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I visited Vancouver for the first time and made 5 mistakes I won't repeat
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本文讲述了作者首次温哥华之旅的经历,并分享了她在旅途中犯下的一些错误。作者在交通、住宿和行程安排上都做出了不尽如人意的选择,例如过度依赖打车软件、将酒店都预订在同一街区等。通过这次经历,作者总结了五个下次旅行时会避免的错误,包括携带更合适的鞋子、准备飞行餐食、选择不同地区的住宿、尝试公共交通,以及预留更充足的旅行时间,希望能为其他旅行者提供参考。

👟 **鞋子选择的失误**: 作者这次旅行带错了鞋子,导致在温哥华的丘陵街道和徒步小径上行走时,脚部感到不适。下次旅行,她会选择更适合步行和徒步的鞋子。

✈️ **飞行餐食的疏忽**: 作者在长途飞行中未携带食物,导致在飞机上只能选择小零食充饥。下次旅行,她会自己准备餐食。

🏨 **住宿区域的单一**: 作者将所有酒店都预订在市中心,错过了体验温哥华不同区域的机会。下次旅行,她会选择不同地区的住宿。

🚕 **交通方式的局限**: 作者主要依赖打车软件,花费了不少交通费用。她意识到公共交通的便利性,下次旅行会尝试公共汽车、铁路和渡轮等方式。

⏳ **旅行时间的不足**: 作者认为三天的时间不足以充分体验温哥华。下次旅行,她会预留更充足的时间,更深入地探索这座城市。

Business Insider's reporter was a first-time tourist in Vancouver, British Columbia.

I shouldn't have spent $50 on a cab to my hotel when I landed in Vancouver, British Columbia. I also wish I'd had more time to explore the city.

From arrival to departure, my travel mistakes on my first trip to Vancouver thinned my budget and left me longing for more.

I spent three days there in May. The whirlwind trip went by so fast that I spent less time thinking and more time doing — from exploring coastal neighborhoods to hiking in parks and walking along the beach.

Now that I've had time to process my trip, I have a few regrets. Here are five things I won't mess up on my next trip to Vancouver.

First, I packed the wrong sneakers.
The reporter didn't pack the best walking shoes.

If my trip is less than a week long, I typically travel with one pair of shoes. So, I wore my favorite sneakers for my trip to Vancouver. They're my go-to pair for most activities, but they weren't ideal for this destination.

The city is home to hilly streets and hiking trails that made my trip feel adventurous, but with little arch support, my feet ached at the end of each day. I could feel the bumps of the pebbles beneath my feet on coastal trails, and I longed for a cushier sole with more traction.

Next time, I'll bring sneakers more suitable for walking and hiking.

I should have packed my own meal for the six-hour flight to Vancouver.
A menu on an international JetBlue flight.

When I travel internationally, there's typically a complimentary meal served on the flight, so when I flew with JetBlue from NYC to Vancouver, I didn't pack any food for the six-hour journey.

I didn't realize that the airline only serves meals at no cost on transatlantic flights, according to its website.

There were meals for sale, but I decided to save money and take advantage of the airline's complimentary self-service snack pantry.

These snacks curbed my hunger but didn't satisfy it. Next time, I'll bring my own meal.

I wouldn't book all my stays in the same neighborhood again.
Rosewood Hotel Georgia (left) and the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (right).

I love a luxury hotel. One of my favorite parts of traveling is sampling an array of top-tier stays because it helps me develop my own taste in accommodations.

For my three-day trip to Vancouver, I spent each night in a different hotel — the castle-like Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, the more modern Fairmont Pacific Rim, and the historic Rosewood Hotel Georgia.

As I'd hoped, each hotel had its own take on luxury. Still, when booking, I didn't realize that all were downtown within a six-block radius, and one was across the street from another.

The proximity made carrying my bags to the next hotel easier, but I missed the chance to stay in different parts of the city, like North or East Vancouver.

Using ride-share apps to get around was a mistake.
Vancouver's Pacific Central Station on a spring morning.

On the morning of my last day in Vancouver, when I stepped out of an Uber at Pacific Central Station to take an Amtrak train to my next destination, Seattle, I had an epiphany — I could have used public transportation throughout my trip.

I got around town on foot and with ride-share apps that ate up a chunk of my budget. I didn't consider other transportation options, which include buses, rail lines, and ferries.

I later learned that Vancouver residents are increasingly opting for public transit over driving because it's so well-connected. According to the TransLink 2024 Transit Service Performance Review, 420,000 people in Metro Vancouver commuted via mass transit each weekday in fall 2024, and annual ridership increased 3% from 2023.

If I'd taken the rails, buses, or ferries, I probably could have saved over $100 on transportation expenses.

My biggest regret was staying for only three days.
The reporter's view from a hotel room in Vancouver.

The biggest lesson I learned on this trip is that you can't do Vancouver in three days.

I had time to explore downtown and the surrounding areas, as well as the beaches in the Kitsilano and West Point Grey neighborhoods, but I missed out on North and West Vancouver entirely.

I got to experience three different hotels, but one night in each wasn't enough to use all the amenities.

I got to view small towns in British Columbia from the train, but I wish I'd carved out time to visit some of them.

Next time I go to Vancouver, I won't rush my trip.

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