Cliff(y) Goes Travelling

400 Patricia Street, Jasper, Alberta, Canada Located in the heart of the peaceful town, Jasper Downtown Hostel (3*) offers not only dorm rooms with shared facilities, but also private rooms, some of which come with ensuite and/or bathroom. It's especially popular with budget-conscious travellers. The property doesn't serve breakfast at all.

Vancouver-Jasper (19h) ETD: 3.00pm (GMT - 7) ETA:  11.00am (GMT - 6) Let's continue to look at The Canadian transcontinental passenger train that brought my BFF and me from Vancouver to Jasper, departing close to midnight after a long delay. In Part 1 , I introduced the various cars of the train. Guess what time did I wake up in order to have the panorama car to myself, well, almost?

Vancouver-Jasper (19h) ETD: 3.00pm (GMT - 7) ETA:  11.00am (GMT - 6) June 2019 saw me taking a sleeper train for the first time in my life. Much to my excitement, I had the opportunity to experience The Canadian transcontinental passenger train. Though I didn't go all the way from Vancouver to Toronto, I was satisfied to spend almost a day onboard the train to Jasper in the Alberta province.

1150 Station Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Pacific Central Station is the western terminus of VIA Rail's The Canadian, a transcontinental passenger train running from Vancouver to Toronto and vice versa. It's also the northern terminus of Amtrak's Cascades running from Vancouver to Seattle and Portland in the USA.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver is a coastal seaport city that's the most populous in British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada. In addition, it's one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in the country with roughtly 30% of the inhabitants being of Chinese heritage.

350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mon-Thu: 10.00am - 9.00pm Fri-Sat: 10.00am - 6.00pm Sun: 11.00am - 6.00pm Established in 1869, Vancouver Public Library is the third largest public library system in Canada with a total of 22 branches at the point of writing. I took the opportunity to visit the the nine-storey Central Library, the largest branch that also serves as the administration centre, in the downtown area.

1204 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Situated at the mouth of False Creek, Sunset Beach Park offers a somewhat quieter beach experience in Vancouver. Lifeguards are on duty between late May to early September every year. At the park section, there are walking, biking and inline skating paths. 

False Creek, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Once an industrial manufacturing area created in 1916, Granville Island is now a hotspot for shopping and entertainment in Vancouver, Canada. Named after Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville of the UK, the island is said to generate more than C$215 million (~S$223.8 million) in economic activity every year.

3663 Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mon-Fri: 10.00am - 5.00pm Sat-Sun: 10.00am - 5.00pm (Jun-Sep) or 12 noon - 4.00pm (Oct-May) Designed in the shape of a dogwood, which is the provincial flower of British Columbia, Canada, Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre was born in 1971. That was the time when the interest in the integrated science of ecology was beginning to move into the consciousness of the public.