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I am American. I just moved to Buffalo a couple of months ago and want to visit Canada next week (I am from Rural West Tennessee and have never been outside to the US (Except for when I went to Guam). My Apartment is like less than an hour away from the border and I have heard that American Passport Holders can drive up there without a visa, just the Passport. Can I do this?
Answer
You seem like a great person and I'd love for you to have a great time visiting Canada.
So there's two things nobody else had mentioned yet:
Canadian border guards won't let you in if you've had any trouble with the law:
Link - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/inadmissibility/index.asp
Canada has strict gun control. And it's strictly enforced.
So if you carry a gun or keep one in your car, be sure to leave it at home.
Canada's one of the world's 10 safest nations so you won't need one here.
Link - http://canada.usembassy.gov/traveling_to_canada/bringing-weapons-into-canada.html
All that's just basic info every US tourist needs to know.
Now: Have you given any thought to what you'd like to see or do up here?
Niagara Falls Ontario isn't far from Buffalo.
There's the waterfall and casinos and touristy stuff like that.
But if you're willing to drive a bit further, the city of Toronto is amazing.
The only US cities bigger than Toronto are New York and Los Angeles.
Toronto offers:
Over 9,000 restaurants serving literally everything from everywhere.
((One you might like is the Tennessee Restaurant & Bar on Queen West in Toronto.)
2,000 pieces of fine art on display in public buildings & civic centres.
150 monuments and pieces of public art.
125 public museums and art galleries. (Plus God knows how many privately-owned galleries.)
80+ annual cultural events, such as Caribana & Nuit Blanche.
75+ annual film festivals, including the world-famous Toronto International Film Festival.
74 malls, shopping centres & markets + the 1,200 stores of the underground Toronto PATH.
7 professional sports teams.
3rd largest theatre district in the English-speaking world with 90 separate venues.
2 symphony orchestras
Literally hundreds of clubs, pubs, bars, taverns including North America's biggest dance club.
(The Guvernment is rated for a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.)
There's also 1,500 parks, 8,000 hectares of parklands and 195 km of bike & pedestrian trails.
There's also Toronto's CN Tower. That's usually a must-do for everyone visiting the city.
Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ffjDqybWeE
At night, the view up there reveals how huge Toronto is. To the visible horizons and beyond:
Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_hpAA_uO3Q
Toronto has a little bit everything, from a castle (Casa Loma) to roller coasters (Canada's Wonderland amusement park) to ferries out to the Toronto Islands in the city's harbour.
And speaking of that, there's dozens of beaches in Toronto and all sorts of water-related activities such as harbour cruises.
If you like traffic, Toronto's 401 is the busiest stretch of freeway in all of North America:
Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jnjWUvWCdQ
Toronto's downtown Entertainment District has lots of stuff packed into one convenient area:
Link - http://torontoed.com/
So there's tons to see and do there if you have time for it.
Whatever you do, wherever you go, I hope you have yourself a great trip!
You seem like a great person and I'd love for you to have a great time visiting Canada.
So there's two things nobody else had mentioned yet:
Canadian border guards won't let you in if you've had any trouble with the law:
Link - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/inadmissibility/index.asp
Canada has strict gun control. And it's strictly enforced.
So if you carry a gun or keep one in your car, be sure to leave it at home.
Canada's one of the world's 10 safest nations so you won't need one here.
Link - http://canada.usembassy.gov/traveling_to_canada/bringing-weapons-into-canada.html
All that's just basic info every US tourist needs to know.
Now: Have you given any thought to what you'd like to see or do up here?
Niagara Falls Ontario isn't far from Buffalo.
There's the waterfall and casinos and touristy stuff like that.
But if you're willing to drive a bit further, the city of Toronto is amazing.
The only US cities bigger than Toronto are New York and Los Angeles.
Toronto offers:
Over 9,000 restaurants serving literally everything from everywhere.
((One you might like is the Tennessee Restaurant & Bar on Queen West in Toronto.)
2,000 pieces of fine art on display in public buildings & civic centres.
150 monuments and pieces of public art.
125 public museums and art galleries. (Plus God knows how many privately-owned galleries.)
80+ annual cultural events, such as Caribana & Nuit Blanche.
75+ annual film festivals, including the world-famous Toronto International Film Festival.
74 malls, shopping centres & markets + the 1,200 stores of the underground Toronto PATH.
7 professional sports teams.
