Going to Canada, what to do?

[Cenalian]

Bwahahhahaah NoReMoRsE, Rick Mercer is the funniest guy... I love that show... its kicks!!

 

[NoReMoRsE]

Yup, Americans are so dumb j/k

 

[SSP]

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<< I think you should check out Banff, Alberta. Its farkin beautiful! Sometimes moose can be seen walking through the town. Mountains on all sides. I haven't been there in many years but it owns. >>



My cousins live there . . . and yes it is one of the most spectacular places I have been. I live in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan and regularly hop the border to Windsor Ontario since the drinking age is 19 and I'm 19.

Where are you from? Toronto is a 5 hour drive from me and Niagra is about 12 hours. You from Michigan by any chance?

-Ryan >>



I made the 5-hour drive from Montreal to Quebec City. While I didn't have a lot of time to explore the city, it was damn impressive. I didn't encounter any hostility from the people I met. They were all very nice to us.

 

[abu]

toronto is the place to be

 

[LuciferHaze]

I think you'd enjoy going to 'Cottage Country' in Muskoka, which is 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto via Highway 11 (Young Street) and Highway 169 thru Gravenhurst. There are litterly hundreds of movie-stars who summer on Lake Rousseau, Lake Joseph and Lake Muskoka. In fact, Goldy Hawn's and Kurt Russell's cottage is only 1/2 mile away from mine. Fortunatly they sold it to Arnold Schwartzeneggar who's not near as big a whiner as Hawn and Russell.

 

[DanJ]

I thought people went to Canada to get trashed....

Oh wait, maybe that's just Michiganders under 21...

So, in conclusion, get trashed.

 

One word.


BEER!

 

[silverpig]

Ha, we got some East/West rivalry here going on I see. It's time to score one more for the westerners :^)

If you come to Canada, you basically have two options:

1. The East. This means Toronto/Montreal/Ottawa. Toronto is a pretty good city, and Montreal is a total party town with a lot of English/French culture. Ottawa is the capital, and you'll probably learn a lot about Canadian history there.

2. The West. This means Vancouver/Victoria and the surrounding areas. You're a bit too late to catch the best time to come as one of the major summer events in Vancouver is ending tonight. I'm talking about the huge offshore fireworks display. It's an international competition and about 500 000 people line the beaches of downtown to watch it. But nonetheless, Vancouver is a beautiful city. Huge park downtown, surrounded by mountains and water, beautiful scenery, a decent nightlife; it's got a bit of everything. You can go hiking up one of the local mountains (read: a 20 minute drive from downtown) on a day trip and get a spectacular view of the local islands, the city, and the surrounding mountains. An hour up the highway, you come to Whistler, a HUGE tourist resort. Hop on a ferry, and two hours later, you'll be in Victoria, the capital. It, too, is a beautiful city, and has the Royal BC museum. If you have the time, you can drive up the coast for about 8 hours to visit Tofino, which is an AWESOME beach for scenery.

 

[sandorski]

Just thought I'd inform peeps that you can't ski(on snow) this time of year, even in Canada.

I've never been east of Alberta, so I can't comment on Toronto or Montreal, but everything I've heard has me wanting to go there some day.

From my experience, Vancouver, Victoria, and the Okanogan Valley(Osoyoos, Penticton, Kelowna, and Vernon) are probably the nicest parts of BC.

Vancouver is the major urban center in BC with a great nightlife, food(everything and anything), excellent nature hiking, and sailing. You just missed the Symphony of Fire(International fireworks competition), but the Molson Indy Vancouver will be on the Labour Day weekend.

Victoria is much smaller than Vancouver, but is BC's political center. Along with the Legislature buildings there are a number of museums(including a wax museum). Victoria has a strong English flavour with some excellent tea rooms and you'll even find a number of people with English accents(immigrants). Victoria is mostly just a few days kind of place, but it's unique enough that if you are close by(Vancouver or on Vancouver Island)it is certainly worth the visit.

The Okanagon Valley is in BC's South Central Interior(no Ocean here). It's famous for being one of Canada's prime fruit growing regions. It also is fast becoming known as a great wine making region(it's quite famous for it's Icewine). There are a number of Winery tours and tastings available. The Okanagon Lake is also famous for it's mysterious Ogopogo, a Loch Ness monster type creature from Indian legend. The climate in the Okanagon is very different from the coastal climates of Vancouver/Victoria. It is very dry and hot, the hills are covered with sagebrush and small cacti(don't step on them ), it is very similar to California with the Southend of the valley (Osoyoos)being Canada's only official desert. Most activities revolve around the outdoors such as swimming and boating/jetskiing on the excellent lake. There are many hiking/biking opportunities and many small theme parks/Waterslides, there is also the Okanagon game farm. The nightlife in the Okanagon is quite tame though. The Kelowna Regatta(I think that's what it's called)will be happening soon and that has Hydor-Plane racing if you are into that.

 

[N8Magic]

I noticed you mentioned skiing.

I'm afraid there isn't much in the way of skiing in September up here. The only place that has lift serviced skiing at that time of year is Blackcomb Glacier (in Whistler).

So, I would say, if you can only make one trip, go to Vancouver for the museums, Stanley Park, the waterfront, etc. Then make day trips or stay a couple of nights in Whistler where you can ski, hike, golf and all that fun stuff in the beauty of the coastal mountains. (~1 hr away from Vancouver).

Or you could come to Ontario.

 

[DROORS]

KILL YOUR SELF!!