Has Vancouver Become Canada's Best City? | Returning After 10 Years

I wasn't expecting to be this impressed! Vancouver is Canada's 3rd largest city, has perpetually rainy and overcast weather and the most expensive real estate in the whole country! BUT.... it is 'NICE'. If you are looking for a very high caliber of living with nature right at your doorstep, Vancouver might just be the best fit for you if you are looking to live in Canada. I always had the opinion that Toronto was the best city, but the last 3 years have definitely changed things. Join me on a tour of this gorgeous city where I'll take you to downtown, a bikeride around the SeaWall, Chinatown and Granville Island. And let me know in the comments what your experience of Vancouver was! xx
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[@jamesz1003]

visited all the main cities of Canada a couple of years ago and the impression was, Vancouver being the prettiest out of all but ridiculously expensive. Toronto was absolutely massive but didn't really make as much of an impression. Montreal, even though a bit smaller and on the colder side of Canada, there's something about that city I just love so much.

[@harveythompson6951]

Montreal has culture and soul, which Vancouver does not have.

[@Jacob-Sent.]

Montreal smaller? It is the second largest city after Toronto. And the weather has gotten warmer and with less precipitations than the west.

[@rchilde1]

@@Jacob-Sent. which is what she said. Vancouver does have culture and a soul, it just doesn't care if you think it does, or not.

[@polishtheday]

@@rchilde1 The idea that cities have a soul is something perpetuated by the local tourism bureau. Montreal has better bakeries and better bread even in chain grocery stores. Vancouver has better coffee. Montreal has bigger, better and more festivals (not including the folk fest which is much bigger in Vancouver), museums, galleries and concerts, so many that you can get exhausted trying to go to them all. Vancouver has a better variety of things to do outdoors, so many that you can get exhausted trying to do them all. It’s better to be a dog owner in Vancouver unless you’re a renter. Vancouver has better shopping but if you’re in Montreal, you can go to New York to shop over the weekend.

[@essgee4225]

1. Montreal 2. Toronto 3. Calgary 4. Vancouver yeah Calgary is better than Vancouver

[@florenciomendoza1212]

Omg. I’m in tears. Came from Vancouver but 35 years ago I moved to Toronto to pursue my career & succeeded. Just retired & in the process of choosing a place ( Yale town) , west end. Thank you for showing the world how beautiful Vancouver is. Not perfect but 99% the best , combinations of nature & modern areas , facilities & new careers. See you soon BC 👍😝😍❤️🇨🇦

[@briangraham1024]

I lived in Vancouver for 27 years (1994 - 2021). During my last 10 years I had a one bedroom apartment on Beach Avenue with English Bay and Stanley Park right there. It was a wonderful time in a fabulous city and it was always such great fun showing it off to those (and there were many) who came to visit. I'm now back comfortably residing in my home town of Halifax yet the memories of the friends I made and the wonderful times that I had in BC will always bring a smile to me of a time very well spent.

[@James-el6lj]

I hate vancouver.

[@bhaumikpatel4077]

Vancouver my first city in Canada. Went to UBC in 2015 for my masters, absolutely love the city. I was in Vancouver for about 3 years followed by 2 years in Hope and 1 year in Burnaby. Last summer I moved to Ontario due to personal reasons and ever since I miss BC so much. I know people complain about the weather over there, but that’s what makes it so green and beautiful. I hope to return one day. Thanks a lot for the video.

[@MrGreen1314]

I visited Vancouver from Scotland about 10 years ago and absolutely loved it. I spent a week of my month break there. It was sunny & baking hot the whole week. I spent 2 whole days walking the sea wall and Stanley Park. Was great too see it again.

[@AlinaMcleod]

That sounds lovely!

[@lindafukuyu5767]

I agree Vancouver is a nice city. It’s expensive, that’s why is taken care of. Also, Vancouver is not for everyone unless you have “money” & a good job with good pay. I lived there for 2 years about 12 years ago and I loved it, the only drawback is the weather. The best time to be there is the end of spring, summer, and early fall.

[@rubenpena8661]

Love Vancouver , have been there many times and every time I go back I like it even more. Please make more videos about the different neighbourhoods in the city . There's a lack of old buildings in the city but there are lots of beautiful streets and neighbourhoods with a lot of character like Strathcona.

[@rahulrasam]

Hands down the best insight video of Vancouver I've ever seen. My fondness for this city has grown even further after watching this ✨️

[@AlinaMcleod]

Aw thank you!!

[@Earth098]

Vancouver's secret is good Urban Planning. It is turning itself from a car centric city into a people centric city, by improving walkability, bikability, public transport, density, green infrastructure, and green spaces, etc. But I think still the suburban areas has some way to catch up with the urban core. I haven't been to Vancouver, but have analyzed the city.

