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Best Road trips & Scenic Drives

Posted by Tom

... Coast is pretty as well as Olympic Nat'l Park in Washington. Olympic probably has the best coastal scenery on the U.S. west coast. Crater Lake itself is beautiful. I don't recall the drive there being too exciting though. The drive from Miami to ...

Best skiing/riding in North America?

Posted by Pam

... in the Western US, I find that typically the best and most consistent powder lands in the Wasatch Range just east of Salt Lake City, Utah, which has numerous resorts but I like Snowbird, Snow Basin and even Park City has some appeal. Resorts in Wyoming ...

Starter Guide for the "Other" New York

Posted by big_red_truck

... and lakes. Money In most of New York, only US dollars are accepted. But if you travel closer to the border with Canada, near Plattsburgh or Niagara Falls (USA side), they will accept Canadian Dollars a.k.a Loonies. But if you have a credit card ...

Starter Kit for Québec

Posted by travellingjon

... of the size of its largest city (Gatineau, 244'000), which is part of the agglomeration of Ottawa, capital of Canada (more than 1.1 million). The Outaouais always was a unique region in the province, more attached to the Canadian federalism than anyone ...

Calgary and Area Starter Kit

Posted by fiseb

... . Some other great towns/cities to visit: Banff It's hard to talk about Calgary without mentioning nearby Banff National Park. Canada's first National Park, and originally set up as a resort getaway, there are now serious debates going on about the ...

Experience Toronto

Posted by sqm

... : If you are coming from within North America, you can also take the VIA Rail. It provides all rail service throughout Canada and connects to the Amtrak system through Niagara Falls, New York. The train station is located at Union Station downtown, which ...

Kazakhstan welcomes you

Posted by kazakhstan

Posted on Dec 3, 2012, 07:26:43

... Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world by land, being inferior to Russia, China, the USA, Argentina. Brazil, Canada, India and Australia. The territory of Kazakhstan could hold such countries as France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Greece ...

Most beautiful places on earth

Posted by andrewjerome

... side) Kings Canyon, Australia Uluru National Park, Australia Queenstown, New Zealand Delphi, Greece Switzerland Lake Louise, Canada Yosemite National Park, USA The west coast of Ireland The west coast of Norway The French countryside The beaches of Cuba

Geography facts that may surprise you

Posted by starlagurl

... , England is still almost 300 miles farther north. 6. The 49th Parallel, which makes up the long and straight US/Canada border in the west, is about 120 miles north of Estcourt Station, Maine. 7. Glasgow is about 280 miles north of London. Keep going ...

MORE INFORMATION ON KENYA

Posted by greekcypriot

... was closed for a while but has now reopened. For those with four-wheel drive vehicles, a more adventurous route to the west near Lake Turkana is quite popular. Ask the locals for advice before trying this route. There is no border post on either side of ...

Unusual Place Names

Posted by polydemic

... , Mississippi.........................Dilly, Wisconsin Tightwad, Maryland...............................Dull Center, Wyoming And in Canada Dogpound, Alberta.................................Mushaboom, Nova Scotia Poo Poo Creek, British Columbia....... ...

Travel mate for Vancouver thorugh the Rockies in July 2008

Posted by daniela1980

Hi there! I am Daniela, 27, from Germany, and I am planning to travel along the west coast USA up to Canada this summer, in July to be precise. I'm therefore looking for one or more nice and interesting travel mates to share a rent car with to 1) ...

West Coast Trail

Posted by mountainmom

... shape for the trip. We kept each other company, and did the trip in three days. usually its takes six or seven according to parks canada, but we were there in the dry season and using ultralight packs. The cost is somewhat of a point - up to $120 just ...

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