网际旅游

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在路上:2009 Costa Rica(1) - 缘起 (more…)

只要在任何媒体，论坛，网站，博客，朋友圈，同学圈，同事聚会中替我们美中机票网站宣传一下，就可以得到我们精美的行李牌一个。来信请告知邮寄地址，喜欢的颜色和如何宣传我们的。2010新年快乐。
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出游前的一个月，在Priceline上拍到西雅图机场的租车，$15/day，很不错的deal。当然了，车是compact的小车，按以往的出游经验，希望能免费升级一把。

第一次搭Alaska Airline, 感觉很不错，SJO-SEA的一段和回来的直飞都有免费wifi onflight，提供服务的公司取了个和google很象的名字，叫gogo，一不留神还以为google又扩展业务了。当然不管什么名字，只要是免费的都要赞一下。飞机上的饮料服务一直不断，另外还出租DVD给客人看。其实，我还有个好点子，长途飞机上如果能出租降噪耳机(noise cancellation headphone)的话，应该市场不小，这东西在飞机上很实用，但平常不常飞，单独买一个还是太贵了。

中途在SJO转机，不得不抱怨一下圣何塞的机场。原本不大的一个机场，却非常愚蠢地设计成长长的一条，从一侧的登机口到另一侧，足足可以走上二十分钟，没有任何扶梯什么的。还有就是机场里面的餐馆清一色的sports bar风格，适合家庭的快餐店根本就没有，无语。

相比之下西雅图的机场很方便，租车柜台也在机场内。Hertz柜台的老兄在电脑里看啊看，一直向我推销升级，看他一副不甘心的样子，我就知道priceline的价钱踩到他了。一通拒绝之后，他很不情愿地在对讲机里嘀嘀咕咕，然后递给我一把钥匙。

既然没有免费升级，我也没搞清他肉痛什么。走到停车场，一辆银色小车，外表无奇，不过是Toyota的。当时没多想，打开车门才发现，内部装置和平时开的车不一样耶。再仔细一看牌子，Prius, 咦，不是刚刚机场看到的Toyota Hybrid新款广告吗？更乐的是，GPS是标准配置，呵呵，赚翻了。

之后的十天，小小的车载着我们三人，时而穿梭在城市中的大街小巷，时而奔驰在田野间的高低起伏。还车的时候，二千多迈的里程，算算汽油，绝对高于50mpg了，Toyota的广告算是名副其实了。这Hybrid的小车，如果单独在Hertz租的话，是要额外加钱的。这样看来，Priceline租车不光便宜，居然还捡到宝。

温哥华夏天的旅行，就在我们捡到便宜的那份欢喜劲儿中，上路了。

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最近乱忙，故事更新会很慢，圣诞节前应该会写好吧？还希望能把三年前的Washington State一游给补齐，可能吗？

2010年的夏天，逃离烈日炎炎的德州，去温哥华和维多利亚岛转了一圈，十日的休闲游，先报报流水帐，供感兴趣的朋友参考一下。有些具体信息可以参考我之前的博客，后面如果有时间会唐唐我们沿途有趣的故事。

10day/9nights Vancouver - Victoria Islands Itineraries

June 30

Fly to Seattle(SEA) through Alaska Airline, 1 stop at SJO. (recommend Alaska Airline)

Rent compact at Hertz, and get Toyota Hybrid Prius. (stealing deal)

Drive to Vancouver through Hwy 5, board cross at Peach Arch Provincial park. Traffic is ok, it is about 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

Check in at Hyatt Regency Vancouver. (room is modern style, bed is very good. pool is outdoor, not impressive. $28/night parking, gee~ this is bad, no free wifi/internet)

Dine at 麒麟海鲜酒家 (7900 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC (604) 303-8833). Several friends recommend it, but our experience is not very good, I will rate ok but not great.

July 1 (Canada Day)

Worm spent the whole day doing hair straightening at 美发轩 (Maggie, Unit2127, 3779 Sexsmith Rd, Richmond), it is about five hours.

Lunch at 王記台灣牛肉面 (8390 Granville Street), so-so, not very impressive.

Later afternoon, we visit the Vancouver water front around convention center for Canada national day actives. Then watch the night parade.

Dine at 悦海大酒家(1088 Melville St. Vancouver, (604) 669-8383), close to Hyatt hotel, but very hard to find the entrance. Few people, quiet, food is ok.

July 2

Day trip to Whistler, sea to sky drive.

It is about 3~4 hours drive, about 8 to 10 stops at the road. The view is good, little town, harbor, waterfall etc, nothing fancy but worth a day trip.

Whistler peak to peak Gondola is the highlight, a must experience. We spent quiet a lot time at the snow mountains. Tried all types of gondola, and saw a little black bear cub on the way downhills.

The lunch at Whistler is too expensive, $15 for just a burger. We should prepare sandwich ourselves.

Dine at 上海一只鼎 (Unit 120, 8100 Ackroyd Rd. , Richmond . 604-278-8789). Friday night no reservation, wait about 30 min. The food is good, we recommend it but better make a reservation first, since it is a small restaurant.

