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Lucky 24
November 4th, 2005, 01:36 AM
Mine is Montreal. I hear Calgary, St. Johns and Quebec City are great as well but I haven't found the time to travel there.

I also really enjoyed the drive from Vancouver to Whistler...it's gorgeous out there.

So what are yours?

Jaye101
November 4th, 2005, 01:39 AM
Qcity...and I'm guessing Vancouver (I WANNA GO:().

malek
November 4th, 2005, 02:05 AM
I've only been in Ottawa, Qc City and Toronto.

Toronto for me because I have many buddies over there and I can find stuff to do :)

salvius
November 4th, 2005, 02:07 AM
Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, and Vancouver in no particular order.

snoopy
November 4th, 2005, 02:31 AM
i like to visit Edmonton, Montreal and Vancouver.

Love living in Toronto. =D

jeicow
November 4th, 2005, 03:08 AM
Enjoy Q.C., Ottawa and Montreal the most.

Vancouver was nice, but I didn't spend enough time downtown so I didn't get the feel of it. Halifax was nice, but it rained the entire time. Only has stopovers in Alberta so I can't talk about Ed and Cal.

*Jarrod
November 4th, 2005, 03:14 AM
i've been to edmonton, calgary (but that was just a drive-thru. my mom wouldn't let us stop there because she went there like 25yrs ago and she has a grudge against it. it's the same thing with seattle...weird), vancouver and well, victoria. i'm only putting victoria down because i used to live in prince rupert and i used to travel there all the time. oh, and kelowna. my favourite was edmonton, then vancouver, then kelowna, then victoria. haha...

Vanman
November 4th, 2005, 04:13 AM
I really want to go to Montreal , and possibly Toronto

oceanmdx
November 4th, 2005, 04:34 AM
Driving to the cities of the Okanagan: from Osoyoos to Kelowna to Vernon. Driving around the metro Victoria area is also nice.

algonquin
November 4th, 2005, 04:37 AM
Ottawa and Montreal for me, though I love each and every one of them (the only major Canadian city I haven't been to is Edmonton)

Travis007
November 4th, 2005, 04:37 AM
The only places I've been to so far are Toronto (live here), Niagara Falls, Kingston, Ottawa, Gatineau, and Montreal.

I hope to one day visit Quebec City, Eastern Canada, Edmonton/Calgary, and BC. :)

crazyjoeda
November 4th, 2005, 09:20 AM
I live in White Rock which is pretty much Vancouver but I still love going downtown, its with out a doubt my favorite city.

As for places I don't live but have been; Victoria, Ottawa, Whistler, Toronto, Halifax, Calgary, Kelowna(in order).

Places I don't like to much; Edmonton, Winnipeg, Niagara Falls.

Places I'v never been but sure I'll love; Quebec City, Montreal.

Nanaimo Bars
November 4th, 2005, 09:52 PM
I really enjoyed my time in all the Canadian cities I have been in. Victoria and Quebec city are the two I enjoy the most. I would love too visit the Atlantic provinces someday.

rapideye95
November 4th, 2005, 11:32 PM
I have never been to Halifax before...I want to go to Newfoundland and explore...actually i wanna check out hte whole maritimes...I have never passt the GASPE...then I want to go to yellowknife and see if I can get access to the diamond mines

samsonyuen
November 5th, 2005, 12:05 AM
Of the ones that I've been to, that I've enjoyed visiting, but wouldn't want to live, I'd say Montréal. What an awesome city!

algonquin
November 5th, 2005, 02:28 AM
I have never been to Halifax before...I want to go to Newfoundland and explore...actually i wanna check out hte whole maritimes...I have never passt the GASPE...then I want to go to yellowknife and see if I can get access to the diamond mines

You'll love Newfoundland... it's sooo underrated.

oceanmdx
November 5th, 2005, 02:41 AM
^^ I lived in Nfld for a year, the western side has the best scenary.

