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Hot Shopping: In the Cards

The Traveller's Deck cards offer tons of savings at 100 retailers and restaurants in Vancouver

Swing by The Bay, Chapters or Marketplace IGA and pick up The Traveller’s Deck, a colourful—and insightful—pack of 58 double-sided cards that highlight 100 of the best places to eat and shop in the city. An added bonus: there are over $750 worth of savings in the deck, including free appetizers, two-for-one entrées and a range of in-store savings. Available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.—Jennifer Patterson

Hot Entertainment: Wicked Watering Holes

Enjoy Vancouver's nightlife to the fullest with this handy guide

Author John Lee sacrificed shoe leather and liver to come up with his list of favourite Vancouver bars: The Alibi Room, Au Petit Chavignol, Brickhouse, The Cascade Room, Corduroy Restaurant, The Diamond, Narrow Lounge, Railway Club, Six Acres, Stella’s, Three Lions Cafe and The Yale. Discover these hotspots and more in Drinking Vancouver: 100+ Great Bars in the City and Beyond (TouchWood Editions, $19.95), available at local bookstores.—Tim Pawsey

Hot Shopping: Read It

Your insider guide to Vancouver by Douglas Coupland

Douglas Coupland is a proud Canadian and an even prouder Vancouverite. The author of Souvenir of Canada, Generation X and countless other novels and non-fiction tomes has revised and expanded his love letter to Vancouver, called City of Glass (Douglas & McIntyre, $24.95). Read it to discover how Vancouver is similar to The Simpsons, where “the nakedest place in Canada” is, why the Grouse Grind is better than a singles bar and other insider knowledge. At local bookstores.—Sheri Radford