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  1. kchadley avatar

    Re: Road Trip- Montreal to Vancouver

    by kchadley 09 April 2012

    That's pretty open-ended. You're looking at a minimum of about 4600 km from point A to point B; in eight days that's just under 600 km…

  2. bandraboy avatar

    Re: What is

    by bandraboy 08 December 2011

    +If you'd gone to a series of Thanksiving dinners in the US 150 years ago, they wouldn't have been very homogeneous. They would have consist…

  3. bosworth avatar

    RE: winter roadtrip

    by bosworth 23 November 2011

    +Two of my friends recently moved back to London, Ontario from Lake Louise.+ Was Justine one of your friends?

  4. aroundtheworld2005 avatar

    RE: winter roadtrip

    by aroundtheworld2005 22 November 2011

    You can also make inquiries with hostels, some of them have a day use rate where they will allow you to use their showers and facilities.…

  5. poppageorge avatar

    Re: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by poppageorge 03 November 2011

    make sure your tires are good get CAA IF YOU CAN SINCE WILL COME IN HANDY IF YOU BREAKDOWN ON THE TRIP.have all your auto belts gone over…

  6. tanglefoot avatar

    Re: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by tanglefoot 29 October 2011

    Having done some serious winter driving I would really hesitate to do your planned trip in Jan.You are in blizzard season and these folks…

  7. RGM avatar

    RE: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by RGM 29 October 2011

    From Michigan to Kentucky, where I am right now staying overnight, Gas prices were about US$ 3.50 per US gallon. (US gallon = 3.78 liters)…

  8. busman7 avatar

    RE: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by busman7 28 October 2011

    Nothing wrong with traveling on the Trans-Canada in the winter, have done it a couple times. The reason to travel in the US is fuel price…

  9. commachameleon avatar

    RE: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by commachameleon 28 October 2011

    I-90 seems to be the safer option; Highway one in Canada tends to get a lot of snow at this time of the year and people get stuck. This…

  10. carracar avatar

    RE: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by carracar 27 October 2011

    If you have a reason to drop down to Eugene...The 126 to the US 20 to the I-84 at Ontario & on to Ogden UT. Then, I-80 to the I -94 at…

  11. Wenceslasz avatar

    RE: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by Wenceslasz 27 October 2011

    I don't know anything about travelling through the states but I definitely agree with busman on the shovel, blankets, candles and food…

  12. busman7 avatar

    RE: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by busman7 26 October 2011

    Can't see any reason to detour up through snow country to Port Huron/Sarnia when one can just stay on I-94 to the Ambassador Bridge in…

  13. RGM avatar

    Re: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by RGM 26 October 2011

    I agree with I-90 all the way to Chicago, it won't get you out of snow country but the Interstates are usually kept up very well. Once…

  14. eurotrash avatar

    RE: Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by eurotrash 26 October 2011

    The fastest way is taking I-90 all the way from Seattle to Chicago and then through Michigan to Ontario. Make sure you use I-405 to bypass…

  15. Sue_BC2010 avatar

    Driving Vancouver to London, Ontario in January

    by Sue_BC2010 26 October 2011

    I'm driving from Vancouver, BC to London, Ontario at the start of January. I'm driving solo and haven't driven this far before - I just…

  16. Karlo avatar

    RE: What is

    by Karlo 20 October 2011

    If you'd gone to a series of Thanksiving dinners in the US 150 years ago, they wouldn't have been very homogeneous. They would have consiste…

  17. pedro555 avatar

    RE: olympics

    by pedro555 15 September 2011

    Is that London ,England or London, Canada ?

  18. golfpro13 avatar

    Re: London, Ontario

    by golfpro13 05 November 2010

    If you're looking for a hotel, the Delta is fantastic, price is reasonable too. I booked recently through [Hotels London Ontario|http://ww…

  19. Midwesterner avatar

    RE: When to visit Chicago?

    by Midwesterner 31 August 2010

    Note that OP also mentions London, ON, Canada (and cross-posted on the Canada Branch) and seems to have that destination in mind for their…

  20. pinarelloman avatar

    When to visit Chicago?

    by pinarelloman 30 August 2010

    We are planning on visiting London, Ontario & Chicago next year. We would like to coincide our visit with a little snow so that we can…

  21. pinarelloman avatar

    When to visit Ontario?

    by pinarelloman 30 August 2010

    We are planning on visiting London, Ontario next year. We would like to coincide our visit with a little snow so that we can hopefully…

  22. sir007 avatar

    RE: Did you feel the earthquake in Ontario, P.Q, N.Y, Pa, Vt Oh?

    by sir007 23 June 2010

    Yes, felt like a minor shake here in London, ON. It's already on the news.

  23. iskandar_jamshyd avatar

    The Yukon on a shoestring: an adventure or a joke?

    by iskandar_jamshyd 05 June 2010

    While the ads proclaiming the Yukon "Larger than Life" show beautiful scenery, it seems to me that the only thing "Larger than Life" about…

  24. adambate avatar

    RE: what's it like traveling on via rail?

    by adambate 24 January 2010

    I have done the Halifax, NS to London, ON trip a few times both ways. I agree with both nico08 and habsfan93. A few things to add: …

  25. BubbaK avatar

    Re: London, Ontario-- give it a miss?

    by BubbaK 13 August 2009

    Thanks, all. Looks like no London. Either Stratford, if we go to a theatre performance (even with rather exopensive tickets, especialy…

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