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Heading to the Vancouver Olympics? Don't Forget to Get Nude!

With the start of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada less than two weeks ago, it's about time that we reflect back on the true meaning of the Olympics: nudity. Although it'll be the Winter Olympics up in cold British Columbia, we're sure that there'll be at least a few die-hard "nakationers" taking time out to watch the Bobsled racers in their body stocking, we're not sure that a naked luge would be such a great idea.

Still, there are those out there who argue for a return to the naked times of the ancient Greeks:

With the Vancouver Olympics just two weeks away, members of the American Association for Nude Recreation believe it’s time to take a fresh look at the robust ways of the ancient Greeks, who performed feats of strength and skill during the first Olympics. And, to point out that the first Olympics was the earliest documented form of, you guessed it, nude recreation. In the ancient city of Olympia, the site of these first Olympics, the athletes always competed in the nude. In fact, in Greek, 'gymnos' means 'nude.'

You learn something new everyday, don't ya? So we think we'll also celebrate the beginning of the Olympics and the start of nude recreation by getting naked too...in the shower.

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Vancouver Will Keep Olympians Well Stocked With Condoms

Are you packing up your parkas and mini American flags for the Vancouver Winter Olympics yet? The games begin in only a month, and we're already very excited. Still, we expect that Olympics visitors will be getting excited in other ways, and there's a health consortium who'll be on the streets in Vancouver just in case you forgot to pack your condoms.

Calling themselves "SafeGames 2010," the troupe of 200 or so outreach workers will distribute "SafeKits containing condoms, lube, lip balm, hand heaters, glow sticks, DVDs, and other incentives, as well as informational cards and referrals to local service providers and resources." Oh yes—and here's the best part—the SafeGames folks will be dressed in costume, as prophylactic superheroes with names like Captain Condom, Epidemiology Guy, Caped and Always-Protected Crusader, Buprenorphine Babe, Sir Syringe, Arm-Fall-Off Boy and Bi-Furious.

Where to find them, after the jump.

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Smart Travelers Don't Hibernate During Winter, Says NYT

There are deals to be found even in Vancouver right now

If you're smart, and not a hibernating mammal, then you're probably actively looking into travel deals for the month of January. While most people are recovering from holiday shopping trauma, others are taking advantage of less-crowded flights and predictably lower prices.

As The New York Times recently reported, "January may be the best time of year to take a vacation, as passenger traffic drops and resorts, airlines and cruise companies all roll out deals." Single travelers and childless couples, especially, may want to consider a trip in the dead of winter. As "families return to school schedules," there likely aren't too many teens, tweens, and toddlers with whom you'll be sharing airline time.

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Vancouver Thought Police Force Gallery To Remove Innocuous Anti-Olympic Mural

If you're in Vancouver for the upcoming Winter Olympics, you'd better have nothing but nice things to say about the games, or else the authorities will come down on you like a pile of bricks. That's what gallery owner Colleen Heslin discovered recently, as officials ordered her to remove a mural by Jesse Corcoran (pictured) that depicted the Olympic rings with four frowny faces and one smiley face.

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Relive The Magic of Twilight's 'New Moon' At These Vancouver Spots

New Moon has such a hold on the world right now that even Martha Stewart admitted to having dreams about Robert Pattinson. The movie's cast hasn't been helping matters either with a media blitz that has taken them around the world, but let's not forget where it all started, in Vancouver.

The "New Moon" movie was filmed in Vancity last spring and its stars seemed to make the most of their time there. Check out a few of their favorite spots and find out how you can see them all for yourself:

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Tourism Vancouver Stirring Up Olympic Hype With Free Trips

Have you been watching the Olympic countdown on Vancouver2010.com? With less than three months to go before the Winter Olympics, we've already seen promos for the "Today" show's trip to Vancouver in February, but Tourism Vancouver wants to make sure that Matt, Meredith and Al aren't the only ones in town for the games.

Tourism Vancouver's Olympic Sweepstakes is offering up three prizes for people who sign up for their monthly newsletter. The gold prize—relating to Olympics medals, of course—is a deluxe Olympic package including tickets to alpine skiing and the closing ceremony, plus plane tickets and a hotel room. Not that Silver and Bronze are too shabby either, with hockey qualifying tickets and a Wii up for grabs.

While you plan your trip to Vancouver, you can follow along on the torch's journey with an interactive map. It's in Prince Edward Island now but may be coming to your town soon, if you're lucky enough to be in Canada.

