Vancouver is beautiful, cosmopolitan, trendy, pricey, nice people, great stores, museum, harbor, beach, etc., etc. Weather is pretty much "damp". Winters are not bad, some snow but not a lot but you won't want to make the drive north, crossing the Malahat (mountain pass), summers are beautiful and warm. The weed is superb and plentiful. The women are warm, wet and willing. If you prefer a smaller town, Duncan is very nice and so is Nanaimo. You can catch the ferry or the high speed cat in Victoria but just the ferry further north. You can see the U.S. eh (Olimpic mountains) from the beach in Victoria.