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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Ask me about living in Canada.
 
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Carbon dioxide
Oct 9, 2012

 Someone suggested I repost this here:

Carbon dioxide posted:

Hm, I can't find a Canada megathread like there's one for Europe. Oh well.

Alright, so I live in Europe and I have decided I want to visit Canada, probably I'll have time sometime next year.

I've been to the US twice, and one of those trips involved a short hop over to Canada, I visited Niagara and I spent just a couple hours in Toronto.

This time, I'd like to go for 2 - 3 weeks. I hope to bring a friend along, if not, I'll be travelling on my own.

I would like to do at least the following things:
- Day hikes through nature. I *really* like to sleep in a comfortable hotel or B&B every night which is why I want to return to civilization by the end of every day. So I'm looking for a number of hiking routes that can be done in a day or less. And, assuming I rent a car, it needs to circle around to the starting location, of course.
- Horse riding through nature. I'm a beginning horse rider, I've never been off the grounds of the stable where I'm learning, so this certainly would need to be guided. That doesn't mean I can only go slowly. Wouldn't mind trying a gallop, the main thing is that I like to be in a group with a much more experienced rider for this.
- Visit one or two cities. I'd like to check out historical buildings, perhaps visit a museum if there's something to my taste, and check out the local bar scene.

Right now I'm looking for general ideas on how to set this up.

- What part of Canada should I be looking at for an itinerary like this?
- After getting there by plane, what's the easiest way to travel? Especially because I'm planning to go into nature, I think it's gonna be a rental car.
- Any specific must-sees, for instance beautiful hiking routes?
- Any good places that offer horse riding? And, do those have specific regulation I should know about? For instance, over here many places require you to take lessons first if you can't show proof from the national riding association that you're an experienced enough rider.
- What's the best time of the year to go? I'd like some nice hiking weather but it would also be nice if the places I visit aren't entirely crowded by tourists.
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Carbon dioxide
Oct 9, 2012

 Thanks everyone, cool stuff, I'll check it out!

Baronjutter posted:

would be happy to meet up and let you know all the best spots and maybe go on a hike or two if you wanted.
I will keep that in mind, but remember that I haven't planned ANYTHING definitive yet. It'll prob take some months before I start finalizing any plans. I may get back to you by then.

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