world class night life, don't expect to find it on the island. I moved to vancouver and it was much more my speed. Still, living in victoria means that vancouver (and whistler) are just a few hours away by ferry, so you can get the best of both. Good luck getting on the ferry when symphony of fire or a major holliday happens tho. It's a beautiful place to live... very very green, and generally lacks that brown haze on the skyline. Crime is low even by canadian standards and there's a surprisingly diverse collection of ethnic food and cultural offerings. And yes, it is ground zero for the best chronic on the planet, so if you're down with the sickness it's the #1 place to be. __________________ ~

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Radik Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vancouver ICQ: 3588423 Posts: 808	I live here, well Victoria.. Love it although housing is going through the roof.. Like seriosuly if your considering buying something here wait!. No violence great place for kids. etc etc __________________ 100% Exclusive, Check Us Out!

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BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	Lived in Parksville for 15 years.... love it. Will always call it home.

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leedsfan leedsfan Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: purgatory Posts: 2,564	got married on long beach. i love the island. tofino rocks. __________________ Advertise on Sex2ube.com New Tube Content Packages Save $10K +

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08-02-2005, 10:10 AM	#31
Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	Fishing, Hunting, Skiing, Relaxing... Vancouver Island is great... a little tiny bit too much rain.. but... I guess... its not all that bad. DUring the summer months it is warm anyhow.

08-02-2005, 10:45 AM	#32
dcortez DINO CORTEZ™ Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 2,145	I've been enjoying Vancouver Island (South, Mid, and North) for over 20 years. The Comox Valley (north) is one of the fastest growing areas for years. BC gets a lot of rain year-round (like Washington state), but the pristine scenery makes up for it big time. There is a mountain range up the middle and tons of accessible coast both sides. An hour's drive will get you out of civillization and into real wilderness with the full gamut of wildlife (bears, cougars). North Vancouver Island (Campbell River and up) is a bit of a closet hiding the logging rape/pillage years. If you peek in behind the thin 'landing strip' of trees along the highway, you will see how much of the island had been stripped naked and the replanted forests don't come close to replacing what was taken over the past decades. Fishing is awesome up/down island. You can even surf off the coast of Tofino (kind of). I lived in many parts of North America (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, San Franciso, Oakland, Silicon Valley), and as far as North America goes (esp. with political climate below the 49th now), Vancouver Island is #1! If you're coming from a major urban center, you may want to give yourself a couple days to slow down and get into the island way of things. -Dino

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Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	Go vancouver island... I think I will need to find some pictures and get them posted... it really is a nice place. All over!

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je_rome Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,846	my folk live there.. it is such a sweet place.. but i haven't gone there in a while.. __________________ Make money on any traffic. Join KlikRevenue.com Today!

08-03-2005, 01:34 AM	#37
MrAwesome Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 898	im in nanaimo, best city on the best island on the west coast

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sh33p Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 541	Lived there eight years. Nice place.