what do i need to know?

entry into the country
$ issues, exchange locations? (can i use my regular credit/atm card?)
cell phone coverage?

any other tips, ideas?

6/2/2006 9:38:36 AM

You used to be able to get in with just a driver's license, but these days I believe you need at least a birth certificate, preferably a passport. For currency exchange, your best bet is to use credit cards or get cash from an ATM machine. Your cell phone should work as well. I know they support GSM (cingular/att, suncom, t-mobile), but not sure about other types.

6/2/2006 10:50:08 AM

it's no problem getting in to canada

getting back in the usa is a hassle if you don't have a passport or usa birth certificate

6/2/2006 11:19:52 AM

a passport is key. what areas are you going to?

6/2/2006 11:28:03 AM

don't eat this stuff called poutine. it's fries with like..gravy and cottage cheese curds and stuff on it.

6/2/2006 11:51:32 AM

I loved that poutine ... Don't remember cottage cheese curds though. Sounds like you got a bad batch.

6/2/2006 12:04:55 PM

ooh, I didn't have any, it's just what I saw on the food channel/heard from my canadian neighbor

6/2/2006 12:05:53 PM

If you are going by plane it would be much better for you if you brought a passport. I think there is some law going into effect some time soon that will make a passport required. I'm not sure when it kicks in (or if it has kicked in within the last month or so).

Don't worry so much about money exchanges. You can use your credit card. Just know that the credit card company will tack on a 'exchange' fee. They can do it as one lump fee or do it per transaction. I think my credit card company did something like one penny per dollar.

6/2/2006 12:09:24 PM

^^^

aha, yeah, mad love for the poutine. Now that was a fun trip.

6/2/2006 12:28:01 PM

planning on going to vancouver by way of seattle

planning on exploring around BC for a week or so

thanks for the tips

as for $ exchange if i were to use the credit card, how much of a "exchange fee" am i lookin at? not like im pinching pennies, just curious

6/2/2006 12:35:29 PM

$0.

You get the best possible rate at the time of transaction, and no currency exchange fee. Now, this MAY vary between credit card companies, but I've used various Visa credit cards in other countries, including Canada, and have never been charged an exchange fee.

6/2/2006 12:43:40 PM

http://overseasdigest.com/foreign-credit-card-charges.htm

6/2/2006 12:54:42 PM

Quote :

"what do i need to know? "

French
How to surrender
White Towel

6/2/2006 12:57:53 PM

don't forget to bring a towel

6/2/2006 2:45:36 PM

^^yeah, ill never forget that war where canada surrendered and was invaded...

wait, what?

are you going to Banf at all? you really, really should.

6/2/2006 6:01:09 PM

just remember, change can be valuable

no 1$ bill is fuckin absurd

6/2/2006 6:10:53 PM