Or: Why you’re going to fall head over heels in love with Vancouver.

My brother calls us “laid-back west-coasters.” Everyone tells it’s beautiful here, when I say I’m from Vancouver. I always see news articles and broadcasts about how expensive it is to live here. All these things are true about Vancouver.
[Read more…]“What is it again that you love so much about [Vancouver]?” and they answer, “We have everything. The mountains and the water.” This is their explanation, mountains and water.
Maria Semple – Where’d you go Bernadette (Vancouver substituted for Seattle)