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6 Weeks in Canada...Toronto to Vancouver. |
 Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:22 am |
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| Hi,
My girlfriend and I will be arriving in Toronto on the 21st November and have planned 6 weeks to travel across to Vancouver. We hope to see as much as possible and take in all the major cities along the way. We hope to do some snowboarding in the Jasper area? Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to what cities we should visit and what sites to see when we're there? Also, we are going to book a ticket with Via Rail (CanRailPass) that allows us to travel anywhere in Canada. It is quite expensive (£370 each) and dramatically lowers our average daily spending to about £20 between us! Is this enough? Are there any better ways of seeing such a big country? Cheers, Adam |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:51 am |
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| The railway routes in Canada are fairly limited, I'd personally prefer to use greyhound, but if the rail works for where you want to go then stick with it.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:29 pm |
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| £20 a day between 2?!
I've never been to Canada, so I don't really have the right to comment, but surely you will need a lot more than that?! I'd say double it! £20 each/£40 between 2, per day. At least. Some days you will spend more if you decide to actually go out and do stuff. As I say, maybe Canada is cheaper than I think, I've not been. EDIT - ok, just realised that you meant the train ticket would lower your budget. In that case, I say no to train ticket! You can't travel for that budget of £20 for 2, in my opinion! Sorry I'm rambling. I'm bored so feel the need to comment on everything!x |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:33 pm |
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| Ouch, even a hostel is about $30 each a night, you might need to shorten the trip or save up a bit more | |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:44 pm |
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| I'm not sure what really is in the 'middle bit' between East and West except long staright flat roads especially in winter and the distance is vast, maybe consider a internal flight from Toronto to Vancouver as most of the main tourist sites are fairly close to vancouver
Niagara is a must see from Toronto as well as heading further East to Montreal, Quebec etc and the Great Lakes From Vancouver there are loads of options including Banff, Jasper, Calgary, Glaier NP (mostly in the US) the islands off vancouver or even a trip down to Seatle though you will have to check for openings of the NP's in Winter Personally i'd see cities of the East by Greyhound and rent a car from Vancouver but your budget might not be sufficient as others have stated, Check Seat 61 http://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm the rocky Mountaineer doesn't run in winter. Although it sounds good doing long distance train travel as you get to see more think twice i did San fran to Chicago and it took almost 3 days (due to delays) and no matter how comfy the seat you get pretty bored, uncomfortable, feeling dirty etc |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:48 pm |
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| £20 isn't enough to even camp (not that you could in Winter) and eat per day for two | |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:17 pm |
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| Hey! Advice from a Canadian!
30$ Canadian between the two of you is prob. not enough. Like the other post said, a night in a hostel is between 20$ - 30$ depending on where you stay. I would look into couch hopping. Which could cut down on your time and would also allow you to meet with people who can give you advice on what to do in the areas that is cheap. Also, Camping in Canada in the winter requires some serious gear! Although there will prob. be no snow in most of Ontario until the new year. http://www.couchsurfing.org/ Taking the bus would be less expensive way of traveling. Just a fact. But It will take longer. If you are getting a work visa that could help to supplement your income. But when you are here, make sure you take a look to see if there are cheaper flights. Make sure you hit up Montreal. Some skiing/snowboarding in Ontario. Hope your trip is wicked. |
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