[@JayandSarah]

If you have never been here, you can't really know. The fact is, the urban planning not been very good at all. We still to this day lack a suitable rapid transit system and disasterous traffic problems. With the lack of affordability, people centric as you say, has not addressed the reality which is - people can't get out of their cars because transportation sucks and they can barely afford their cars for the most part due to ridiculous prices of housing pushing normal folks out to the edges of development with mortgages that with current interest rates will completely bankrupt large swaths of people.

[@jeanbolduc5818]

Any green space in Downtown Vancouver ? No Poor architecture .. all the same condos buildings with asians

[@briannabee812]

Vancouver has always been my No. 1 destination in Canada to someday visit! It gets great sunsets and I hear there are lots of things to do there!

[@AlinaMcleod]

You absolutely should :)

[@adriansz343]

Great video! Love hearing about our neighbors to the north, greetings form Seattle! It's sad to see that Seattle and Vancouver both have some of the same problems, especially affordability. The Pacific Northwest/British Columbia is such a unique part of the world, but it has its downsides like any other. At least the rain gives us all of this luscious greenery!

[@maureenalder8905]

Really Impressed with Vancouver looks well nice..I live in London so I know all about high prices..Great bike ride and a visit to China Town..Thanks Alina ❤ 🇬🇧 🇨🇦

[@gediminasmurauskas7817]

Hi Alina! Welcome home to Canada! I do not get back home often enough! I love Canada's three beautiful Olympic cities - Vancouver, Calgary, and my wonderful hometown Montréal. Saskatoon is the last Canadian city that was my home. I loved my three years in Saskatoon, but these were also the coldest winters of my life. You've got me warming up to Vancouver with this video, Alina!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Haha yeah Saskatoon winters are something else

[@glennelliott708]

Having moved to Vancouver 50 years ago, I have noticed a couple of good things. Number 1 - the rainy weather is actually improving. The last 10 years has seen less cloudy raining days in the 3 months of the year that is traditionally raining and uninterrupted sunny weather for 5 months during summer and fall. In fact the summers are becoming too hot and dry. This October was heavenly. Just an observation for those that still live by the dreary Vancouver myth. In fact, on average, Toronto gets about 25 hours of more sunshine than Vancouver in a year, except this year when it rained on and off all summer in Toronto.

[@brunodharma8149]

I lived in Vancouver for almost a year in 2009. I'm from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, which is also a very expensive city , so i didn´t feel that much difference in that sense . I have to say that i fell in love with Vancouver, Its a beautiful city, we really feel a great connection with nature over there and the quality of life is something spectacular. When you are born in Rio de Janeiro you really know what poverty and violence is , you also know what is like to live in a city where public transport is a mess . And Vancouver , as others " frist world " cities , are the opposite of that . I cant wait to go back there and stay as much as i like !

[@christinecamley]

I love my city!!! I think it is spectacularly gorgeous and it is a loving, tolerant place to live!! I like Toronto so much but Vancouver has my heart!! I do love the vibe of even larger cities but Vancouver is amazing!! It is absolutely ridiculously expensive and as someone who bought and lives in Kitsilano I do really get how insane it is to rent or buy here. Toronto and Vancouver seem pretty close on this. Terrific walk!! 🙂

[@AlbertaDMode]

Born and raised in Lviv. Moved to Canada in 1999.Lived and still own in Calgary, AB for 17 years. B.C. = Home. Vancouver = Home. Own in B.C. considering this is the best decision I made in my life, after passing U.S. PE Exam. B.C. is my forever home. Second one will be Odesa, UA. Great video, Alina! Cheers!

[@MIRRORIMAGEWORLD]

To be honest, I don't even think that you have to drive an hour out of town to get into the wilderness. The mountain trails in North Van can be reached from downtown in about a half and hour.

[@bhaumikpatel4077]

Yup, I used to live in Burnaby and was just 20 minutes away from Lynn Valley Park. Gosh I miss BC so much

[@JayandSarah]

The close proximity means that you do not, I repeat DO NOT get any of that to yourself unless you go at some ridiculous times or in the worst weather seasons. Going to the wilderness near vancouver city is like going for a walk in the woods at times square, ny.

[@MIRRORIMAGEWORLD]

@@JayandSarah What are you talking about, Lynn Canyon you can get lost in there and after about 20 minutes you might not even see anyone!

[@DavidL23.]

