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SarcasmKills
Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:30 am Post subject: Suggestions for traveling across-Western Canada |
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So I'm making the big move home and decided to fly into Vancouver and see some of my own country on the way home to Ontario...
Other than Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler and Calgary I've been nowhere west of Ontario, so I figure that has to change..
I'm looking for suggestions as to where I should go and how I should get there... I'm up for taking any sort of transportation - and am looking for input from both those who have experience with this trek and those who have may have heard good things about a certain place or certain method of transport..
I'll be travelling with one big backpack and one smaller one - so lugging a suitcase around isn't a problem I'll have to deal with..
Info on places I should avoid are always welcome.
Ssank you very kamsa. |
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Faunaki
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:53 am Post subject: |
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The best thing to do is rent a car, get on the No. 1 and drive drive drive. It's impossible to get lost.
Here's some places:
Swan River, MB - Rodeo - very small town.
Drumheller, AB - bad lands, dinosaurs.
Head-smashed-in - Southern AB, museum, buffalo jump
Banff/Jasper - Mnts
Canmore - Mnts.
Waterton Park, AB - National Park
Calgary, AB - Stampede
Edmonton, AB - Hertigae Days
Shuswap/Okanagan area, BC - beautiful swimmable lakes, warm hot summers, lots of tourists, house boating, fruit picking, wine tasting. *** This is the best thing to do
Have fun |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:59 am Post subject: Re: Suggestions for traveling across-Western Canada |
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| SarcasmKills wrote: |
So I'm making the big move home and decided to fly into Vancouver and see some of my own country on the way home to Ontario...
Other than Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler and Calgary I've been nowhere west of Ontario, so I figure that has to change..
I'm looking for suggestions as to where I should go and how I should get there... I'm up for taking any sort of transportation - and am looking for input from both those who have experience with this trek and those who have may have heard good things about a certain place or certain method of transport..
I'll be travelling with one big backpack and one smaller one - so lugging a suitcase around isn't a problem I'll have to deal with..
Info on places I should avoid are always welcome.
Ssank you very kamsa. |
Get one of those 2 week or 30 day greyhound travel passes. You can get to anywhere on one price. I can't think of anywhere in western Canada that you need to avoid.
On the bus pass you can travel anywhere, anytime so doing a criss-cross of the western provinces is not a problem.
Tourist spots that may be pricey include what you would expect - the national parks and prime tourist spots.
Taking the bus from Van through the rockies is worth the day or 2 that you will take to do it. Unless you are in a rush, don't take the express bus. Take some time, get off at some of the whistle stops and have a look around.
If you go on the Yellowhead route to Edmonton you can catch a peek at Mt. Robson (highest peak in Canada) just before you cross from BC into Alberta and Jasper Park.
Put Edmonton on the list and visit the big mall (West Edmonton Mall). It is more than just shopping. Notice the help wanted signs in almost EVERY shop. The labor shortage is that bad.
Take a trip up to Fort McMurray and see the the oil boom 1st hand. -1% unemployment and waitresses at the local pizza shops get $1000 signing bonuses if they stay for more than 6 months. You may decide to hang around and re-fill your wallet if you are the adventurous type.
The same can be said for the oil patch in central and eastern Alberta (from Red Deer to Lloydminster).
The Cyprus hills and badlands of southern Alberta (Drumheller to Dinosaur Park) should be on your list if you are into dinosaurs and fossils. The Tyrell museum is on the list as well.
Northern Saskatchewan is pretty empty and the south is flat like you couldn't imagine. There are a few old forts scattered around dating from the westward expansion but they are nothing compared to the old forts in Ontario (like Ft. Henry in Kingston).
Spend some time in and around Winterpeg (Winnipeg) . Lots of history there (and some fun to be had too). Head north if you want to see the last of the Polar bears at Churchill before they go the way of the Dodo bird. (you did know that they are now considered endangered?)
Continue through Thunderbay and head for home at your convenience.
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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Definately check out Winnipeg. The city has a lot of history. Too bad the National Human Rights Museum won't be built yet.
Plus the drive east of Winnipeg where the praries meets the Canadian Shield is pretty cool. |
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ckub
Joined: 28 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Saskatoon too. we were quite impressed! And there are some small francophones community north of Saskatoon with tons of history (metis population). |
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