Have you visited Canada ? If so where did you go and what was your experience like ?

Been to Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Banff National Park (Drove from Calgary to Edmonton), and a few quick cross border trips from Detroit and Buffalo. I thought it was a great place, liked the exotic feel of Montreal, and Banff was incredible. Always found the Canadians friendly people.

Got a trip planned in July to Vancouver Island, BC. One day I hope to take my travel trailer and drive across your county.
 

I went to see Niagara Falls as a kid with my mom and dad and then with my own family.
I have to say I enjoyed the falls much more than our Grand Canyon or the geyser at Yellowstone National Park.
Not sure why, it just seemed more majestic than the others.
 
I went camping with my 2 brothers and 2 of their buddies in Banff, BC. We stayed for nearly a week. I was 17, so this was 50 years ago. Banff was mostly wilderness then, as I remember. Really pretty and pretty cold. Some ways northwest of our campsite was a hot springs. We went there a couple of times, and then further north was village with a shop where we got meat and onions. I remember the shopkeeper being less than friendly and asking a lot of questions, especially the second time we went in. My brother gave vague and downright dishonest answers because he was sure the guy was planning to report us for illegal camping or whatever.

But we had a great time. I wanted to go back years later, with my kids, but I never did.
 
Murrmurr said:
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I had one of the most memorable dinners of my life at The Grizzly House (http://banffgrizzlyhouse.com/dinner-menu/ ) in the town of Banff, on the Alberta side of the park.

Their specialty is exotic fondues. The ones we ordered were a variety of meats like shark, buffalo, rattlesnake, and more served raw with a large hot rock in the middle of the table to cook them on.
 
Lee said:
According to Forbes, Canada places 10th among the friendliest countries worldwide. Makes for a pretty good reason to visit this vast and beautiful country. And a lot want to emigrate here after visiting.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennys...iendliest-countries-revealed/?sh=6ce6201e54ea
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Being friendly is rather suggestive. I believe that folks around here are pretty friendly; especially out in the smaller towns and in the country. I remember visiting rural Saskatchewan and being invited in for coffee. However, right now we have suffered 2 years of Covid restrictions so most of my fellow countrymen are rather depressed, tired and perhaps a little grouchy. It will take a year or so and then we hope to get back into being friendly.

As for our good neighbours to the south, the Americans, I find that in the rural and small towns they are real friendly too. However, I wouldn't dare ask anyone for anything on the streets of New York or LA. I had people shout at me because I dare to ask them for directions. You can keep your New York and you can keep your LA (city of Angels, Ha). Give me rural/small town Montana, Texas, Wisconsin or the Dakotas anytime.
 
When we lived in Detroit, it was easy to pop over to Canada for shopping and recreation.

We would take the train or drive to Toronto or Niagara Falls or go camping.

The Expo was always a big hit to attend.

A few years ago, we went to Montreal (very impressive) and later to New Brunswick to see the Hopewell Rocks and the reversing falls at St. John's.

I went to Vancouver for the Olympics in 2010. I fell in love with Vancouver.
 
My first visit to Canada was as a small child to buy truckloads of seed potatoes on Prince Edward Island with my father, uncles, and brother.

A trip around the Gaspe Penninsula came later as a tweenager.

A visit to the Montreal Expo in 67.

I've been to Quebec and Montreal several times.

I've taken the Amtrak Maple Leaf to Toronto many times for three-day weekends.

Best of all was the quick little excursions to Gananoque, Ontario for butter tarts. šŸ·

The last time I renewed my driving license I purchased the enhanced version needed to cross the border into Canada, but I doubt that will happen.
 
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Pinky said:
Not on topic here, but feel inclined to say that I've never been met with unfriendliness anywhere I've been in the U.S.A. .. or anywhere else I've traveled, for that matter.
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I agree, met a few unfriendly people, but I think that happens anywhere, fortunately not often. I have found the supposedly unfriendly New York City folks to be quite friendly and helpful if you ask. Just a bit rough on the superficial exterior.

Across the river in Northern Jersey the same, more use of the F-word per minute than anywhere I know, but still friendly underneath.
 
In RVing days I spent a lot of time (spring, summer & fall - no winter) in Canada, exploring both the east and west coasts. Favorite spots: Gaspe Peninsula, Bay of Fundy, Prince Edward Island on east coast. West - the mountains and glaciers around Banff, the unique little village of Hyder AK only accessible off the Stewart Highway in British Columbia.
 
Lots of beautiful country in Canada, but much like New England in many spots. Also the cities aren't much different than those in the USA. A tad cleaner, however. U.S. cities are fast changing into areas to avoid in my opinion. Toronto and Ontario are lovely. Old Quebec reminded me of when I lived in France to a degree.

I love Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Best mussels and oysters ever.
 
Whe. I lived in the northeast US, visited Canada a number of times. Niagara Falls both Canadian and US side. Toronto to a conference, thought it was a beautiful, gracious city, and other parts of Ontario, Montreal also conference. Gorgeous, historic, but their French language had a different accent than I learned from my HS France-native teacher. ( and I didnā€™t feel they were very warm toward Americans).LOVE the Maritimes. NovaScotia, PEI, New Brunswick, even visited Newfoundland. Saw the tide come up the Bay of Fundy , 10 pm sunset at the tip of Cape Breton. From the Citadel in Halifax Saw the late Queen Mother Mary visiting a ceremony in her honor. What a darling, gracious little woman!
Was traveling alone excellent for the Montreal trip and felt safe at all times, all places.
 
I've visited Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax and Montreal. I loved Montreal for its European feel. I loved Vancouver for its beautiful seaside setting and for its beautiful parks. I loved Toronto for the big-city feel and for its gracious people. I loved Halifax for its small-town feel and for Citadel Hill.

I would go back again in a heartbeat.
 
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