Hello Alina! 😁🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a super excellent day! This is really a beautiful marvelous fantastic video! 😄👍❤️👏🇨🇦📹🥇💯💫✨🌟 The city of Vancouver looks really amazing! Also the architecture of the buildings and the view of the city is magnificent! Chinatown in Vancouver looks marvelous! Even the food in the restaurant in Yaletown looks really delicious! I would definitely like to visit Vancouver one day. It really is a marvelous city! Thank you so much Alina to share with us this fantastic amazing video. You are the best and greatest world traveler adventurer! 😃👍👏✈️🌎📹🧳🗺🥇💯🏆💫✨🌟 I wish you Alina a wonderful beautiful glorious blessed day. Take care and be safe Alina. 😊🙏❤️👋🇨🇦👍✨🌟

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thanks! I hope you give it a visit!

[@scottarchibaldmusic]

Thank you for this video Alina.. I lived in Vancouver most of my life and just recently moved to Montréal in November. There are positives and negatives to this city. I have watched it change dramatically over the years. Some pros and cons from my perspective below : Pros: -Beautiful setting with the mountains meeting the ocean. One of the most beautiful cities in world. -Close to nature, close to all the Gulf islands and Vancouver Island and lots of skiing in the winter/spring -some of the best restaurants and lots of variety - pretty decent cultural scene and lots to do entertainment wise - becoming more and more diverse ethnically which makes the city more interesting -good transit system -clean air , low pollution - lots of walkable and bikeable places - hiking through the Endowment lands trails(UBC) down to the beach (Spanish Banks) - hipster Main St or Commercial Drive with lots of restaurants and bars - improvements made to Chinatown, cool bars and restaurants Cons: - It's become incredibly expensive and unaffordable.There is a housing crisis. Even doctors and lawyers can't afford to buy a house in the city if they have a family. There is a shortage of teachers in the public school system because they can't afford to live in Vancouver. Rent , real estate and property tax is through the roof. If you are leasing commercial property and trying to run a small business everything is working against you. Artists and musicians (like myself ) are being driven out of the city due to the high cost living. -Insane drug and homeless problem. For a city this rich there is just no excuse for it. Years and years of corruption in provincial and municipal governments allowing foreign money to be laundered through the city is part of the cause and part of the housing crisis. I have been many places in the world ( including 3rd world countries) and Vancouver's drug problem is one of the worst if not the worst I've seen. But the city likes to try hide it and pretend it isn't there instead of tackle the problem head on. -No real culture to grab onto.. It's a younger city and while it is becoming more ethnically diverse, these cultures are quite separated from one another. So I would say its more of a mosaic than a melting pot of cultures, although there is some First Nations/ indigenous culture and Chinese culture that is ingrained. But the latter is slowly being erased from Chinatown. -Socially cold and cliquey. -its an absolutely terrible place to date as a single person. So many people too concerned with their image and social capital. If you aren't part of their clique you are out. -Rising crime and violence, racist attacks , random attacks . More and more entitled a-holes Ridiculous overdevelopment of ugly , crappy condos -Terrible drivers. People drive way too fast. Lots of bike lanes are unsafe. Just does not have the history, the cultural melting pot and the liveliness and social culture of cosmopolitan Montreal or big cities in the US and Europe. Thanks for letting me rant about Vancouver. :) We will see how Montreal goes. It was hit hard by the pandemic but the streets are lively again and filled with people.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Great points made!

[@davidmarshall718]

You should have seen Vancouver's single scene in the early 1980's. It was beyond "sexually electric", the "beautiful people" were everywhere, and people expressed the high-energy "social atmosphere" in their driving, among other things, if a road-sign said 'slow ahead', most people accelerated like a banshee as if the highways department didn't know what they were talking about. Eventually the young adult society burnt itself out by 1990, I see that era and the 60's & 70's drug culture that came before it, Vancouver was known as "Haight-Ashbury North" in those days, as being one of the reasons Vancouver's European-Canadian culture has deteriorated in recent decades.

[@dminnovatores]

This is why I can't wait to move to Montreal too. Hope it works out for you!

[@scottarchibaldmusic]

@@davidmarshall718 I was too young in the 80’s. I can only imagine.

[@scottarchibaldmusic]

@@dminnovatores thanks and you too!

[@ibregh7544]

I love Vancouver because I’ve spent 4 years there I learned English there and I loved the people there and it changed my mind about many things . Vancouver is pretty and I don’t know why when I visit her the weather becomes sunny ! Anyway until now I love Vancouver. Ibrahim from Saudi Arabia.

