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Maybe you think you know Vancouver pretty well, maybe you'd like to get to know the city better, maybe you have never been to Vancouver, or maybe you'd just like to hear a couple guys who wrote the best-selling "111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not Miss" guidebook tell a few yarns about the city they love. Join producer Mike Finnegan as he tries to keep chatty, and sometimes witty, authors Dave Doroghy and Graeme Menzies on track as they discuss interesting and often unknown facts and stories about their favorite places in Vancouver.

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    • May 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Vancouver Places

    Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Park

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 19:51


    Discover the many reasons to visit this park, the highest point in Vancouver, which is not named for the Queen you think it is.

    Board With Friends in Victoria

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 17:34


    From Marvin Gardens to Kamchatka to the library with Colonel Mustard, "Board with Friends" is the place to be!

    Vancouver's Lord Byng Highschool

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 18:45


    The historic high school with ties to Hollywood, Vimy Ridge, and the Prime Minister's Office.

    Vancouver's Punjabi Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 16:17


    Taste, smell, see, feel, and hear a little bit of India at the Punjabi Market on Vancouver's Main Street.

    Whistler Hardware

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 14:42


    The best hardware store in Whistler has everything you need, and also a great story!

    Victoria's Black Ball Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 17:50


    The only Ferry ride where Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters sing you aboard! 

    Whistler's Armchair Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 18:21


    Unique in so many ways - the bookstore in Whistler you do not want to miss!

    Victoria Bike Counter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 17:28


    How many bicyclists bicycle around Victoria? Tune in and find out how to find out.

    Five Places too late to Not Miss

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 20:21


    We told you to visit these places. Now they're gone.

    Liberty Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 10:34


    The quintessential Main Street cafe and bakery, and the perfect place to begin, or end, your next shopping spree.

    Big Bad John's

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 15:40


    Bring your big bad bra, and order a historic bra-tini, while you experience a historic, iconic, watering hole in Victoria.

    Vancouver's Marine Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 15:43


    Our first podcast interrupted by a helicopter! But join us anyway and find out why the Marine Building is maybe the most spectacular building in Vancouver, and certainly the most fishy!

    Whistler Tattoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 16:04


    Apres ski in Whistler is a great time to get inked! We tell you where.

    Victoria's Belleville Buskers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 15:00


    Buskers love Victoria, and so do we!

    The Belfry Theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 18:12


    There are no bats in the Belfry (that we know of), but there are plenty of plays performed below.

    Victoria's Beehive Wool Shop

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 15:54


    Bumbling non-knitters try to explain why this Victoria wool shop is the bees knees.

    Victoria's BC Aviation Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 18:32


    Too much Lassie and Peter Crawford in this episode about aviation, but what can we say?

    Whistler's Australian Pies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 17:21


    Hearty doesn't begin to describe these pies peaked with mashed potatoes, pees, and gravy.

    Vancouver's Kitsilano Pool

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 20:42


    More than big, more than salty - it's historic. Tune in and discover why you must not miss it.

    Bay Street Armoury

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 22:40


    Bagpipes, Banks, and things that go Bang feature in this tale about Victoria's Tudor-inspired armoury on Bay Street.

    The Bard and Banker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 17:14


    Banks, Books, Beers, Bay City Rollers ... this episode has it all.

    Baggins Shoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 18:37


    A book launch review and the hippy Hobbity backstory on a one-of-a-kind shoe store.

    Victoria Shoot-out

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 16:16


    It's 1918 and there's shoot-em-up pandemonium on Pandora Avenue! Discover the story of the barber-assasin who also shot himself.

    The Artful Manhole Covers of Quadra Village

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 15:42


    In this episode we challenge listeners to find three works of art cleverly disguised as manhole covers!

    Victoria's Mural Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 16:25


    Is the world's best Eddie Van Halen mural hiding in Victoria? We'll help you find Paul Archer's studio and then you can decide for yourself!

    The Adirondacks of Kitty Islet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 20:42


    Take your binoculars or take a picnic basket, either way this is a scenic and historic place to sit back in a classic adirondak chair. Graeme and Dave explain how they found it, and where you can too!

