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then flew to Vancouver, drove to whistler, then drove to Vancouver Island and Tofino for a few days, Victoria then Vancouver for 3 days.
that was 2 weeks.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youWe had also travelled light with the intention of buying clothes there, because they're much cheaper in North America than here - but somehow forgot to in Toronto. I still have the Canadian jacket I bought in a ski shop directly opposite the station in Jasper, having got off the air-conditioned train before realising that Jasper at the start of October is about 3000 ft higher and 30 degrees colder than Toronto .
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Jasper was the highlight as far as I'm concerned. Lake Louise is overrated, Peyto Lake and Maligne Lake are both nicer.
Vancouver is a nice city but you don't need to venture far to see some real social problems (heroin in particular). We always felt perfectly safe though.
If you hire a car get a big SUV, it makes sense over there. Get your own insurance organised in advance though rather than getting it through the hire place
I would start east coast if you plan on going there. Its a long 10 hour flight out here and that eats into your trip you may as well break it up. Before i lived here and we used to just come to visit the in-laws and the rest of my wife's family we once took a 3 week trip which consisted of Toronto, Niagara Falls, Quebec City and then Vancouver. That is totally do-able.
I would absolutely recommend Quebec City. The old town is a lovely visit for a few days. Toronto is a big city, exciting, plenty to see. Vancouver is also a terrific visit and very beautiful for the mountain backdrop. Worth also considering Whistler or a trip to Vancouver Island or the Okanagan if you want to explore more of BC.
As someone says above bear in mind that Toronto and Quebec will be, not to put to fine a point on it, cold as fuck in winter. In summer, Toronto will be extremely hot and humid.
Vancouver and the Lower Mainland of BC will most also be extremely hot in summer (where i live in the Fraser Valley it regularly gets up to 40C in July, August.) The benefit of the West Coast of BC in winter is that it is usually wet but mild. It is currently 8C outside and the odd shower and unless you go up into the mountains we havent had any snow or ice this year.
One positive about Canada is that unlike Britain they dont shit themselves and call off all the trains, buses and flights every time you get two flakes of snow! They plow, they salt, you buy snow tires and everything goes on as normal!
Anyway, whatever you choose to do i'm sure you'll have a great time
You can go white water rafting in Jasper also and strangely like @ICBM i also bought a warmer coat in Jasper which I still have many years later.
Anyway it's a lovely place with very friendly and polite people and I'm sure you will enjoy yourself wherever you go.
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Granville Island is good too, it’s a boho area full of art shops and restaurants, easy to get to via the water bus service (which is a great way of getting round the city)
Seattle is just down the coast from Vancouver too. Jimi’s grave and museum. Just sayin’
I was in Sault Ste. Marie on the shores of Lake Superior, Ontario via Toronto a few years back, utterly stunning so if the rest of Canadiania is similar you could pretty much stick a pin in the map and not go far wrong.
Temperatures there in late August were high 20's every day, and that's in a town where it's in the -20's all winter!
I can't remember the exact address but he's a retired Methodist minister with a black country accent so I'm sure you'll find them easy enough from that description.
Ta.