# Visiting Vancouver this Veek (and next). Vould you like to vine and dine vith me? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452 "2010-09-29T08:21:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/1 "2010-09-29T08:21:34Z")
Hello VanDopers! I’m going to be in your city this Friday, until next Thursday. It’s my first trip to Canada. Yay! Anyone free for weekday dinners or weekend brunch/lunch/dinner? ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/2 "2010-09-29T08:51:02Z")
Oh. The _other_ Vancouver. Well never mind then! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/3 "2010-09-29T22:16:32Z")
Well, sure! If nobody else responds, pm me. (And **EvilTOJ** , the [del]lesser[/del] other Vancouver is only a few hours south… come on up!) ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/4 "2010-10-01T06:20:54Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Oh. The _other_ Vancouver. Well never mind then! Yes, I learned there was a Vancouver in WA when I almost booked the wrong flight. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/5 "2010-10-01T06:24:55Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Well, sure! If nobody else responds, pm me. (And **EvilTOJ** , the [del]lesser[/del] other Vancouver is only a few hours south… come on up!) Thanks, I PM’ed you. Interesting occupation you have listed in your profile. I would like to learn more. And perhaps I could regale you with SDMB folklore. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/6 "2010-10-02T02:26:23Z")
Are there many Vancouver dopers? I can free up a night, apart from Monday and Thursday. What part of town are you in? You lucked out, weather-wise - October is not nearly this nice, most years. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/7 "2010-10-02T03:59:10Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > Are there many Vancouver dopers? Well, going by this thread, it appears that the VanDope population has gone up 50% this week. > [@](#): > > I can free up a night, apart from Monday and Thursday. What part of town are you in? > > You lucked out, weather-wise - October is not nearly this nice, most years. I’m in downtown. Yeah, weather’s great and city’s beautiful. Let me know what evening works for you. I just made plans for Sat night, and **Dr. Drake** and I are still playing phone tag to figure out when to meet. Who knew international voice roaming to Canada was so expensive? $0.79 a minute. Signed up for a 20MB roaming plan for $24.99, and one Google map search took 2.7MB. So I can do one Google map search a day; you guys better give me good directions 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/8 "2010-10-02T07:02:54Z")
> [@xash](#): > > Yes, I learned there was a Vancouver in WA when I almost booked the wrong flight. This happened more than once during the [Olympics](http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/oops-wrong-vancouver-olympic-tourists-confusion-20100204-nfg7.html). ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/9 "2010-10-02T15:48:49Z")
> [@xash](#): > > > [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > > > Are there many Vancouver dopers? > > Well, going by this thread, it appears that the VanDope population has gone up 50% this week. > > > [@](#): > > > > I can free up a night, apart from Monday and Thursday. What part of town are you in? > > > > You lucked out, weather-wise - October is not nearly this nice, most years. > > I’m in downtown. Yeah, weather’s great and city’s beautiful. > > Let me know what evening works for you. I just made plans for Sat night, and **Dr. Drake** and I are still playing phone tag to figure out when to meet. > > Who knew international voice roaming to Canada was so expensive? $0.79 a minute. Signed up for a 20MB roaming plan for $24.99, and one Google map search took 2.7MB. So I can do one Google map search a day; you guys better give me good directions 🙂 Have just checked messages – I’ll give you a call later today. Maybe Tuesday evening, to include **Larry Mudd** and give anyone else time to check in? ETA: Will text, to save your roaming bill. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/10 "2010-10-15T23:22:02Z")
Hi, **xash**. We enjoyed meeting you in person — sorry if we over-walked you. Was the visit successful in the end? ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-vancouver-this-veek-and-next-vould-you-like-to-vine-and-dine-vith-me/555452/11 "2010-10-18T01:21:23Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Hi, **xash**. We enjoyed meeting you in person — sorry if we over-walked you. Was the visit successful in the end? Thanks, **Dr. Drake**. It was great meeting you guys too. And thanks for showing me around. Was a fun walk 🙂 Yes, my trip was was all good. I’m definitely coming back to Vancouver sometime; it’s just so darn beautiful.