Vancouver Concept StoreStore Manager: Erin Buttler
#109 - 1965 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6J 1M8
Toll Free: 888-800-4100
Tel: 604-694-6669
Fax: 604-694-6668
kitsilanostore@gap.caStore hours:Mon to Fri - 10 to 6pm
Sat - 10 to 5pm
Sun - Closed
Directions
Vancouver Concept Store
Travellers young, old, new or experienced will all find a home away from home at our Kitsilano concept store location. With passionate staff who love to talk about travel, we're often hosting inspiring and fun travel seminars and photo slideshow events in the evenings. If you're curious to know more about G.A.P Adventures, or want to book a trip to Peru, our travel team is happy to share their wealth of travel knowledge with you. If you're not sure where to take that next vacation, stop on by for a brochure, we've got a style of adventure travel to match your personal interests.
Events
VANCOUVER - JulyHave you ever wanted to explore ancient archaeological sites and taverna-lined harbors or just sail on the blue ocean through magical historical islands? If your answer is yes then don't miss G.A.P Adventures Greek Island Sailing presentation!
Join the G.A.P Adventures Vancouver Concept Store Manager, Erin Buttler, who will take you on a adventure with personal pictures and memories through this beautiful ancient world.
Join us for a free screening of The Motorcycle Diaries, a biopic about the journey and written memoir of Ernesto Guevara, who would years later become internationally known as the iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 journey, intially by motorcycle, across South America and is sure to inspire some travels of your own.
Snacks and popcorn available by donation, all proceeds go to our non-profit organization, Planeterra (planeterra.org).
Space VERY limited. Please RSVP.
February 12th marks the six month countdown to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.
Do you want to get out of Vancouver and spend some of the $$$ that you've earned by subletting to an Olympic enthusiast from overseas? If your answer is YES then please stop by on August 12th as we celebrate the six month countdown to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games and offer you some travel options for getting out of Vancouver next February.
Our Adventure Specialists will be presenting 10 different tour options around the globe with spots available for February 2010. Stop by to enjoy Olympic themed snacks and meet other adventure travellers from Vancouver.
Please remember to RSVP to this event so that we save your spot!
Join us for a free screening of Slumdog Millionaire, the Oscar Award winning film that follows the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai to the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together, their vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost.
Slumdog Millionaire is a beautiful journey through India guaranteed to inspire travel to this exotic and colourful land.
Snacks and popcorn available by donation, all proceeds go to our non-profit organization, Planeterra (planeterra.org).
Space VERY limited. Please RSVP.
On August 22nd, the City of Vancouver will once again turn into an urban playground featuring ChasePoint activities that will test teams with various mental, physical, and otherwise adventurous challenges. In 2008, over 15,000 participants took part in City Chase, once again crowning it as The World's Largest Urban Adventure Series and Canada''s Best Sporting Event!
With more prizing, more twists and turns, and the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2009 World Championships, the August 22nd event is shaping up to be unlike anything Vancouver has experienced before!!
G.A.P Adventures is a proud sponsor of this event, so make sure you keep your eyes out for the clue that will bring you to our doorstep. PLUS you'll have a chance to enter and win a G.A.P Adventures gift voucher simply by registering.
Join us for a free screening of Under The Same Moon (La Misma Luna), a beautiful told story about the power of family and courage in Mexico. Under The Same Moon tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again.
Opening to a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007, Under The Same Moon is a film not to be missed!
Snacks and popcorn available by donation, all proceeds go to our non-profit organization, Planeterra (planeterra.org).
Space VERY limited. Please RSVP.
Staff Bios
My travels began at the age of two when my mom took me
around England, Scotland and France by car. Back in Canada, based in Ontario, I saw a little more of the country from the passenger seat every year...slowly feeding my passion, and eventual addiction to travel.
My first travels on my own led me to Mexico, which I love and have visited numerous times. On my fourth trip to Mexico I planned to work as a volunteer for six months to fully experience life there. I stayed for five years during which
time I began working with G.A.P Adventures as a tour leader on trips through Mexico and Central America! I eventually moved back to Vancouver where I graduated from
UBC with a degree in Latin American
Studies and received my certification as a translator.
I have also travelled to Australia, Fiji, Thailand and Nepal.When I'm not planning your vacations and adventures I can be found at the beach or park with my beloved basset hound or on the seawall training for my next big run. Peru and Bolivia are first on my list for
the next time I dust off my backpack!
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page" - St Augustine
This quote sums up my philosophy on life. After completing an English Literature degree and a Tourism Management program, I set off to discover if this ancient quote held true. Six continents and quite a few countries later I still believe good old St Augustine. From living in Melbourne, Australia to camping out under the stars in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania I seem to find adventure anywhere I go. I have jumped out of a plane in New Zealand, fallen out of a whitewater raft on the Zambezi in Zimbabwe, trekked up the side of a mountain in Patagonia and climbed down into caves in Guatemala.
A few of my favourite places on this planet...? Brighton - England, Wanaka - New Zealand, Bocas del Toro - Panama, Cape Town - South Africa
And where next...? Antarctica, Bhutan, Croatia...the list is infinite!
G.A.P Adventures has allowed me to continue building on my wish list of travel destinations and share my experiences with others venturing out on their first, or their latest adventure.
My passion for travel started well before I was born. My parents have always been avid travelers and after my brother and myself were born they didn't stop, taking us in tow on all their crazy adventures.
We never were known to travel conventionally. Instead, we would rent cars and explore hidden cities while my dad told us stories of pirates and sunken ships...sometimes we would even search for them!
After finishing film and television school in my home town of Toronto, Ontario I decided to start my own adventures and backpacked solo across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. My desire to work in the travel industry was born.
I have been lucky enough to explore other countries as well such as Costa Rica, Honduras and Bahamas to name a few.
G.A.P Adventures is a great fit for my adventurous nature. It has allowed me to continue my adventures in this amazing world and also share my stories about sunken treasures and lost worlds to other adventurous travelers.
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Directions & Contact Info
Map of our Vancouver Concept Store
Our Kitsilano concept store is on West 4th, located just 2 blocks west of Burrard on the right side of the street.
Directions to our Vancouver Concept Store
By Transit:
- From downtown Vancouver, take either the #4 UBC or #7 Dunbar bus southbound on Howe St to the stop at West 4th and Maple
By Car:
- Coming from downtown Vancouver, drive south over the Burrard Street bridge and then take a right on West 4th. Drive up West 4th for 2 blocks and the store is on the right hand side. Meter parking is all along West 4th from 8am-8pm.
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