Located on the south west of British Colombia, Vancouver is named after British Captain George Vancouver who explored the area in the 1790s. The city has a mild climate all year and on one side is protected by a mountain range and on the other side is warmed by Pacific currents. Vancouver is a cosmopolitan city, which offers excellent shopping, bars, theatres and clubs. It is home to Stanley Park, Canada’s largest city park, which covers hundreds of acres in the city centre with forests and lakes.
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On his Great Railway Journey across Alaska and Canada, Michael Portillo tells Ian Belcher how he followed in the tracks of empire and ingenuity …and narrowly missed a close encounter of the furry kind.
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