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Reality TVClubHouse Discussions: General Discussions ARCHIVES: January 2010 ~ April 2010 - 2: The only Dumb question is the one not asked (Q&A): Archive through February 22, 2010 users admin

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Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Christy, I won't stay anywhere w/o checking out the Tripadvisor ratings.

Ahnicka
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08-08-2007

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ahnicka a private message Print Post    
This is fabulous information! Thank you Everyone, you've given me such a wonderful working start!

Serenity, Upper Canada Village sounds like something I'd be interested in doing. What an intriguing concept, it really does sound magical. I'm going to research that one online.

Rissa, is Heritage Park where they have the Folk Music Festival? Is that a nice event? From what little I read about it seems interesting.

Costacat, we'll probably go to a few cities. I'm glad you mentioned food, because good food is very important...at least to me LOL. So I would definitely like to be in a location where good food is available.

Twinkie, I'm going to look into the Maid of the Mist boats, I'm feeling adventurous! Oooh, Skylon Tower sounds beautiful! I'm going to add this to my list. I thought Niagara Falls was like a honeymoon/couples city, but I take it there is stuff for us ladies to do? LOL

Christy358, Tripadvisor is one of my favorite sites! It's definitely my "go to" site for hotel customer reviews.

Mameblanche, "The short-version is as follows: Europe = Montreal. California = Vancouver. NYC = Toronto"; this information is priceless! Thank you so much for breaking each of these down, it really helps to put things in perspective with narrowing down which area to go to.

Juju2bigdog, Thank you for the post/thread suggestion.

Sunshyne4u, those festivals seem like something I'd be interested in. I'm going to research them. Thank you for the suggestion and the website.

Taysmomcj & Mameblanche, thanks for the suggestion and website, the historical mansion sounds interesting. I'm going to check out the website.

Taysmomcj
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03-24-2008

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
Yes, Mame that it it!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
▌♥ ▌ Ahnicka, you are VERY welcome! ▌♥ ▌ Taysmom, that's great! I've been to a couple of media events at Casa Loma, but since it's supposed to be haunted, and I'm a big chicken, I've never gone on the tour. LOL. I have a friend who used to cater events there, and she swears she saw a ghost in the mirror of a woman.

Ahnicka
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08-08-2007

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ahnicka a private message Print Post    
Haunted?? Mameblanche, you may have just won me over. LOL, now I really want to go to this Casa Loma! The secret passage ways inside of it also intrigue me.

Taysmomcj
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03-24-2008

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 3:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
I love historical romances, and the story behind Casa Loma is one that cathes my attention.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 4:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Ladies, after you go on the tour, we can meet for lunch, and you can tell me all about it. Grin.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 5:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
vancouver = california ?

funny you'd say that. I was talking to a computer buddy from Alabama and he laughed at my accent. Said i sounded like i was from California!!! Argggghhhh I'm a proud canadian eh!

guess its a little true tho. We are very Hollywood north here. If ahnicka is into celebrity watching THIS could be a good place for that, especially Yaletown and robson street.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
And in Toronto for Stargazing, there's Yorkville! (Especially during the Film Festival!)

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 7:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Ahicka, NF is a very big tourist resort for all ages and nationalities. I think way back in the day it was considered more of a honeymoon spot but now its families and singles from all over the world. There's a lot more to do there than just the Falls stuff, too.

Serenity
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06-28-2005

Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serenity a private message Print Post    
Have fun planning your trip Ahnicka! Please be sure to let us hear about what you decide and how your adventures are. :-)

Karen
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09-06-2004

Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Wow, what a huge question. I agree with other posters that you need to know what you want before you book your trip. That said (and being a bit biased, to be sure), I think you'd get the most bang for your buck out of British Columbia.

Toronto and Montral are fine cities... I can't speak too much for Toronto as I've not spent much time there, but I spent four months in Montreal and loved every minute of it. If you want nightlife and high class entertainment, you'd be better off in either of these cities.

But if you're looking for amazing scenery, first class dining, a perfect balance of city/country living, great shopping, and awesome people, BC is where its at. Vancouver is an amazingly diverse city -- just an hour from one of the world's top ski resorts and at the same time proud owner of Canada's poorest postal code. It's true what they say about skiing in the morning and golfing in the afternoon. If you tire of the city, hop a 90 minute ferry to Vancouver Island, or a 45 minute flight to the Okanagan.

You definitely need to visit Canada in more than one trip. But BC is a pretty fine place to start.

Tourism BC ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcJ7KTkeLUA

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 7:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Ahnicka, the Folk music festival is held on Prince's Island Park just off the downtown area and is at the end of July.

And while I am posting, don't forget to check out the absolutely world famous Royal Tyrell Museum!!! in nearby Drumheller. Its a pretty short drive that ends in some incredible alien-looking landscapes through the Alberta badlands.

Ahnicka
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08-08-2007

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ahnicka a private message Print Post    
Thank you Everyone! Such great information, I'm going to print all of this information out. I know it was a huge question, but since none of us really know anything about Canada, it's hard to know which location to go to. Much different than travelling within the US or to tropical locations because at least we have an idea of where we want to go, but we're all Canada-virgins who haven't the slightest idea about any of it. I just know that Canada has some of the greatest TV shows (Degrassi, Durham County) LOL.
A few of us are collecting information to decide which part(s) to go to; we probably will not go until 2011 but this is all so helpful. Thanks for taking the time to share!

Karen
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09-06-2004

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I just know that Canada has some of the greatest TV shows (Degrassi, Durham County) LOL.

OK, as a Canadian, that sentence made me laugh out loud.

New Question: Can someone please help me test a new site? We're playing with Geo IP settings, meaning different homepages of the site will render depending on your geographic location. Can you please tell me what you see if you click on this link:

http://www.metprinters.com/dev/

If you live in British Columbia, you should see a site with the main content area showing a bald guy. If you live anywhere else, you should see a picturesque scene of Vancouver.


Thanks!

Mictay
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09-29-2006

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mictay a private message Print Post    
It came up with a picture of a bald guy,i'm in the US if you need to know that.

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
S. Ontario here and I see a balding gentleman.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Yeah - I was a bit wrong. You'll all see the same bald guy. If you're outside of BC, you should see the text "Global Homepage" below bald guy, and nothing else. Inside BC, you should see a paragraph of text...

Thanks again.

Holly
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07-22-2001

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Florida here and bald dude.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Michigan--balding fellow.
"Global Homepage" heading followed by no text.

Mictay
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09-29-2006

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mictay a private message Print Post    
Yup bald guy with Global Homepage below it nothing else.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Awesome, thanks!! Here in BC I see balding guy with a ton of copy. It's working just as it should.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Balding guy with grayed out "play" arrow for video. title. on the left, what seems like clickable links (but they don't open to anything except the sub title of the article lower on the page) and links cause drop down lists containing more clickable links.

I'm in Nor Cal.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 12:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I got the bald guy on the right and the young kid on the left. I am in NorCal. Oh, I didn't try clicking anything.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Ditto, U.S. Should the little purple tabs that scroll with the right-side picture (of the middle-aged man) roll down to obscure the face of the young man on the left? I guess I'd like it if those tabs/options stayed stationary in the upper left corner, above the kid's head. Just my opinion.