What city is good for a 4-day vacation?
Q. I'm taking a 4-day trip in the end of July with my brother.
We won't have a car, so the city needs to be VERY walkable with good public transportation.
We live in New York City. We've been to San Francisco before, so these two cities are out of the question.
I'm thinking Chicago. I'm pretty sure Chicago could fill 4 days, and it seems to be very walkable.
Second choice on my list is Minneapolis. I have a personal fascination with the Twin Cities so I'd like to see it. I don't know if it could fill 4 days, though. Are the twin cities walkable? How is transportation?
Third on the list is Vancouver, Canada. I don't know much about the city but my brother wanted to go there for awhile.
Okay, out of these three, which would be best?
Open to all other suggestions too!
We won't have a car, so the city needs to be VERY walkable with good public transportation.
We live in New York City. We've been to San Francisco before, so these two cities are out of the question.
I'm thinking Chicago. I'm pretty sure Chicago could fill 4 days, and it seems to be very walkable.
Second choice on my list is Minneapolis. I have a personal fascination with the Twin Cities so I'd like to see it. I don't know if it could fill 4 days, though. Are the twin cities walkable? How is transportation?
Third on the list is Vancouver, Canada. I don't know much about the city but my brother wanted to go there for awhile.
Okay, out of these three, which would be best?
Open to all other suggestions too!
A. You can't miss with Vancouver. But you didn't specify what you wanted in a city. You want to go for the ease and comfort.
Canada has lots of places.Montreal or Quebec City or Halifax. One cheap alternative is Thunder Bay.
You know I know of such a city in Canada which is a national secret. It has great weather all the time. Few bugs. A transit system. Its in the mountains with hiking all around. Few americans know about it. Its called Kelowna.
If you wanted a larger city I would recommend easily Calgary or Edmonton. Most Canadian cities have good public transit and have large city cores.
Of course there is always that standby Toronto but the hotel rates are astronomical. There are lower cost hotels and have hostels if you don't want fancy. One is on Bay Street. Another is called the Downtowner on 117 Pembroke Street.
I am biased but my choice would come down to either Kelowna or Toronto at that time period. Caribana the great festival is on around that time in Toronto which is close to New York which means travel costs and times are minimal. I will leave a reference link.
Canada has lots of places.Montreal or Quebec City or Halifax. One cheap alternative is Thunder Bay.
You know I know of such a city in Canada which is a national secret. It has great weather all the time. Few bugs. A transit system. Its in the mountains with hiking all around. Few americans know about it. Its called Kelowna.
If you wanted a larger city I would recommend easily Calgary or Edmonton. Most Canadian cities have good public transit and have large city cores.
Of course there is always that standby Toronto but the hotel rates are astronomical. There are lower cost hotels and have hostels if you don't want fancy. One is on Bay Street. Another is called the Downtowner on 117 Pembroke Street.
I am biased but my choice would come down to either Kelowna or Toronto at that time period. Caribana the great festival is on around that time in Toronto which is close to New York which means travel costs and times are minimal. I will leave a reference link.
Have you ever flown on an airplane by yourself?
Q. If you have, what was it like? Funny, scary, a little of both? There's a slim possibility of me flying from Virginia (where I live) to California (where family lives) to see them. I've flown before, but it was with my parents and my brother so I wasn't scared. But flying by myself scares me. Does any one have any stories they can share?
Thanks in advance for answering :)
If it matters, I'm 15.
Thanks in advance for answering :)
If it matters, I'm 15.
A. Yes, many times. It's not scary, promise!
You get to the airport, check in, go to security, say goodbye to your family, go through security, find your gate, wait for the plane, get on the plane, get off the plane, go through the gate, and whoever is meeting you is right there. It's impossible to get lost in the airport, because there are signs and people to help you everywhere.
The only bad time I've ever had flying on my own was this past winter on Air Canada from Toronto to Kelowna. First, there was a humongous blizzard, and second, all their flights were delayed, even when other airlines weren't. Then, after 6 hours of waiting, the plane went off, but then they decided it was too dangerous, so they stopped in Winnipeg. No one said anything about when we could possibly go again, so lots of people switched to other airlines or went and got hotels. As a minor, you can't do that unless you have a guardian there, and I don't know anyone in Winnipeg, so I was stuck in the airport on my own for an entire day. It was kind of fun being on my own, I'll admit, but it got boring quickly. Then, finally, they said it was alright to go again, and so we all finally got home. Except they lost my luggage. It went to Nova Scotia without me.
So as long as you don't go on Air Canada in the middle of winter, you'll be fine. Actually, just steer clear of Air Canada in general. If you ever have to go on a Canadian airline, take West Jet.
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You get to the airport, check in, go to security, say goodbye to your family, go through security, find your gate, wait for the plane, get on the plane, get off the plane, go through the gate, and whoever is meeting you is right there. It's impossible to get lost in the airport, because there are signs and people to help you everywhere.
The only bad time I've ever had flying on my own was this past winter on Air Canada from Toronto to Kelowna. First, there was a humongous blizzard, and second, all their flights were delayed, even when other airlines weren't. Then, after 6 hours of waiting, the plane went off, but then they decided it was too dangerous, so they stopped in Winnipeg. No one said anything about when we could possibly go again, so lots of people switched to other airlines or went and got hotels. As a minor, you can't do that unless you have a guardian there, and I don't know anyone in Winnipeg, so I was stuck in the airport on my own for an entire day. It was kind of fun being on my own, I'll admit, but it got boring quickly. Then, finally, they said it was alright to go again, and so we all finally got home. Except they lost my luggage. It went to Nova Scotia without me.
So as long as you don't go on Air Canada in the middle of winter, you'll be fine. Actually, just steer clear of Air Canada in general. If you ever have to go on a Canadian airline, take West Jet.
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Wheres the best place to go in Canada?
Q. I am from southern california, and next winter when im 18 and graduated i plan to travel to Canada with my girlfriend who will be 16 at the time (yeah its gnna be hard passing this by her parents LOL) So wheres the best/closest place to go in Canada from the west coast? How much money do you think id be looking at for staying a week up there?
wow thats a bummer sue f, theres no way around that?
wow thats a bummer sue f, theres no way around that?
A. Well, I would suggest checking out the Shuswap Valley, Kamloops, Kelowna, Revelstoke, Even Banff and Jasper would be great. Our dollar currency is the same right now and doesn't look like it will change anytime soon. If you planning on Hotels, it will range any where from 99$ - $159/night. If you use Motels and stay in smaller towns, maybe 79$ - 99$/night. If you brought a lot of your own food and just used a cooler, you would save some money. Gas is pretty exspensive here $1.10- $1.29/litre(4.62 - 5.49/ galon).
Really if you want beauty, go to Banff and Jasper in the Mountains - extremely beautiful, but exspensive. 16$/day for park pass, and then hotel rooms are about 200$ or more a night.
You could aslo Check out Vancouver and Victoria, but I think you two would be kind of young for there. It would be like going to New york, or Toronto.
Really if you want beauty, go to Banff and Jasper in the Mountains - extremely beautiful, but exspensive. 16$/day for park pass, and then hotel rooms are about 200$ or more a night.
You could aslo Check out Vancouver and Victoria, but I think you two would be kind of young for there. It would be like going to New york, or Toronto.
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