[@alibavi2131]

Vancouver is very beautiful and worth a visit❤

[@corvan9699]

Hi Alina, you’ve made an amazing video of Vancouver, with many stunning shots of the downtown area, Stanley park, etc! I think you were holding a bel cafe cup…love their coffee. If you haven’t tried JJ Bean yet I’d highly recommend it, too. I’ve lived in Vancouver since the 90’s and still love it so much! I was born in the USSR and at age 6 we moved to Toronto, where I grew up. I travelled out west in my 20s, fell in love with BC and moved here a couple of years later. Have not looked back! I still visit family in TO and like the changes I’ve seen but YVR is home. Enjoy your visit and safe travels!!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! Yes, Bel Cafe was my favorite but liked JJ Bean too!

[@ukrainedude88]

Definitely need to visit Vancouver. Looks lovely

[@LMW87MMA]

Having lived in Vancouver my whole life, it’s beautiful, but after 34 years, the unaffordability of housing, the ever increasing homelessness and addiction crises, and the heavy rain have gotten to me. We’re moving to Regina in a couple months to be able to afford to buy a home and I’m looking forward to the change, though I’ll try to come back for a visit every few months. Hard to beat the mountains and beaches but there’s more to life than that

[@mysticm1543]

I understand you completely. I have dreamed moving to BC but I do not want to end up homeless if things dont work out

[@JayandSarah]

Born and raised in Vancouver. We are going to work a couple more years and then retire early to a foreign country. The choices are - work until 65 in an unaffordable country, or work until 55 at latest and enjoy 10 years pre retirement in a cheaper place without even needing to go to work. Canada is not what it was that is for sure.

[@gg887156]

I am glad that no one has ever said that Chinese cause high house price.

[@frankihatch]

Too many immigrants cause high house price

[@darellnewsome4459]

Been to Vancouver once and we loved it and are planning on going back and spending more time there this time. We were there only two full days but got lucky because it was two beautiful sunny days. The city is overall beautiful and very easy to walk around. Like you each day we put in more than 20,000 steps yet it didn't even feel like we had. Loved the harbor with the mountain views. Thanks Alina for the video. Stay safe and well.

[@AlinaMcleod]

That’s wonderful! Yes, Vancouver is an amazing city for walking

[@darellnewsome4459]

@@AlinaMcleod Yes it sure is. Can't wait to go back there.

[@RedMapleCanada]

Welcome back to Vancouver! 🤗

[@RolandMueller-xu8rv]

Vancouver is a beautiful city to visit and is relatively safe to walk, even at night and alone. I think you were alone for most of this visit. I was photographing the city and found it fascinating to capture or video. Though you may come across the homeless in some areas, they do not bother you but do appreciated any act of kindness. They are people too. All big cities worldwide are producing their own hyper inflation (cost of living) compared to other smaller cities. As travellers, it will cost us more to visit big cities as well. Love your video work Alina. You made Toronto beautiful too, not to mention Montreal and Quebec! I have noticed some drone footage, is this stock video? I don't think just anyone can use drones in these cities. Thanks for sharing, Ontario, Canada.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Yes, I have to use stock footage for Canadian cities since they only allow flying by permit.

[@hugogarcia7375]

I live in Vancouver and I love it. The main problem that I see here, especially downtown, is drug addiction. I wish there was a solution to that terrible problem.

[@NSacristanCSAT]

I've lived here for 10 years. It's not uncommon for this kind of weather (cloudy/rainy/sunshine breaking through) all up and down the West Coast including down to San Diego. It's really not as bad as people make it out to be. I grew up and lived in NYC for 40 years. While I do miss days and days of summer sunshine, like in NY, the summers here are astounding! Warm with cool breezes, sunny, really nice.

[@rodrigoengell]

Not this year

[@JayandSarah]

Uhm, I would like to point out that from central california to san deigo, there is NO comparison in the weather. If you think they are similar, you haven't spent enough time down south. San Diego can go 320 days a year without rain.

[@mathematicaleconomist4943]

Nelson Sacristan Are the winters milder in NYC than Vancouver?

[@gracedagostino5231]

Congrats to Vancouver, as that great city will get a few World Cup games in 2026. This will be the largest, and best attended World Cup ever! I live in Los Angeles, and they say its between LA, NYC, and Dallas for the final.

[@hsworldview8075]

Thanks for a beautiful city.It has really changed so much since my last visit 30 years ago.It was quite laid back and affordable then.A lot of friends and some relatives from Singapore are staying there now.

[@wensmyrtlebeachliving]

It is quite a beautiful city.😊😊. The seawall is so pretty. Would probably walk he seawall frequently if I was there☺☺😊😊

[@ww3k]

Thank you for showing the good side of Vancouver, and talking about not so good side as well, ie. high cost of living, and homeless / drug addiction problem in the downtown east side, East Hastings St. Looking forward to your future videos here!

