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16-Jul-2008 16:34
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Welcome to the Thorn Tree's Canada branch!
Welcome to the Thorn Tree's Canada branch.
We hope you find plenty of useful information about travelling to Canada here. It is highly recommended that new users check out the Canada FAQ thread before posting a new thread as you may find many of the answers you seek there. It also contains helpful information about how to search the forum and advice for how to post your questions. If you are a returning user or a Canada guru, please help us keep the FAQ thread up-to-date by adding important information which is absent, or pointing out information which is no longer being represented accurately.
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27-May-2003 02:47
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14-Nov-2009 05:54
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This thread is intended to contain information useful to people travelling to Canada - please feel free to add anything relevant to it! Before we start though, here's some advice from the TT team:
1. Do a TT search! At least five posters a week ask what to do in Toronto, whether to go visit Niagara Falls on their way around the world, and whether it's possible to work under the table/overstay a tourist visa. The road is well travelled. Find those threads, add a reply (which brings the topic to the top, restarting the conversation), and then see #2. Ask one question at a time.
2. Be specific. You might include: How much do you have to spend? ("reasonable" doesn't cut it) budget or up-scale - remember the Canadian dollar is the currency used in Canada, so that's what people will assume when they reply ;)
3. Please use the right branch. This branch is inten...
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24-Nov-2009 20:43
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anniegranny »
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25-Nov-2009 05:25
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I am new to travelling, and next year in May will be landing in Vancouver, and wanting to travel down to Seattle to overnight to visit a friend, and hopefully go on the Boeing factory tour. Has anyone done this? Can you give details on how to get to Seattle economically, how much it costs to get into the Boeing factory, how much time to allow etc? Then I need to visit some friends in Calgary...am I best to fly direct from Seattle, or go back to Vancouver and fly on to Calgary form there? Thanks in advance for your help.
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24-Nov-2009 08:21
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25-Nov-2009 05:41
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In late June next year myself and my wife plan to spend three weeks in BC enjoying the nature. We will start and end our trip in Vancouver and want to rent a small RV. We would like to learn from the experiences of other travellers. Tips and suggestions re. routes, types of RVs and rental companies would be highly appreciated
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24-Nov-2009 04:05
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25-Nov-2009 08:12
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CheersTerry »
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Seeing as this site is visited by knowledgeable people who give a lot of advice on what to do in Canada who most likely have considerable experience traveling abroad, I thought I'd turn the question around and ask where you would go on holiday during the olympic games if you lived in Vancouver.
I've been thinking about Greece, Mexico and Hawaii off the top of my head, but I'm wondering if I should look farther afield. The Caribbean? Costa Rica?
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22-Nov-2009 23:54
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25-Nov-2009 05:57
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Can anyone give me an information on wild camping in Banff NP? Any maps or routes favoured by yourselves?
Any links or sources you can give me?
Any help appreciated, thanks!
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22-Nov-2009 06:16
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kieran_flav »
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25-Nov-2009 01:55
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Hi:
A midwest family is planning a family vacation in southern California from December 26, 2009 through the end of the year. One child, 6 years old. We would like to go to Sea World but have concerns that many of the attractions will be closed because it is the off season. Anybody have any knowledge about the park during that time of the year?
Thanks
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20-Nov-2009 17:12
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24-Nov-2009 11:23
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Hello good folks,
I’m hoping someone can help me answer the following question.
Next May, me and my travelling buddy are planning an Alaskan cruise from Vancouver (BC, Canada) to Seward (Alaska, USA), on arrival we plan on hiring/renting a car in Anchorage (Alaska), BUT we want to drive it one way back to Vancouver over about a week long period.
So, is it going to be a problem, hiring a car one way, picking up in a US state and then dropping it off in Canadian Vancouver? I’ve looked at the Hertz rent-a-car website and done Google searches, both of which suggest this isn’t going to be plain sailing or that it may not be possible at all.
Thanks for any help/advice.
Paul
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20-Nov-2009 10:48
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24-Nov-2009 10:21
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Hi Everyone,
My partner and I are thinking of heading to Whistler for New Year's Eve (Dec 30th - Jan 4th ish). We'll be flying out of Toronto to Vancouver, and then probably taking a bus trip out to the mountain.
