Invite the World to Vancouver & Chocolate Giveaway
You can now Invite the World to Vancouver through a new digital postcard platform. Simply visit the site, select a series of photos or upload your own, and they’ll send a real post card to the recipient. They’ll cover the postage, print the card, and have it delivered.
I for one, love receiving actual tangible mail so this idea sounds really fun. Your recipient can even see what one of your personal photographs look like as a printed up post card, should you select that option. When you send a postcard from the Invite the World website you are also entered into a draw to have 4 friends or family come and visit you in Vancouver with flights, accommodation, and some spending money included.
To promote this new initiative, the local partners of Invite the World have offered up $100 for Mink Chocolates to give away to one of my readers. Mink is located at the foot of Hornby Street and serves up some of the most original hand-crafted chocolate creations around.
Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post listing what landmark, place, or scene that you would put on a post card (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries next week at 12:00pm on Thursday, November 3, 2011. The Invite the World site and contest for participants over there is open until December 31, 2011.
Update The winner is Elaine Davies!
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Whytecliff Park
Kit’s Beach at sunset.
I would use a picture of Vancouver taken from Grouse Mountain.
Lighthouse park
Vancouver from the water
Various points on the seawall.
The newly (and beautifully) restored Grandview Park on Commercial Drive
What a great idea this postcard system is! I will be using it for sure to try and lure friends and family from Ontario out west with pictures of Stanley Park, the Seawall and views of the city from the North Shore.
The Inukshuk on English Bay.
I am totally going to send postcards to my friends in NYC and WY-I’ve been TRYING to get them out here for YEARS! Maybe this will whet their appetites for our beautiful city!
Stanley Park – from the seaplane landing in the Harbour!
Downtown skyline from the Vancouver lookout
sunset at kits beach
English Bay!!
My favourite Coal Harbour dog park!
Kits beach!
Whistler’s ski resort
The seawall
I would put an aerial view of Vancouver up.
Granville st from the Granville st bridge
an aerial showing the downtown core and water
Totems in Stanley Park
The gates of Chinatown would make for a great postcard.
The 5 sails
The Lions above the lake from Cleveland Dam.
Spring trees blossoming at Fraser river park.
Downtown Vancouver skyline at night
The downtown Vancouver skyline that also shows the renovated Rogers arena
I think an aerial view of Vancouver with the skyline visible would be great
downtown five sails.. at night!
Stanley park at sunset
The torch to symbolize the Olympics in Vancouver!
View of downtown from Queen Elizabeth Park
The city view of Vancouver from False Creek and Science World
The view of downtown Vancouver from the Harry Jerome statue! 🙂
Lions Gate Bridge
Gastown Steam Clock!
The view of downtown from false creek sea wall. It’s gorgeous 🙂
View of Vancouver as you go up the gondola at Grouse Mountain.
Steveston Harbour in Richmond
Yaletown skyline at night
View of downtown from Crab (Portside) Park
Coming over the Burrard street bridge today I thought what a lovely view to show to visitors.Granville Island harbour looked perfectly serene and full of activity all at the same time.
Canada Place at night.
I’d take a picture of Burrard Inlet, looking west from the point at Spanish Banks towards Bowen when the sun is going down. Ideally from the place I had my first dinner date with my beautiful wife.
i would put the view from the cypress mountain lookout
Siwash Rock at Stanley Park!
Canada’s largest commercial fishing harbour in Steveston
harbour center
View of the north shore mountains behind the downtown scryscrapers from kits beach
Science world at night
the lights of BC Place and Science world at night!
My favorite of course…giant cedar tree in Stanley Park.
The laughing people at english bay
the vancouver skyline
A night shot of Lions Gate Bridge all lit up! Wow…..hope I win and can bring some family from the UK. They would love to come back & we would love to have them.
Winning this contest would be cool as well. I am not sure if I would share the chocolates though.
The Olympic Cauldron at Waterfront
Sunset at English Bay
Whistler view!
The snow covered North Shore mountains
View from cypress hill!
Canada Place.
Another vote for Kits beach!
lion’s gate bridge
Crescent beach at sunset.
the view of Vancouver from Grouse Mountain.
when you are at 37th and Knight Street area, there is a high point there where you can catch the best view of the cityline and the mountains. This would be my choice!
lion’s Gate bridge taken from the seawall in Stanley Park
the city skyline from top of grouse mtn.
The new BC Place at night.
LynnValley Park
Gastown cobblestone streets on rainy night
Definitely the totem poles in Stanley Park.
