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So I'm looking at coming over to canada and travelling around BC for about 2 or 3 weeks during your summer, I will have a mountain bike with me and will need to transport that around with me.
What are your suggestions for cheap methods of transport around BC and what would let me see most of the scenery that I can without spending too much?
Hire Car, campervan, Bus?
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It might not be the cheapest but travelling in your own vehicle is the only realistic way if you want to see a lot of places in BC and take the bike with you. If you want to take a bike on the Greyhound bus, it has to be in a box meant for bicycles, and there's a surcharge for that, $30 no matter how short the trip is. The bus just doesn't go to some places and in others, such as where I am on Vancouver Island, it only goes once a day. That makes scheduling travel a bit complicated.
Whether it's worth hiring a camper is hard to say. They aren't cheap to rent but having one would allow you to camp, which is cheaper than staying in any other kind of accommodation. Campgrounds, which are everywhere, range in price anywhere from free or close to it to $50 for the most expensive ones, averaging around $30 a night. Motels won't be any less than $70 a night, usually more. Of course, renting a smaller vehicle means you can still camp, but then you will need a tent and all the eqiupment. Camper vans usually come with it all built in. And while many people camp all over BC with tents, being inside a vehicle at night is safer, with fewer worries about wildlife getting at your food.
It might not be the cheapest but travelling in your own vehicle is the only realistic way if you want to see a lot of places in BC and take the bike with you. If you want to take a bike on the Greyhound bus, it has to be in a box meant for bicycles, and there's a surcharge for that, $30 no matter how short the trip is. The bus just doesn't go to some places and in others, such as where I am on Vancouver Island, it only goes once a day. That makes scheduling travel a bit complicated.
Whether it's worth hiring a camper is hard to say. They aren't cheap to rent but having one would allow you to camp, which is cheaper than staying in any other kind of accommodation. Campgrounds, which are everywhere, range in price anywhere from free or close to it to $50 for the most expensive ones, averaging around $30 a night. Motels won't be any less than $70 a night, usually more. Of course, renting a smaller vehicle means you can still camp, but then you will need a tent and all the eqiupment. Camper vans usually come with it all built in. And while many people camp all over BC with tents, being inside a vehicle at night is safer, with fewer worries about wildlife getting at your food.
What area of Canada should I travel to next April?
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Good afternoon, everyone! I am a 21 year old American woman from New Jersey. After graduating college next April (in 2014), my parents and I are traveling to Canada for 1 week. Years and years ago, I went to Niagara Falls which was absolutely beautiful, but since we have a whole week, I would like to travel elsewhere this time.
I'm looking for a very quaint place with lots of shopping areas and Canadian tourist attractions. I do not want to go to a large, busy city, but I also don't want to be somewhere completely desolate, of course! I'm looking for great food, exciting tourist attractions, and beautiful quaint towns. Suggestions/recommendations? Thanks!
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There are many different areas that you could travel to, but it really depends on what your travel plans are. If you are planning on picking a place your family can drive to, then I would not suggest something too far west, as itwill take you too long to get there.
But if flying is an option, I'd suggest heading to Calgary or Vancouver, and then rent a car or take a train/bus to Whistler or Banff. In April, they will have some wonderful spring skiing suitable for the whole family, and both towns have a lot of little unique boutiques and great restaurants to try.
On the other hand, if you will just be driving, you probably want a place you can get to in a day's drive. Since you have already seen the Niagara Falls area and are looking for something new or different, why not check out one of these three places:
1) Quebec City. Yes it is a larger city (about twice the size of Newark), but doesn't have that big city feel to it. You can explore the 400 year old city just by walking around the old port area and the historic part of town. There is lots of shopping, great food, and interesting things nearby like the Montmorency Falls, whale watching in the river, and a ferry that takes you across to see the town of Levis. Yes, they speak French there, but in the tourist areas, most shopkeepers and restaurant staff speak English too.
http://www.quebecregion.com/en
2) Prince Edward Island will be celebrating their 150th anniversary of joining Canada in 2014. There will be special events and things to see starting in December 2013 and all the way through to the end of the year.
http://www.pei2014.ca/admin/Editor/assets/fund/PEI%202014-Event%20List.pdf
3) The Eastern Townships in Quebec is easy to get to from New Jersey (I-95 north, then I-91 north to the Canadian border). If you wanted to visit quaint little towns and enjoy some great sightseeing and a relaxing drive, that would be a good place. You can shop for antiques in Stanstead, visit a sugar camp (called "cabane a sucre") in the area, do some spring downhill skiing at Mount Orford, and there is lots of shopping malls in the biggest town of Sherbrooke. Some people also have a curiosity regarding tragic events in the world, and you may be interested in visiting the city of Lac Megantic. That's the town where a runaway train derailed this summer carrying oil which caused an explosion and fire that killed dozens of people and destroyed the center of town. They are rebuilding, and will need all help they can get from business and tourists in the next few years.
http://www.easterntownships.org/activity/39/cabane-a-sucre-du-pic-bois
http://orford.com/en/
http://www.destinationsherbrooke.com/en/visitors/index.aspx
http://www.tourisme-megantic.com/accueil.php?lang=en
There are many different areas that you could travel to, but it really depends on what your travel plans are. If you are planning on picking a place your family can drive to, then I would not suggest something too far west, as itwill take you too long to get there.
But if flying is an option, I'd suggest heading to Calgary or Vancouver, and then rent a car or take a train/bus to Whistler or Banff. In April, they will have some wonderful spring skiing suitable for the whole family, and both towns have a lot of little unique boutiques and great restaurants to try.
On the other hand, if you will just be driving, you probably want a place you can get to in a day's drive. Since you have already seen the Niagara Falls area and are looking for something new or different, why not check out one of these three places:
1) Quebec City. Yes it is a larger city (about twice the size of Newark), but doesn't have that big city feel to it. You can explore the 400 year old city just by walking around the old port area and the historic part of town. There is lots of shopping, great food, and interesting things nearby like the Montmorency Falls, whale watching in the river, and a ferry that takes you across to see the town of Levis. Yes, they speak French there, but in the tourist areas, most shopkeepers and restaurant staff speak English too.
http://www.quebecregion.com/en
2) Prince Edward Island will be celebrating their 150th anniversary of joining Canada in 2014. There will be special events and things to see starting in December 2013 and all the way through to the end of the year.
http://www.pei2014.ca/admin/Editor/assets/fund/PEI%202014-Event%20List.pdf
3) The Eastern Townships in Quebec is easy to get to from New Jersey (I-95 north, then I-91 north to the Canadian border). If you wanted to visit quaint little towns and enjoy some great sightseeing and a relaxing drive, that would be a good place. You can shop for antiques in Stanstead, visit a sugar camp (called "cabane a sucre") in the area, do some spring downhill skiing at Mount Orford, and there is lots of shopping malls in the biggest town of Sherbrooke. Some people also have a curiosity regarding tragic events in the world, and you may be interested in visiting the city of Lac Megantic. That's the town where a runaway train derailed this summer carrying oil which caused an explosion and fire that killed dozens of people and destroyed the center of town. They are rebuilding, and will need all help they can get from business and tourists in the next few years.
http://www.easterntownships.org/activity/39/cabane-a-sucre-du-pic-bois
http://orford.com/en/
http://www.destinationsherbrooke.com/en/visitors/index.aspx
http://www.tourisme-megantic.com/accueil.php?lang=en
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