    The Abkhazi Gardens

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 17:58


    Graeme explains the romantic and historic backdrop to this charming green garden oasis, minutes from downtown.

    Victoria's Commonwealth Games Plaque

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 31:54


    Dave delivers an athletic and humorous overview of Victoria's spectacular 1994 Commonwealth Games, and tells you where to find this almost-hidden granite memento.

    Vancouver's Dark Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 15:15


    This place was hard to photograph, but Dave and Mike explain why it's a restaurant not to be missed.

    Whistler's Sitting Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 13:25


    Once you get past the adolescent potty humour, Graeme and Dave tell you about, and where to find, one of Whistler's most impressive public sculptures: The Sitting Man.

    What's in Victoria?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 40:31


    Our one-hundreth podcast episode is dedicated to our third book: it's all about Victoria, British Columbia. Dave and Graeme give a taste of what's in the book and Mike gives a taste of champagne!

    Whistler Creekside Brass Plaques

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 16:47


    The history of Whistler is at your feet. Dave tells you where to find the brass plaques, and how you can amaze your friends and ski lift companions with fascinating local history.

    Haida Canoe at UBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 19:40


    There's a haida canoe floating through the air at the University of British Columbia's Forestry Building. Graeme tells listeners all about it.

    Bargains in Whistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 16:37


    Mike reveals the secrets of his shopping success.

    Whistler's Arfa Lake Dog Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 13:21


    Dave and Mike discuss Whistler's dog culture and the spectacular Lake "Arfa" dog park.

    Royal Places

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 24:29


    In recognition of the recent Coronation of King Charles III of Canada, Dave and Graeme share personal royal stories and highlight several places in their 111 Places books with a royal connection.

    Whistler Train Wreck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 22:26


    If you've never seen train cars growing in the middle of a forrest, this is your chance!

    Lions Gate Bridge Lights

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 18:25


    They're called "Gracie's Necklace". Find out why!

    Parkhurst Ghost Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 17:23


    Spooky wooden shacks and rusty old cars are all that's left of this forgotten lumber mill just a few kilometers north of Whistler.

    Birds of Whistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 13:31


    Dave goes nuts for the birds of Whistler and tells you where to find them.

    Sea to Sky Eats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 19:44


    Graeme dishes out some hot tips on where to pull over for excellent roadside nosh on your drive along the Sea to Sky highway.

    Harbour Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 16:38


    Float planes are a big part of downtown Vancouver - Dave explains why. Graeme tries to pack some Canadian aviation history into the episode.

    Big Pile of Sulphur

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 16:10


    Everyone has seen it. But do you know what it is? Dave delivers the deets.

    Deadman's Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 16:38


    Discover the history and hauntings that come from Vancouver's Island of the Dead Men.

    Whistler was a Dump

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 13:46


    The incredible story of how Whistler morphed from a garbage dump to a world-class alpine ski resort

    Storybook Hobbit Houses

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 11:14


    Dave explains where you can find the most interesting rooftops in Vancouver. Look out for Bilbo Baggins.

    Holy Rosary Cathedral

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 15:40


    Architecture, stamp-worthy stained glass, homeless Jesus, the Bride of Frankenstein, LSD ... Vancouver's Holy Rosary Cathedral it all!

    111 Places in Seattle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 41:18


    The 111 fun doesn't stop at the border! Join Graeme, Dave and Mike as they chat with 111 Places in Seattle book author Harriet Baskas and photographer Courtney Kelley about their wonderful new collaboration.

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    Gord's Fridge at Whistler Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 16:38


    Discover and decode the fridge that tells the story of Whistler's evolution from backcountry ski haven to world-renowned alpine resort. It's at the Whistler Museum.

    The Giant Birds of the Olympic Village

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 14:29


    What's the deal with those gigantic bird sculuptures in the Olympic Village? Dave reveals all, and we get back to making bad puns.

    The Hidden Hamilton Plaque

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 21:38


    Whatever happened to the Hamilton Plaque commemorating Vancouver's first street corner? Listen and learn grasshoppers!

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