[@martinvanoene7192]

Lived in Vancouver and its suburbs from 1990 to 1995. Great city that I must visit again soon.

[@AdrianBoyko]

Always was Canada’s best City! (After Prince Albert, of course!)

[@AlinaMcleod]

Lol always Prince Albert

[@libork8106]

Very nice video. I like the bike ride around the city ...

[@nature_photography_yukon]

Thanks, Alina, that was wonderful footage showing Vancouver and some great places. I did love the parks there and walked around Stanley park couple of years ago. It would be a lovely city to live in or the Island which I still haven't visited. However, like you pointed out, the cost of living would be too high unfortunately. Looks like you have some lovely hot weather coming up in Vancouver from Thursday and over the weekend getting to 30 degrees and sunshine!

[@chrischaron3655]

Vancouver BC is the most beautiful place in the world 🌍 it has everything I went to Vancouver for a 2 week vacation and stayed 30 years then came back to Hamilton Ontario 4 years ago and I really miss Vancouver.

[@thewayoflife7116]

I love Vancouver and BC.❤❤❤❤

[@shiftyourlife1111]

Wow I’ve been in Vancouver for the last 5 days and I love it here !!! But yes sooo expensive!!

[@alexanderschwarm7755]

Always enjoy your company, thank you for sharing your journey 😌

[@konstantinoszeimpekis9874]

Was there literally 3 days ago! Enjoy!

[@janbottcher6937]

Hi Alina You've made an amazing video of Vancouver. Thank you Janek

[@M.H_786_]

When I see Vancouver I think of Smallville, Arrowverse and CW, ETC

[@arabesquena1390]

Thanks for this video! Great soundtrack!

[@alzaaimf16]

Your channel is amazing, I discovered it by accident. I am having fun. Thank you. You are fun

[@gracedagostino5231]

Great comment about Toronto. Was born there but have lived several years in Los Angeles. I watch a lot of Johnny Strides videos, and it is incredible the number of businesses that are vacant and closed in Toronto. Same thing happened in LA, even in Beverly Hills you see some vacant stores. I just got back from visiting my nieces, one lives in Austin, the other in Dallas, and those cities don't seem to be affected by the pandemic at all, no vacant businesses.

[@grammarboy1318]

The main reason is that Toronto was one of the most locked-down cities in the world, while Vancouver took a much more moderate approach.

[@gracedagostino5231]

@@grammarboy1318 Agree. Seems to me the cities that had the toughest lock downs, had the most businesses close.

[@balazs2000]

Happy to see you back in North America again! This is one of your best videos with all the background info in it, keep it up like this.

[@fantomastheelusive2537]

It was very interesting to watch this video! Never been in Canada. 🇨🇦Special greetings from Bulgaria! 🇧🇬 I watched your videos from Plovdiv and Shiroka laka and I so much liked! Honestly, since then I subscribed for your channel. 🙂

[@huboftruthbymichael1921]

Wonderful showing, Alina! Looks like you could fit in there, you never know, right? Very interesting areas and they need to be explored, so I hope you do come back there soon when time permits, and of course at a time of year that is not freezing cold. Keep in touch, we play dodge with the internet connection here, but always manage to get connected at some point of the day. Will give you a complete update soon in a message to you. Stay safe, enjoy everything you can there and we look forward to much more. To our wonderful friend from Michael & Alona & of course our shadow, daughter Eva!!! 😊❤👍

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! Yes, keep in touch and hope you guys are doing well!

[@fadisamman5546]

Thank you Alina🌍

[@polishtheday]

I lived in Vancouver for three decades. It is indeed a clean and beautiful city and a wonderful place if you want to spend time outdoors. The shopping and restaurants are good too. But I’m in Montreal now where there’s so much more to do and so many more interesting cities I can travel to by train from here. Since I have friends and family on the west coast I can go back anytime to visit and still have all the benefits of living in Montreal. If my choice was only between Vancouver and Toronto though, Vancouver would be the winner. The Stanley Park sea wall is overrated. Next time you’re in Vancouver check out False Creek from Cambie then all the way to UBC including trails through Pacific Spirit Park.

[@davidmarshall718]

I was born in and lived my first 20 years in Vancouver, I am now age 60, I am not a city person but have lived in Calgary and Edmonton too. I prefer the hinterland of British Columbia and Western Alberta. I don't know how you can say the sea-wall is over-rated, it is as least as good as any ocean-side urban walkway in the world. And yes the Pacific Northwest is remote and rainy, but our only big-city neighbor Seattle USA has a lot going for it, similar to Vancouver in many ways, but very entrepreneurial and inventive, home base of Boeing, Microsoft, and Amazon.