Does anyone have any recommendations of good websites for all inclusive packages for Whistler? Places we should stay? For a hotel I think we are looking at paying around $100/night..or that's all that I could seem to find right now
We've both been out there before, but never for New Year's Eve. I've tried expedia.ca, redtag etc...but they only let me book my trip from Toronto to Van City. Yes, we will land in Van City - but I'm looking for a full package
YYZ to YVR
Travel time out to Whistler
Hotel
ROUNDTRIP
I'm looking for a website that will give me an all inclusive package for the above info.
Looking forward to hearing some recommendations!
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20-Nov-2009 07:09
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25-Nov-2009 03:45
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.....I almost didn't want to leave as we were having a pretty damn nice November in S. Ontario.
My grass is till green, there are 6-8 remaining leaves on the trees (at least there was when I left Saturday).
So what am I missing...tell me denizens of the GWN?
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19-Nov-2009 08:34
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21-Nov-2009 04:56
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Hi All,
I have just spent the last two hours trying to find my answer however I couldn't find anything so I am hoping someone on here maybe able to help me.
My friend and I are looking to drive from Montreal, Canada into Austin, Texas in mid March next year.
I've contacted many car rental companies however they have all advised they do not do one way journeys. Is this because we are crossing country borders or they simply just want people to return the car to where they go it from?
Is it at all possible to do this journey using public transport (ie. bus or train) rather than flights?
Buying a cheap and nasty car to use is out of the question as the insurance and other legal requirements would just be too much hassle and rather expensive.
Hoping someone out there can help with some advice.
Thanks everyone and happy travelling.
Cheers,
Ben
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19-Nov-2009 06:21
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ezice »
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19-Nov-2009 06:40
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Hey,
anyone knows where I could go for xmas in east Canada? 2 or 3days.
Thanks,
Dan
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19-Nov-2009 02:11
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20-Nov-2009 05:18
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Hi, my name is Bar Avni I'm planing to do ice climbing course during the next few months. I have been thinking to fly to Canda for that ( I saw beautiful photos of lovely peaks over there). Do you recommend to do course like that in Canda? Where? which company to choose?
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18-Nov-2009 03:32
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20-Nov-2009 23:50
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We are interested to hear some first hand response to the 2009 "Top 10 Beaches" beaches selected by "Dr. Beach" -- actually Stephen P. Leatherman, the director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research.
The Florida-based sun, sand and water purity authority makes his annual selection after judging 50 criteria, including water quality and temperature, cleanliness, weather, sand quality and appearance, safety and facilities at the beaches he and his team visit.
Keep in mind that Dr. Beach does not repeat past winners in his annual list, so he has to roam far and wide to compile it. However, he does return to beaches that he has rejected in past years when improvements have been made.
Here is the 2009 list -- let me know what you think, especially if you've taken the kids here.
1. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
2. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida
3. Coopers...
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18-Nov-2009 00:55
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xochitecatl »
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25-Nov-2009 09:48
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For all practical purposes it means that from now on we'll have to pay for a seat in the bulkhead or exit rows. These seats used to be free and we (at least I did) all loved them. I'm just wondering what's coming up next. AC doesn't feed the passengers in flights shorter than 6-7 hours (correct me if I'm wrong), we are still paying the fuel surcharge even though prices went down a while ago and now the seats. It seems AC is trying to take off on our backs!
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17-Nov-2009 19:05
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24-Nov-2009 05:11
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A friend is visiting and wants to see Victoria, BC. What's to see & do around Victoria, BC during late November?
I'll show her the usual downtown stuff (Parliament Building, Wax Museum, Royal BC Museum, Empress Hotel, etc). What else? Anything at Butchart Gardens worth seeing at this time of year? How about the Victoria Butterfly Gardens?
Any feedback would be cool. Many thanks in advance! :)
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17-Nov-2009 15:59
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rastagirl »
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18-Nov-2009 10:28
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poppageorge »
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Hello
Wondering if anyone can give me some details on what its like to live in Kingston Ontario?
I am thinking of going to Queens for Graduate Work. I am not really interested in the night life or anything....
Im more interested in the landscape/surroundings?
Is there lake /waterfront? Are there lots of Parks? Sports facilities /Gyms/ Yoga Studios? Health stores?
Whats the vibe?
Are there lots of independent shops or more Block Shops?? Etc...
I Hope my question makes sense...Thank You to anyone who can gimme an inside glimpse of what kingston is like
Thank You!!
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