Just spent a few days in Vancouver with work, two 10 hour flights and a three day turn around, but I really enjoyed the brief time I spent there.
Went for a ten hour fishing trip with the very professional valleyfishing.com. Pick up and set down in downtown vancouver for me and a colleague and with the great exchange rate the trip cost a superb £140.00. My colleague caught a lovely Dolly Varden char (named after the pattern on a dress belonging to a Dicken's character, green with pink polka dots.), I missed a couple of fish but failed to hook or land any. We fished the Squamish and Chekamus rivers. Travelled along logging roads, past old mines and through Native American community. We watched bald eagles feasting on Pacific salmon, saw a deer and enjoyed a truley memorable day.
Other highlights for me included the Granville Island market and the wealth of unusual restaurants. If you like sushi I can't imagine there's a better selection of sushi restaurants outside Japan.
I loved the fact you could see snow capped peaks, and the fact that Vancouver city centre is so walkable. I walked from the Harbour out to Granville Island over the Granville Bridge from one side of the city centre to the other in about 45 minutes.
Thanks Trish and Cory for all the tips, I'd love to move the other way...the grass is always greener.