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Vancouver will receive a lot of attention as the 2010 Olympics approach, but why wait to visit during the most crowded, tourist deluged period since they hosted Expo 86?

Skiing and winter sports will receive the lion's share of attention during the 2010 Olympics - it is the Winter Olympics, after all - but summer is Vancouver's best season.

After a fall and winter of grey skies and rainy days, Vancouver emerges to a summer of endless blue skies, gorgeous ocean views and warm but fairly dry climate. This is when you want to come to Vancouver!

There are 5 star hotels available on the waterfront in downtown Vancouver, but there are two great hostels, one just off the famous gay area of Davie Street - its maybe six blocks of the shopping area of Robson Street as well - or another across from Jericho beach, looking across at downtown Vancouver. Very well run, situated in spectacular spots, and cheap!

Vancouver is famous for international cuisine. Sushi, Thai food, Greek, Italian, French, Indian, Chinese - but not just run of the mill varieties - some world class representatives of every type of cuisine. Hy's Steak House is a venerable, 50 year old steak house. Cioppinno's has the kind of Italian cooking where everyone at the table raved about having the best______ they'd ever had. C Restaurant on the water has the best seafood. Bishop's has been rated the best restaurant for years, but Rob Feenie at Lumiere has won the Iron Chef competition. There are probably 300 outstanding restaurants in Vancouver!

What to do? Stanley Park is second only to Central Park in new York for size of an urban park - and it is simply spectacular, surrounded by the ocean. Over in North Vancouver, cross the Capilano Suspension Bridge, swinging side to side, 300 feet over the Capilano River. There are 3 ski hills poised overlooking Vancouver, so great sightseeing - take the gondola up to the top of Grouse Mountain. Storeum in Gastown is a new tourist attraction - find out about BC's history. See Vancouver Canucks hockey, BC Lions football, Whitecaps Soccer and catch a "nooner" at Nat bailey Stadium and watch Vancouver Canadians baseball.

Granville Street is the entertainment district, with bars lined on both sides of the street, including the Yale, Vancouver's old time blues bar. There is a gay district with most gay bars on Davie Street. There is a Pride Parade in August, and four nights of the Symphony of Fire fireworks competition - just you and 400,000 of your closest friends watching fireworks timed to music!

Though you'd never need to leave Vancouver, there are great side trips to Victoria (more English than England), Tofino, Vancouver Island and smaller Gulf Islands, Whistler, and the always scorching hot Okanagan Lake. Believe me, you WILL find lots to do!

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Many of us do not have millions of dollars to give to charity, but that doesnt mean we dont want to do something to make a difference. If you dont have the financial ability to donate,there are other things that you can do. There are charity ideas all around you, you just have to decide which will work best for you.

1. If you dont want to give your own money, you can certainly give your time to encourage others to do so. You may also want to give your time to help with services for those who are less fortunate than you. Some of the best charity ideas are ones that you can do on your own.

2. You may want to do something as simple as a garage sale. You can sell things in your home that you no longer use, and you can then give what you earn to charity.

3. Other charity ideas might be selling your homemade crafts.

4. You can have a bake sale. Name your favorite charity, and tell those who are buying from you that their money will be going towards this charity. Many people will buy things they dont necessarily want just to help. You can find other charity ideas on the Internet. Just be aware there are many scams out there that will direct you to collect money from other people, along with sending in your own, to a charity that does not exist. They often use a name that sounds very legitimate by changing a word in an existing legitimate foundation. You should never give money to any charity that you cannot verify. You may want to check with the Better Business Bureau, and do research online before you give your money to any charity. Whenever I get a telephone solicitation I simply request that information be sent to me by postal mail. As a result I get very little information. Dont be tricked, even though you may not be able to believe that there are people out there that are so heartless. Believe me, they are out there.

5. You may be able to get charity ideas from those in your community who have dedicated a part of their life to raising money for charity. They may simply ask you to join them, or may give you charity ideas you can do on your own. Unlike other things, charity is something that we all should do, and there is no competition. Unlike a job opening, or a business opportunity, there is always room for more people to be involved in charity. Your first step might be just getting involved, and then you can go from there.

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