Vancouver likes to meld the indoors with the outdoors as often as possible: kayaking under twinkling city lights, wandering through downtown street art and living it up in stylish Gastown. The Vancouver Encounter guide gives you twice the city in half the time. This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more neighbourhood highlights and the best of local knowledge.Full-colour pull-out map and detailed neighbourhood mapsResident author recommends the city's bestItineraries and highlights to make the most of a short tripLocals reveal Vancouver's secretsA curator's cultural picks