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And off I go to Vancouver. (Typing this out is quite the experience already…)

Vancouver - also known as Hollywood North, Terminal City, City of Glass, Hongcouver or Vansterdam - is where I will be at home for the next couple of months. (Read here why the city earned those nicknames)

The first days will be mostly packed with orientation activities and formalities. As I’m flying in a little late (layover in over-mormonized Salt Lake City), I hope to catch the bus to the infamous IKEA excursion (since our rooms come unfurnished and hardly equipped). 

This shot is taken from Stanley Park near Downtown Vancouver. Dispite this photo’s standards set so high, I challenge myself to get the exact same shot. Clear skies, perfect reflections and all. Wish me luck.

Here some of my ever so intriguing travel statistics that everyone is craving for.

My flight itinerary: ORD - SLC, SLC - YVR.

Expected travel duration: 4 hours and 50 minutes.

Time zone difference: 2 hours.

Anticipated cab fare: CAD 60.00 (That burns - tell me about it -, but I really want to make that organized IKEA bus).

Fun facts presented this time: 0.

(photo via Road Fun)