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about every subject imaginable are stocked, and the staff can lay their hands on requested
titles very quickly.
Travel Bookstores
Vancouver has three excellent bookstores specializing in travel-related literature; two are
closetoeachotherintheareabetweenGranvilleIslandandPointGrey.
Wanderlust
(west
of Cypress St. at 1929 W. 4th Ave., Kitsilano, 604/739-2182,
www.wanderlustore.com
,
10am-7pm Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm Sat.) stocks general travel guides, maps, atlases, and
a range of travel accessories. Farther west is
The Travel Bug
(3065 W. Broadway,
604/737-1122,
www.travelbugbooks.ca
, 10am-6pm Mon.-Sat., noon-5pm Sun.), with an
equally impressive collection of travel guides as well as more regional titles than you ever
imagined existed. The owners at both of these bookstores are knowledgeable about the
pros and cons of the various guidebook series, so they are a good source of information
aboutwhichbooksarebestsuitedtoyourneedsandinterests.Ifyoulikemaps,you'lllove
International Travel Maps and Books
(12300BridgeportRd.,Richmond,604/273-1400,
www.itmb.com
,
9:30am-5pm Mon.-Sat.), one of the world's most prolific cartography
companies, whose title list includes over 400 maps covering offbeat destinations. Their
Vancouver store is part bookstore, part distributor, part publisher.