July 3
North Vancouver - Downtown Vancouver

Visit the Lynn Canyon Suspension bridge for free, instead of famous Capilano Suspension Bridge. Hiking about 1 hour.

We spend the rest of day at Stanley park, driving around, taking pictures, hiking and clam digging. So many fun.

Dine at 帝苑海鲜酒家(7997 Westminster Highway, Richmond, 604-249-0080), since that weekend the lobster is special. Be there at 5:30pm just before the open time, so got a table. Otherwise you need a reservation since the tables are filled up quickly. We love the food there. Recommend.

July 4
Western Vancouver - Horseshoe bay - Nanaimo - Tofino

Check out hotel and went to VanDusen Botanical Garden. Since some tourists recommend it. Cheaper than the Butchart Gardens at Victoria island.

Go dim sum at 置地广场楼上(I need to find the restaurant name). Very crowed at Sunday noon. Have to wait about 1 hour since we did not make a reservation. The feel eating there bring me back to Hong Kong. The lady at frond desk is amazing, more stories later. The food is half-half, some is good, some is so-so. If I do not have to wait that long, I will recommend it.

After lunch, we rush to Horseshoe bay for 3pm ferry. Just in time. Ferry to Victoria island is about 2 hours. Then it is another 3 hours drive to Tofino.

Check in Blue Bear B&B. Great, nice lady owner. recommend.

July 5
Tofino

Ocean Outfitters whale watch
Three hours morning tour, caught six grey whales. Not bad.
The sea is rough.

Afternoon we spot several beaches, including the pacific rim long beach. Low tide, very impressive on the size of the beach.

In the evening we drive out photo hunting for bear. Stop at Uclenet, now we understand why that town is not as good as Tofino, luckily I didn’t rent a B&B there.

On diet, on budget, free breakfast, but for rest of day we like instant noodles plus some fruits/snacks.

July 6
Tofino - Victoria

In the morning we check out and visit another two local beaches, for tide pool and beach combing.

Then it is a long 5 hour drive on the road.

Check in at Marriott Victoria Inner Harbor. Room is nice, the indoor pool, hot tub are great. free internet, parking is $15/night. Recommend.

Victoria inner harbor sunset view, romantic and relax feel. It is more like a tourist town.

Dine at Japanese village restaurant for light food. It is ok, nothing fancy.

July 7
Explore Victoria

Local scenic drive. Visit Sidney, and several local beaches. Well, overall, the local beach is not as good as Tofino for sure.

Lunch at Redfish Bluefish, highly recommend, the halibut is very fresh. Check out Yelp, so many people love it.

Dine at a local family Chinese restaurant, and order some Xinjiang food. Good value and good taste.

July 8

Check out hotel, leave at 8:00am for 10:30am vehicle ferry from Victoria BC to Port Angeles WA. The lock down time is 1 1/2 hour for immigration procedure.

Unfortunately since we did not reserve in advance ($15 extra reservation fee), we are out of luck since the ferry is full and they cut the line two cars before us.

Have to wait another 4 hours for the next. Walk and lunch at Fisherman wharf. Order at Barb’s fish & chip, about same price as redfish bluefish but you can tell the piece of fish is much smaller.

Take 3pm ferry and arrive Port Angeles at 5pm. Decide to go Sol Duct hot springs at Olympic NP as planned. The spring is crowed, but we enjoy the smelly hot water.

Left at 9pm, arrive hotel at 12pm, this is a long drive since too late to catch the ferry to Seattle, instead a big deep loop at Hwy 5.

July 9
Holiday Inn Seattle-Renton is a good option for SEA airport hotel . No extra parking fee, free internet, onsite gas station. 10 min drive to airport. $42/night through the priceline is a good deal.

Fly back home, sweet home at night.

前面说了，去温哥华的感觉就跟回国似的，既然如此，吃是不能忘的。我这个周末居然有心把朋友送来的餐馆系列都看了一篇，太无聊了，不过谁让自己好吃呢，还跑到vansky论坛上瞅了半天，总算有几家列出来，大家看看靠不靠谱。千万不要象我之前去洛杉矶那回儿那么失望了。

填空更新中，着眼于性价比高的。

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2009 温哥华25道首本名菜欣赏

三号路的龙皇鲍翅三号路夹lansdown和ackroyd中间，麒麟海鲜酒家，Granville+cooney的金满楼（早茶）
海港大酒楼 > 鸿星，叙香园，钓鱼台　＞　王府井，英记，富大　＞　加乐，南海渔村，金满楼，龙皇鲍翅，大同

台湾牛肉大王 （台式）
GUU （日本）
老干妈火锅, 金牛海鲜火锅（火锅）
麒麟海鲜酒家 （粤菜）
上海一只鼎，沪上，沪江（上海菜）

列治文夜市: 这个我一定要逛，超喜欢这调调。

地點: 12631 Vulcan Way, Richmond(一樣Home Depot後面
沒有變!)
日期: 2009-05-21~2009-9-26
時間:星期五 07:00pm ~ 12:00am
星期六 07:00pm ~ 12:00am
星期日 07:00pm ~ 11:00am (含星期一國定假日)
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冰酒
VQA(Vintnes Quality Alliance)。想带几瓶回来，这东东当地Costco有没有呢？

今天开始订旅馆租车，Seattle, Vancouver 这样的大城市，Priceline的价格是绝对有优势的。看看我今天晚上的成绩：

Compact Car bid:
Hertz @ SEA airport, $15/day, total charge $246/9days.
网上最便宜查到的要$28/day, 还是不起眼的小公司。

Hotel at Seattle bid:
回家前的一晚。
$42/night, total charge $55/night. 网站官方价格： Rooms available from $109.00/night
No hassles and no parking fees.