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· Sign up for the Tourism Vancouver monthly newsletter here. [TourismVancouver.com]
· Is It Time To Start Booking Rooms For the Vancouver Olympics? (YES.) [HC]
· LGet Thee To The Jetty: A Perfect Plane Spotting In Vancouver [Jaunted]

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FlexJet Now Scalping Olympics Tickets For $122,000

Fractional jet card provider Flexjet 25—which usually restricts itself to merely renting private jets to ostentatious elites who can't afford their own—has created a special package for the 2010 Winter Games. In addition to flying you and the date you're desperately trying to impress to Vancouver on one of their Bombardier aircraft, they'll put you up for 3 nights in the Sutton Place Hotel and guarantee you access to a bunch of high-level events.

You and your partner will have the chance to participate in the Closing Ceremony, attend the Men's Ice Hockey Gold Medal Game, and see three Short-Track Speed Skating gold medal races. You'll also have entrance into the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition, though you'll probably want to avoid it lest it impinge on the air of machismo you're obviously trying to build.

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Only A Few Days Left To Catch The 'Twilight' Cast in Vancouver

It's official; filming of Eclipse in Vancouver is coming to a close. On Tuesday, the movie's director, David Slade tweeted, "Just one week and a few days to go to complete principle photography, the finish line seems still so far." It probably can't come soon enough for Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart who get stalked daily by fans and paparazzi. A higher up at Summit (the film's production company) told E!, "Civilians are flying in all over the world to hunt down whoever they can find. It's bad. Literally [Rob and Kristen] have no choice but to stay inside."

It's gotten so bad, the couple has reportedly holed up together at the Sheraton Wall Centre and spends most of their time watching movies or listening to music when they aren't filming. It sounds like they have a pretty sweet set up though so we don't feel too bad for them. Apparently, they have two separate hotels rooms joined by a door plus a third suite on the same floor where they can watch TV on a huge flat screen.

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Take A Spa Day With 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson In Vancouver

Will Twilight mania ever end? Based on the number of Twi-hards traveling to Vancouver to see the cast filming Eclipse, it won't end anytime soon. Just this past weekend, fans waited for hours outside of Bella's house on 28 Ave in Surrey while the movie's stars, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson filmed inside.

But for some fans, standing on the street in a Vancouver suburb isn't how they imagined their first encounter with Robert Pattinson. Maybe they'd prefer a luxury spa date instead? Apparently, the world's sexiest vampire enjoys getting pampered too. Pattinson has been spotted several times at the the posh Vida Wellness Spa at Sutton Place Hotel.

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Amtrak Opening Up Northwest With Even More Seattle-Vancouver Service

Amtrak's Northwest Corridor, already busy in anticipation of the 2010 Olympics, just got a little bit busier. As of August 19th, the train company has added a second daily train to the Seattle-Vancouver portion of their Cascades route, a network of rails that bind Portland to Vancouver and back. The new train means that travelers now have direct daily round-trip service starting all the way at the bottom of the route and all the way till the end.

Amtrak Cascades connects Portland to Seattle with four daily round-trips, and then travelers are routed to their final destinations accordingly. They're celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, with the expanded Seattle-Vancouver route being a part of that. For the rest of the celebrations, which include promotions and events, there's even a dedicated 10th anniversary page.

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Get Thee To The Jetty: Perfect Plane Spotting In Vancouver

We love airplanes, you love airplanes, so let's go look at airplanes! In our Prime Plane Spotting series, we'll let you in on all the best spots to whip out your cameras and binoculars for a piece of the aviation action.

With all the recent talk of Virgin America possibly setting up some routes to both Vancouver and Toronto, we thought it'd be nice to take a look at what people are seeing from ground now at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Sea, mountains, and a neverending stream of international jumbo jets and itty-bitty island-hoppers make Vancouver Airport truly interesting to both amateur and serious plane spotters. The best place to set up shop, or even just go for a leisurely stroll underneath landing planes, is on the Iona Jetty at Iona Beach Park. It is actually a sewage outflow pipe, but don't let that stop you from enjoying the experience.

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Rumors Continue Over Virgin America's Possible Canadian Routes

Not content with reaching across the country and expanding service to Ft. Lauderdale, LCC Virgin America has been spreading rumors about new routes to the north. Far, far to the north:

Virgin America ... has announced it’s studying whether to fly to Toronto and Vancouver, as well as several new U.S. destinations... If Virgin proceeds with the plan, analysts say it could not only be flying into Vancouver within three to six months of an announcement, but the move could prompt other discount carriers to follow suit. Others say it would put strong downward pressure on all air fares, making cheaper flights the norm for British Columbians.

Next to "free wifi" and "open bar," "downward pressure" is probably our favorite travel industry phrase. Anyways, this is not new information for us; we chatted with VA's CEO David Cush about the Canadian routes and more in our phone call with him almost two weeks ago.

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