3rd largest theatre district in the English-speaking world with 90 separate venues.
2 symphony orchestras
Literally hundreds of clubs, pubs, bars, taverns including North America's biggest dance club.
(The Guvernment is rated for a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.)
There's also 1,500 parks, 8,000 hectares of parklands and 195 km of bike & pedestrian trails.
There's also Toronto's CN Tower. That's usually a must-do for everyone visiting the city.
Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ffjDqybWeE
At night, the view up there reveals how huge Toronto is. To the visible horizons and beyond:
Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_hpAA_uO3Q
Toronto has a little bit everything, from a castle (Casa Loma) to roller coasters (Canada's Wonderland amusement park) to ferries out to the Toronto Islands in the city's harbour.
And speaking of that, there's dozens of beaches in Toronto and all sorts of water-related activities such as harbour cruises.
If you like traffic, Toronto's 401 is the busiest stretch of freeway in all of North America:
Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jnjWUvWCdQ
Toronto's downtown Entertainment District has lots of stuff packed into one convenient area:
Link - http://torontoed.com/
So there's tons to see and do there if you have time for it.
Whatever you do, wherever you go, I hope you have yourself a great trip!
I'm going to college in a two months!!! can anyone tell me their experiences?
09hottie
i want to be very prepared so i want to know the good, bad, and ugly : )
i am also staying on campus and this is my first time away from home.
Answer
be careful who you are alone with. try not to be alone around anyone that makes you uncomfortable. i was nearly raped by a guy who actually followed me to my car that night.
avoid late night classes.
dont stay up and party
dont get drunk
dont let your grades drop below a C because some schools will suspend you.
make sure to label everything you own because you dont know your roommate. dont let her borrow money from you unless you really can trust her. try to bend with your roommate so that things get done without argument.
do not sneak pets into your room. if you do you have to pay to have the entire building cleaned for fleas and ect
avoid community bathrooms.
if you have a community kitchen cook the food (watch it every second) take it back to your room. if you want leftovers get a mini fridge.
if you have a shared laundry room wait in their with your clothes or else someone will steal them.
lock your room before leaving and every night before you go to bed. hide your money so your roomies friends wont find it.
keep the room clean so that at the end of the semester when its time to leave you dont have to pay for repairs and cleaning.
Supplies i had:
First aid box-loads of medication just in case
map of school and cafeteria times
class schedule
mini fridge
fan
laptop
hangers
file holders for school work
laundry basket
games
books
im forgetting something :S
oh dont buy your school books til the first day of class sometimes the teachers dont even use the assigned book or they change it. it saves you time and money and you can buy cheap books online next day air pre used:)
ADD
any more info or questions about some of this email me ill be happy to help: dragonshotphotography@gmail.com
i enjoyed every second living on campus:) and i made a life long friend in my roommate. you will be fine. i am now living off campus:) and still making friends. clubs are a good way to go once you settle into college life
be careful who you are alone with. try not to be alone around anyone that makes you uncomfortable. i was nearly raped by a guy who actually followed me to my car that night.
avoid late night classes.
dont stay up and party
dont get drunk
dont let your grades drop below a C because some schools will suspend you.
make sure to label everything you own because you dont know your roommate. dont let her borrow money from you unless you really can trust her. try to bend with your roommate so that things get done without argument.
do not sneak pets into your room. if you do you have to pay to have the entire building cleaned for fleas and ect
avoid community bathrooms.
if you have a community kitchen cook the food (watch it every second) take it back to your room. if you want leftovers get a mini fridge.
if you have a shared laundry room wait in their with your clothes or else someone will steal them.
lock your room before leaving and every night before you go to bed. hide your money so your roomies friends wont find it.
keep the room clean so that at the end of the semester when its time to leave you dont have to pay for repairs and cleaning.
Supplies i had:
First aid box-loads of medication just in case
map of school and cafeteria times
class schedule
mini fridge
fan
laptop
hangers
file holders for school work
laundry basket
games
books
im forgetting something :S
oh dont buy your school books til the first day of class sometimes the teachers dont even use the assigned book or they change it. it saves you time and money and you can buy cheap books online next day air pre used:)
ADD
any more info or questions about some of this email me ill be happy to help: dragonshotphotography@gmail.com
i enjoyed every second living on campus:) and i made a life long friend in my roommate. you will be fine. i am now living off campus:) and still making friends. clubs are a good way to go once you settle into college life
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