[@polishtheday]

@@davidmarshall718 I like Seattle. And Portland, San Diego. But they’re not Canadian cities. When I said that the seawall was overrated I was thinking of all the other places to walk, bike, skateboard, etc., like the path you can take from Yaletown, over one of the bridges then along the shore up to Kits Beach and with a detour go all the way to Wreck Beach when the tide is out. Or one to the network of trails in Pacific Spirit Park or the North Shore. There are so many trails on the latter that even if you go every week it will take you at least a couple of years to do them all. The seawall is good for a nice walk if you live in the West End but is often full of tourists.

[@davidmarshall718]

@@polishtheday ---- so exactly what are all these "interesting" Canadian cities you can visit by train from Montreal? Ottawa, Quebec, and Toronto.......... When I visited Toronto the one and only time in my life in 1990 for 2 weeks, I was never so glad to get out of a place............

[@polishtheday]

@@davidmarshall718 I like to shop and people watch, eat and take walks in parks. I’m not interested in tourist attractions. Coffee is more important than alcohol. Others may have different definitions of what’s interesting. Toronto is good for shopping - everything from high end to secondhand. The coffee is better than in Montreal but not as good as in Vancouver. It has some nice beaches and little older neighbourhoods not far from downtown. The next time I’m there I want to visit the Bata Shoe Museum. Ottawa is wonderful in the summer. I like to visit Hog’s Back Park or just sit and have coffee on a patio downtown or west of downtown on Wellington, visit yarn and pottery shops and try different out of the way restaurants. The next time I’m there I want to visit the Glebe and go to Whole Foods. You can visit New York, Boston, Halifax and other places by train from Montreal.

[@drrobertyeoman9535]

I grew up in Vancouver in the 90s. It was 10x better then!

[@mpower6004]

I visited Vancouver a few years ago and was very impressed by that city for very similar reasons that Alina mentioned.

[@kenmcclow8963]

The best weather is going to be in July and August and sometimes early September. The sun starts to come out in April/May and then the June Gloom appears. It varies but the clouds roll in sometime by the second week of June and stay too long. There are a lot of TV and movies filmed in the area. One I’ve been watching on and off, Virgin River, is filmed nearby on Bowen Island. The prices for housing are high as they are in all the west coast cities. High housing prices drive homelessness. If you think about first, last and deposit being more than $6000, it’s hard to get in the door. I haven’t been to the Aquarium in a long time but they had a really interesting rainforest area in there with tiny monkeys. They used to have some sad Orca whales there and some Belugas. I don’t know what they have now.

[@fernandomilicich8160]

If Vancouver has many people like you - that's for sure is the one of the best.

[@glauciaramos6332]

Hi Alina ! Great vídeo!! I miss Raincouver, the nature, Stanley Park, English Bay , FBC , Tim Hortons 🥰💗and of course the polite canadians eh😀 😍 Greetings from Brazil

[@glauciaramos6332]

Oops FBC and Tim Hortons 🥰💗

[@ervinsmoviecorner8748]

Vancouver became Canada’s biggest city!❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@AlinaMcleod]

Not the biggest population wise

[@ervinsmoviecorner8748]

Oh, my bad!

[@silviobpas]

Hi, Ms. Alina! That was a true amazing gift from Canada you gave us! I'll definitely keep Vancouver on my essential places to visit on my Canada trip, thank for such a nicely done video! Congrats!

[@robertvigo6778]

As I recall after leaving Tokyo you returned to your home town of Quebec 👍 kudos 🤙👏🏻❤️

[@Meeshusa]

Vanoucer was my escape from crime ridden Seattle in the 90's. I was able to drive with my freinds and go to clubs, walk around the city, which is almost impossible in Seattle still.. The DTES on Hastings was always bad.. Some of my friends got hooked on drugs there. Some people r just predisposed to this I guess. But the whole city was not dangerous. There was street night life, prostitution, and all that lol. But it was safe to hang out in it back then. A 1 br in a highrise downtown was about $600/m. Many prostitutes lived in those. Life was good for them back then haha. Not to confuse with DTES people, those where gone mentally and they stayed in that area. Davie street was fun. Lots of clubs were there and nice affordable apts to live in. Check out documentary Hookers on Davie from 1984.. Just to get a feel how it was at night back then until about early 2000's when rents started going up and police started cleaning the nightlife to the point of extinction by now pretty much..

[@Smiler2724]

If you want to be safe stay away from the club bar , never be friend with bad people, live your life comfort the best for you is go to your work and come back your house and do your own business. Stay away going to bars and avoid beers be a good person have a good friend those wish what best for you.