Holiday Inn Seattle-Renton
ten minutes from SeaTac Airport, twenty minutes from the SuperMall, you can not get better location than this.

Hotel at Vancouver bid:
Hyatt Regency Vancouver (4*)
$100/night, total charge $476/4 nights. 官方网站价格 Total Price Per Room: 996.00 CAD/4nights before tax.

Victoria 4* bid fail at $100/night and 3* bid fail at $65/night. Will try it later.

更新：
今晚第四次试着bid Victoria的旅馆，最后$105/night拿下，难道加币贬值有帮助？

Marriott Victoria Inner Harbor，total $251.32/2 nights. 官方网站价格 $169 CAD/night before tax.

另附Tofino/Ucluelet 预订B&B的秘诀：
info@tourismtofino.com 一封邮件给Tofino Tourism, 会群发到两地所有的旅馆B&B业者，接下来就是慢慢比较选择最满意的了。

我们最终的选择：Blue Bear B&B C$150/night
www.bluebearbandb.com

朋友看到我的夏天出游计划，特别友情送来的温哥华餐厅一览，我似乎记得之前在网上也见过的，希望原作者也允许我这儿分享一下，今夏周围去温哥华的还特别的多，盼望加币贬值的再多一点，再多一点 =)

另外虫儿还想去那儿剪个头，有朋友知道好的发廊请留言。其实，去趟温哥华不就跟回国差不多嘛，呵呵。

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这个贴的集合，还带评论的。

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吃遍温哥华

中餐

上海楼
1124 Alberni Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 1A5, Canada
(604) 683-8222

Shanghai River (沪江)
7831 Westminster Hwy., #110
Richmond
Tel: 604-233-8885
强烈推荐！最好吃的小笼汤包和上海生煎包，精致的淮扬菜,餐厅的装潢和waitress最漂亮,没订位最好别去. 醉鸡＋蔬菜卷

锦江上海菜

城市: Richmond
地址: 6610 No.3 Road
邮编:
电话: 604-276-1780

今晚我点了干烧鲳鱼,确实好吃,量大,漂亮
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My plan:

Day 1: Seattle - Vancouver (Driving through the border at the Peace Arch.)
Day 2: Vancouver city
Day 3: Day trip to Whistler
Day 4: North Vancouver
Day 5: Western Vancouver - Horseshoe bay - Nanaimo - Port Alberni - Tofino
Day 6: Tofino
Day 7: Tofino - Victoria (5 hour drive)
Day 8: Victoria
Day 9: Victoria - Port Angela - Seattle
Day 10: Home

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Matagorda is the best kept secret on the upper Texas Coast. Less than 1.5 hr to H-town, yet a population of less than 1,000. Best fishing, least crowded beaches, nicest people you’ll ever find.

Try Spoonbills for fine sea food, Russell’s Bait shop for fisherman’s breakfast, the Reef for shrimp poorboys, River Bend for CFS, Neon Palm for pizza.

Say “Hi” to Stephanie at Stanley’s “If Stanleys don’t have it, you don’t need it.”

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www.matagordabay.com/
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fishermansmotel.com/

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周末，春假尾，有朋友相约宿营，先约Guadalupe River state park，再约Pedernales Falls State Park，都人满为患，最后在Pace Bend Park找到一亩三分地。

呼朋唤友，拖家带口，凑出十来家，人数不少，菜鸟居多。无奈天公不作美，春暖花开之际，偏偏周末冷锋来袭，多云转雨，顿时军心动摇。

忍不住春心荡漾，大家决定先野炊后求雨，点着篝火等了大半夜，瓜子鸡腿，东拉西扯，居然等出来月冷星稀。午夜过后风来云起，还是当了逃兵。

清晨，梦中，雷声滚滚，不由自主地躺着行了个礼，向坚守宿营地的朋友们。

德州州立公园宿营地

典型德州Hill Country地貌

iphone照的，点火求雨

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这些年，每年夏天，全家都会来Corpus Christi。比Galveston少几分喧闹，比South Padre Island近一些距离，开在Corpus 的大街小巷，越来越有一份熟悉的感觉。 (more…)

这些年，每次来Corpus，有两家餐馆一定会去，一是Ichiban Japanese Seafood，另外一个就是T-Head上的Joe’s Crab Shack了。 (more…)

去Corpus Christi, 如果朋友三两家，计划的时间又早，中途又少生变故，可以考虑租个vacation home，靠海不靠海的问题不大，主要是客厅卧房带厨房的，住的舒服亲近。 (more…)