City skyline with mountains as the background
Nitobe Garden at UBC – beautiful red and orange maples in the Fall!
clinton park w/ mountains
I would put a photo of the view of North Van from the seawall at Stanley Park.
grouse mountain…either the mountain itself or the view from the mountain…=D
The Jade Sculpture that is in the Vancouver Airport (same as on Canadas Twenty Dollar Bill)
View of Stanley Park & downtown from Spanish Banks
Coal Harbour is post card worthy
Light house park and the water – beautiful
Crescent beach would be my pick.
Stanley Park
The Douglas Coupland whale at Jack Poole Plaza
Lions Gate bridge
Granville Island Sign at the bottom of the bridge entrance
I would have the lego whale with the ocean and mountains in the background 🙂
Stanley Park would be my top choice!
i would put a photo of a sunset on lighthouse park. quintessentially west coast.
Stanley Park
science world, fasle creek
I would have a photo of the totem poles at Stanley Park.
Definitely Stanley Park!
The view over to the West End/ English bay form Kits point.
vancouver downtown skyline from the water!
The view of Vancouver heading south on the seabus at sunset is my million dollar view!
Rogers Arena
The Seawall is the obvious choice for me, but depending on who I was sending it to the main branch of the public library might also be something to consider.
Stanley Park!! 🙂
Sunset at Kits beach.
The view of the north shore mountains from the pool deck at kits pool
The view of Vancouver from the top of Grouse Mountain on a clear sunny but snowy day!
Inukshuk with Science World in the background.
English Bay, for sure. Especially at sunset!
A view of downtown taken from Lonsdale Quay on a bright, clear fall day.
New Terry Fox statues in front of the renovated BC Place.
The new BC Place.
Lighthouse Park where one can enjoy fabulous views of English Bay, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. To the west, see Bowen Island and, further on, Vancouver Island.
The view from Burnaby Mountain – on a clear day – is spectacular.
The view from Grouse Mountain
many lookouts on the ski-sky
tofino – cox bay!
a beach, any beach!
Downtown from the south side of False Creek with the new BC Place and the coastal Mountains in the background
Gastown =)
English Bay at sunset. A little cliche, but beautiful.
joffery lake!
West end , on a tree lined street in the fall
Save On Meats
Lion’s Gate Bridge at night.
Lion’s Gate Bridge
Yaletown skyline at night
The view from grouse mountain – the city peaking through the clouds
Steveston Village on a busy, bustling weekend.
grouse mountain with its lights at night
I think an aerial view of Vancouver with the water would be great
Vancouver’s sunset with different colors filling the sky on a nice, clear day.
Spanish Banks
The steam clock in Gastown
Sun Yat Sen
The lions crossing the Lions Gate Bridge, when they’re dressed up in some festive attire.
The new BC Place Stadium roof which looks like a space alien spider (or something).
stanley park
UBC!
The dog beach at Vanier Park…
The Woodwards sign.
Lighthouse Park
The view of Vancouver at night from the Cloud Nine Revolving Restaurant!
There are some really nice hidden beaches in West Vancouver that would be an amazing choice for this. That said, I think I first went to Mink on your recommendation and it was brilliant.
Vancouver skylight
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm chocolate 🙂
I would choose Stanley Park!
False Creek from granville island
The view from the middle of the Burrard Bridge facing west.
What a cool website! I would our cherry trees in blossom on a postcard.
The view of Downtown from Lonsdale Quay!
Granville Island!
The downtown skyline & Stanley Park.
Definitely the detailed entrance on the Marine Building. It speaks to Vancouver’s maritime history and is stunning Art Deco design.
Easy. The mountains, from anywhere.
If it was possible, I would bottle up the way I feel whenever I walk through Gastown in the evenings
Lions Gate Bridge, looking outward to the ocean, with North Shore mountains on the right and Stanley Park on the left, is Vancouver in a snapshot.
At Stanley park, with the Lions Gate Bridge in the background.
The Granville Island market scene shows our exciting and colourful bustle and diversity.
View from burrard bridge onto Granville island both during the day and one at night 😉
I would put the Inukshuk on English Bay at sunset. Such a gorgeous shot! ; )
Coal Harbour! my favourite place in VanCity
UBC grey point campus is so lovely in the fall!
The Vancouver skyline at night. Just breathtaking!
The annual fireworks over English Bay
Jack Poole Plaza with the Olympic torch!
View of Vancouver from the gondola at the top of Grouse Mountain-spectacular!
view of false creek / science world
Aerial of downtown Vancouver w/ Stanley Park!
Boats on the water at Coal Harbour in the evening are particularly beautiful.
Kitsilano Beach during sunset!
The lions gate bridge as seen from the Stanley Park causeway. Connecting forest, mountains, water and people.
A top view of Vancouver at night.