Skybean
November 5th, 2005, 03:04 AM
I went back to Vancouver a few years ago. It was a great experience, even though I only visited for about 3 days. The nature, the scenery, it's all amazing. Mountain views are something that you just don't get in Toronto. I was born in Vancouver and left when I was 1 year old. So I guess that makes me a Vancouverite *gasp*

I've also been to Banff, Jasper, Edmonton, Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City. Never been to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Territories nor the maritime provinces.

Oaronuviss
November 5th, 2005, 03:13 AM
Niagara Falls (whole region), Toronto, London, Montreal, Quebec City, Mmm... yeah.

ryanr
November 5th, 2005, 05:19 AM
I also really enjoyed the drive from Vancouver to Whistler...it's gorgeous out there.


I agree, its a great drive. Absolutely beautiful. I'd love to drive around BC and to Alberta next summer.:)

Rhino
November 5th, 2005, 06:58 AM
Osoyoos , Vancouver , Kelowna , Panticton , Edmonton , St.Albert , Calgary , Regina and saskatoon I suppose

Lucky 24
November 5th, 2005, 07:11 AM
Osoyoos? Where is that? Some pics would be great.

oceanmdx
November 5th, 2005, 07:17 AM
^^ Osoyoos is at the very southern end of the Okanagan valley. It is virtually right on the border. It has the warmest spring weather in Canada.

On June the 4 th of this year, I was there eating newly picked cherries - on June 4th!

I should say that the town is very small, but as you drive to the east, you go up a mountain and get a spectacular view of the town and the lake.

۩SkyScraper۩
November 5th, 2005, 07:33 AM
Toronto,Calgary, Vancouver,Regina, and Halifax. :cheers:

oceanmdx
November 5th, 2005, 07:34 AM
Here is that view, but it is way more spectacular when you are there:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/ocean10/DSC00008.jpg

You don't get the sense of height in the photo. They warn you about rattlesnakes here. Up on the mountain can be found one or more bed & breakfast places that have professional telescopes (with a big dome) because it is one of the best places in Canada for astronomy. It's a small but interesting place with cherry and apple orchards all around. Lots of grape vines too.

Check this out:

http://www.jacknewton.com/canada.htm

Look at his equipment.

What a country!

oceanmdx
November 5th, 2005, 07:47 AM
Osoyoos has a bit of a condo boom going on (low rise stuff). You can fly into Kelowna from TO non-stop and drive there.

oceanmdx
November 5th, 2005, 07:59 AM
More pics of Osoyoos:

http://www.destinationosoyoos.com/index_b23.html

rtbedm
November 5th, 2005, 09:09 PM
Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa are my Faves, Have to get to Vancouver

TreeBeard
November 5th, 2005, 11:49 PM
Tuktyuktuk N.W.T it is really cool there. I guess of any Ontario city I would have to go with London.

Overground
November 6th, 2005, 03:05 AM
I've been all over Canada and the city I love the most would have to be Victoria. In second place I really like Ottawa.

Plumber73
November 6th, 2005, 03:20 AM
I still haven't been out east. I'd like to visit Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, the whole deal. That is unfortunately on the back burner, because I have plans to go to Europe first.

big W
November 6th, 2005, 10:56 PM
I have been to 9 of the 10 provinces (damn I wanna go to the 3 territories and Newfoundland) For me I loved all the Major Canadian cities that I have visited as they are all different. For every province I have visited I have gone to the major cities of the province. Some things I like about each city and some I dislike about each city. In the end they are all great and I enjoyed them all.

TreeBeard
November 7th, 2005, 03:27 AM
Been to Vancouver, YellowKnife, Tuktyuktuk, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, everywhere in Ontario, Montreal.

So I guess my dream Canadian vacation would be to go to St. John's and watch Great Big Sea perform there live.

railway stick
November 15th, 2005, 03:20 PM
Vancouver, most beautiful city on earth,
Quebèc, historic town and French influence,
Kamloops, a typical midwest fast-growing town, I remember the house with the 13 black cats....
I visited Canada West in 2001 and Canada East in 2003.