[@PrincessZoey]

I was born here and have lived here all my life. I haven't travelled much but its fun to see your videos about all sorts of places. Good thing about downtown Van is that people both live and work there. Always busy! Also Chickadee room is sweet / Juke. Thats my part of town!

[@arthurzengeler8296]

I was taking a 4 month vacation, in the west U.S., and decided to drive up to Vancouver, for the weekend. It was around Christmas time, and I had no idea how cold it would be. Coming from Miami, I expected the worse. (It was in the late 90s, before the internet. ) I was shocked, when I got near the border, and saw green grass ! I grew up in a climate, similar to Toronto, I never thought it would be possible to see that. Then in Vancouver, I thought it was fun, and exciting, and not too cold. The main reason I went, was to check out their casinos, which weren't very good, but interesting. The prices then, for hotels and restaurants, were only a little high, as I recall. I had a delay, driving back to the U.S. though. The customs people, couldn't believe that a person would be on a 4 more vacation, so had to inspect my car. Other than that, it was a good place to go.

[@rps1689]

I went to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics and was surprised to see cherry blossoms in bloom that year in February.

[@michaelxuus]

Very nice video! Like Vancouver's year around nature activities - ocean, mountain, forest, lakes etc. Not too cold and not too hot( may need a simple rain jacket when drizzling). Used to live in very cold and hot places and basically unable to stay too long outside.

[@Smiler2724]

But questions what is the benefit of the city if cost living high?

[@nightcrawleroriginal]

Great choice of back ground music Alina, personally speaking I enjoy and appreciate the rain (and snow) just keep dry. I guess it comes down to my job driving in the weather everyday, it doesn't bother me even when I head up country for deliveries in the snow, just respect it. Nice video on Vancouver and have to agree, it's very expensive here thanks to foreign investors and the real estate companies catering to them, that needs to end, a lot of these homes aren't even occupied, just sitting empty (from my personal observations). Thanks for the update. :) NC

[@AlinaMcleod]

Yes, it’s very sad about the housing situation.

[@biobanker]

Vancouver has always been one of the best cities in the world. Toronto is fine and all (lived there 20yrs), and people who prefer busy cities will prefer TO. People who prefer vibrant multiculturalism will also find TO more appealing. Not much else goes to TO! Sports teams? Many people from ON in BC and most say they’ll never move back.

[@ciwane1428]

I see that Vancouver is beautiful City !

[@StephenOshea]

i. love Vancouver its awesome . your video brings back happy thoughts of my visit here

[@ESCALANTERENE]

Just came from visiting Vancouver 2 weeks ago. Definitely people are friendly and happier. Lots of areas to exercise and definitely a lot of walking. Nice video though.

[@staycasual7203]

As someone from England I was also told to never hang out with anyone from NA called Tiffany, but she seemed cool! Good vlog as always, peace ✌️ 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@naimabed]

Welcome back to Vancouver ..

[@saran90tube]

Thank you Alina...Like always, your presentation is awesome...

[@bernabecaneta6154]

The color like a rainbow 🌈😂✌️❤️

[@nevm7469]

My favorite thing about Vancouver is that it’s constantly cloudy and overcast... could live in the gloom 24/7 365... sunny days actually depress me.

[@TravelingisFREEDOM]

This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!

[@crillenis]

I've been living in Canada for more than a decade and Vancouver is indeed one of the most beautiful Canadian cities. However, the biggest regret that I had was when I showed my parents around the city, I took them to Chinatown in downtown on foot. (close to East Hastings, poorest neighbourhood). Richmond is much better if you are looking for chinese cuisine...food is better there and it's also much safer to walk around in Richmond.

[@restouler]

Welcome back to 🇨🇦! 🍻

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@JohnBoreskie]

I have to say that being in the Travel business, this is one of the best videos I have seen on Vancouver. Awesome job . I will definitely be bookmarking this to show to my clients and others wanting to know what Vancouver is like. Again.. well done.!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you, glad you liked it

[@LouisInBlue]

Love your choice of bgm

[@vacayjet1]

Awesome girl ! Awesome city !

[@TimThomas8624]

You really need to do the whole tour of Vancouver and understand the very real problems this city has. Like most cities in Canada there are issues but Vancouver because so many come here during the cold months is beyond bad. Trust me when I say do not be so brave to walk anywhere. DRUG CRIME is rampant , homeless, mental health, of the charts. Just because the mountains , ocean, and nature is wonderful the rest is a tragic reality.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Absolutely amazing! Vancouver is undoubtedely a beautiful city worth visiting, but also living! Canada is a country which must be truly awesome and above all a country where one lives well. Here in Europe and also in Italy we are having a very hot June (36 degrees Celsius) and it is terrible!! Thank you Alina for sharing this beautiful video with us and wish you all the best.

