Who's been to Canada? Any good?

[Equilibrium25]

RC1807 said:

- which is why Canada Goose coats came to be, not for the "easy" British winters.

Yep, quite funny seeing 'serious' coats over here.

Also, I remember sitting in a bar in Toronto, during the week that it hit -29 there. On the news channel they were showing UK traffic chaos, caused by about 1 inch of snow that fell that day. The barmaids were absolutely gobsmacked and were asking if that was real and did we really cope that badly

[bad company]

Shnozz said:

Oh, and an added perk is that the Canadians love an English accent...

There's no such thing as an English accent, they have accents we don't.

[Shnozz]

bad company said:

Shnozz said:

Oh, and an added perk is that the Canadians love an English accent...

There's no such thing as an English accent, they have accents we don't.

Ha ha! True.

The amusing part is they think my Northern brethren don't get the same reaction. One of my mates in Toronto is a Lancasterian and regularly either evokes no reaction at all from the locals or they think he is Australian. I must admit to brushing off the proper Queen's English when in the city for maximum response.

[Don]

Shnozz said:

I must admit to brushing off the proper Queen's English when in the city for maximum response.

LOL. When I lived in New Jersey I got bored of the reaction so I developed a "mid-Atlantic" accent that I could use in stores and bars and in public when I didn't want attention.

When I did want attention...

[Alex@POD]

I'm thinking of a 2 week holiday in Canada in 2018, I want to see British Columbia and also Montreal, but I'm mostly interested in the "outdoors" side of it. I was thinking about hiring an RV and simply driving from one place to the other, but it seems this can take a while and not be as rewarding as simply visiting a single place? Any experiences of this?

[RDMcG]

Alex@POD said:

I'm thinking of a 2 week holiday in Canada in 2018, I want to see British Columbia and also Montreal, but I'm mostly interested in the "outdoors" side of it. I was thinking about hiring an RV and simply driving from one place to the other, but it seems this can take a while and not be as rewarding as simply visiting a single place? Any experiences of this?

I live in Canada. The centre is unrewarding so you are best to do BC and the Rockies separately and then fly east to Montreal and Quebec City. If you want to drive in the east a drive through the maritimes is quite beautiful.

[Deerfoot]

RDMcG said:

If you want to drive in the east a drive through the maritimes is quite beautiful.

My wife is from Nova Scotia and we`ve often driven the Cabot Trail when the in-laws have had the kids for a few days during our visits, it`s lovely.

The South shore of Nova Scotia is lovely too.

[fttm]

Canada is fking ace BTW

[bomb]

Alex@POD said:

I'm thinking of a 2 week holiday in Canada in 2018, I want to see British Columbia and also Montreal, but I'm mostly interested in the "outdoors" side of it. I was thinking about hiring an RV and simply driving from one place to the other, but it seems this can take a while and not be as rewarding as simply visiting a single place? Any experiences of this?

We have been to BC on a number of holidays. One of our best ones was a drive from Calgary, across the Rockies, into BC and then over to Vancouver.

The trip can easily swallow up two weeks. The scenery is stunning and you will see loads of wildlife.

If you have time you could go over to Vancouver island too. So much to see and do, so don't underestimate how much time you need.

[tankplanker]

Alex@POD said:

I'm thinking of a 2 week holiday in Canada in 2018, I want to see British Columbia and also Montreal, but I'm mostly interested in the "outdoors" side of it. I was thinking about hiring an RV and simply driving from one place to the other, but it seems this can take a while and not be as rewarding as simply visiting a single place? Any experiences of this?

If you are going to BC and want to see wild life then I'd recommend the going to the Great Bear Lodge: http://www.greatbeartours.com/great-bear-lodge

[RC1807]

RDMcG said:

Alex@POD said:

I'm thinking of a 2 week holiday in Canada in 2018, I want to see British Columbia and also Montreal, but I'm mostly interested in the "outdoors" side of it. I was thinking about hiring an RV and simply driving from one place to the other, but it seems this can take a while and not be as rewarding as simply visiting a single place? Any experiences of this?

I live in Canada. The centre is unrewarding so you are best to do BC and the Rockies separately and then fly east to Montreal and Quebec City. If you want to drive in the east a drive through the maritimes is quite beautiful.

Alex - TRUST RDMcG's advice, really!
If anyone knows a decent roadtrip, it's this man! Look at his many Route 66 posts - they're awesome!

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fttm said:

Canada is fking ace BTW

- is entirely correct, BTW.