Traveling into Canada from US

[screaming_emu]

y And also, I've been told you only need a passport if your flying into Canada, not driving. Although, you need your birth certificate and photo i.d. to get in via a car.

That either has changed, or is about to in the near future. Do your homework to find out which

[nwaA330]

yeah I'm going to Winnipeg... but if I spend all my money by using a credit card, will it automatically factor in the exchange rate? And also, I've been told you only need a passport if your flying into Canada, not driving. Although, you need your birth certificate and photo i.d. to get in via a car.

[screaming_emu]

Unless you want to meet some rednecks from Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is by far the worst place I have ever been in my life.

Banff is pretty bitchin though.

Also Banff...basicly any place in Rockies is nice. And expensive I've heard from people that NF&Labrador is nice. Hopefully I'll go there and check if it's true some day...

[Bok269]

Whistler's cool, but very cold and can be touristy depending on when you go. Not to mention expensive.

I thought people were only trying to get to US from Canada lol man just remember that most fun is going on in the Toronto area and maybe Vancouver. Unless you want to meet some rednecks from Saskatchewan

[screaming_emu]

hittin the strip clubs up in Winnipeg eh? I never got a chance to do that while I was in ND

[avro_arrow_25206]

Don't bring your skis on your roof rack over the border

[ptbodale]

You need a passport.

If you have a debit card just take money from a bank cash machine. You get a better exchange rate. Check with your bank to see which Canadian bank they are affiliated with.

Do not bring your guns. We have gun laws (No NRA to save you).

We are friendly, we have McDonalds and yes in the big cities...Starbucks. You are better off to go to Tim Horton's for your coffee and to Harvey's for your hamburger (and poutine).

Anything else?

[Bok269]

Exchanging cash is a good idea. When I was there (not to bash canada or anything), places would take USD but on a 1:1 exchange rate, so you end up paying more for whatever you are buying, and you get change based on that same rate. Keep in mind, credit cards give the best exchange rates.

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well, first of all, out speed signs are in kilometers per hour, not miles... so that sign says 100 km/h, not 100mph

and yeah, many places around/close to the border will take us dollars, and a few places in further towns will... but you should definitely have Canadian monay


where abouts are you going?

[nwaA330]

I'm going to Canada this week, and I've never been up there before. Anything I need to know? Do I have to exchange my cash for Canadian dollars? Anything I need to know about driving up there, different laws?