[@AlinaMcleod]

My pleasure!

[@JayandSarah]

We had very high temperatures in Vancouver this summer as well as last. Don't assume thi sis a good place to live, it is highly unaffordable and riddled with drug addiction problems that are visible almost everywhere. It is not what you think it is.

[@timsretirementjourney8323]

Real nice video and from what I saw completely accurate. We moved here from southern Ontario (Guelph) 2 years ago and see Vancouver exactly as you do. It is an extremely expensive place to live, ... and being retired we are off to a much less expensive home in a few more months (the Philippines). If I'm going to experience rain for 6 months of the year at least I want it to be warm rain. ;)

[@shekhargupta6718]

I wonder if Vancouver is looking fabulous because of your presence? Any place on this planet shall look awesome while having you there.

[@justdustino1371]

I think most of the X Files was filmed in Vancouver. Alot of the actors were Canadian, I know the Smoking Man is. Just south of you, but close, are the San Juan islands. The site of site of The Pig War of 1859. The US and UK almost went to war when a Canadian farmer's pig was shot by an American farmer when ownership of the islands was still disputed. It is all National Park now. US and British troops stationed on the island during the US Civil War partied and drank alot then. It is the only US national park that flies a British flag, over the site of the Royal Marines camp. Definitely worth a visit...🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦👍😆

[@rodney-wolverine]

you are really amazing alina. i love your videos

[@janetteellingham4982]

The pink shredded veggie is actually pickled turnip! Looks fabulous. I’ll definitely check this place out on my trip in September

[@ramsesmorales9151]

Hi Alina, that was a very nice video and great points were discussed! I visited Vancouver first time ever last summer and I really fell in love with the place. You happened to film most of the places that I went which were wonderful as it brought back so many good memories. I recommend that you check out Richmond Night Market as it's a great venue for take-out Asian foods, cheap-made Asian products, and people's watchings. It opens on weekends beginning at 7pm from late spring till around Thanksgiving in October. I was so close to going last time I went but missed it due to time. Hope this helps! Wishing you happy and safe travels! Thanks.

[@natnasci]

It has been a cloudier spring and beginning of summer, than normal. That said, living in a rainforest is good for the skin:) The best advice in regards to rain, is to learn to embrace it and understand, those green views are because of it. Many of us, don't let the rain stop us from enjoying outdoor activities, even a quiet walk on the seawall, followed by a nice restaurant meal or a cup of tea at home. Just a clarification for people who don't know Vancouver. The DTES, the downtown east side, near Chinatown, is not the eastern part of the city. It's the eastern part of downtown. The East End which includes many different neighbourhoods, and where funky Commercial Drive exists, , isn't anything like the DTES. Plus, Hastings Street is only sketchy near in the DTES. On the western end, you have multi-million dollar condos, and the street goes through many neighbourhoods all the way through Burnaby.

[@Hazara26]

When I was young I used to smoke hash with my friends and used to love rainy and cloudy weather because, we used to enjoy after getting high. But now I hate rainy weather. I would prefer snow over rain. But our back home don't rain like Vancouver and most days of the year are sunny and dry.

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Vancouver always had a special place in our hearts. We have visited many times and completely enjoyed our time there. Like any big city in North America, it has its problems as you mentioned. I think the question you have to ask yourself , based on what you know now. What do you think Vancouver will look like in the next ten years? It's a hard question to answer. Your Thoughts Alina. Sending you lots of love💖💖💖 From Harriet, Jim and Yuki . Richmond. Va.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Yes, that is very true

[@karimhaddad5670]

Thank you for an excellent video 😊 I live in Surrey which is a short drive from Vancouver. One of Vancouver's many Nick names is Raincouver 😊

[@notheretodayortomorrow]

Whoa! That moment one of your favorite creators are in your city!

[@notheretodayortomorrow]

Seriously come to the Sunshine Coast!

[@Julia-mc2jk]

Wow, I would love to visit Vancouver someday! Greetings from Poland 🙃

[@AlinaMcleod]

I hope you do!

[@saroumath6041]

Thank you

[@robertgreene7653]

glad to hear you liked visit to canada.

[@waniayasir]

Welcome to Vancouver

[@chrave1956]

Love how you can ski in the morning … golf in the afternoon. (…then on West Hastings shoot up and puke in the evening)

[@Ismael-cq9ye]

So nice video, greetings from your fan in Argentina!!!