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Old Mar 15th, 2011, 07:15 AM
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San Diego or Vancouver

A friend and I are planning a week in May to either San Diego or Vancouver - neither of us has been to either of them. Any thoughts on which might be better?
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What do you and your friend want to see? Slightly higher chance of rain in Vancouver but I really like the city.
What is your mode of travel?
Have you been to other Pacific coast cities such as LA, SF, Portland or Seattle?
A good way to get to Seattle is to take the Amtrak train or bus from Seattle. Hope you both have passports if you want to go to Vancouver, BC Canada.
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I haven't been to San Diego, so can't compare the two. I was in Vancouver last August; a week would be a little long for me in the city, but Vancouver + Vancouver Island would be a great trip, I think. I went to Victoria for a weekend while I was there, but would have loved to see much more on the island. Depends on what your interests are, though.
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Assuming you mean Vancouver, B.C.,here's an online guide for that city.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/vancouver-city-guide.htm

And for San Diego,
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/s...city-guide.htm

In May, San Diego averages about 8-10 degrees warmer than Vancouver. Vancouver averages about 2.2 inches of rain versus 0.2 for San Diego. Ref: http://www.weatherbase.com/

The history and cultures of the two cities are quite different. You can check that out on Wikipedia. I have been to both cities, but mostly to San Diego.
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good questions from tom.

Both are excellent places to spend a week.

In San Diego, you NEED a car for the week - in Vancouver you can get by without one (though you will want one for a day or two for day trips - which you SHOULD do with a full week).

San Diego has beaches - Vancouver has better food (IMO).

The landscapes are different though they each have excellent parks. They are very different from one another though each is great in its own way.

I think you'll need to do some research and then come back with some more specific questions:

http://www.fodors.com/world/north-am...nia/san-diego/

http://www.fodors.com/world/north-am...bia/vancouver/
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