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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 1:51 pm
Christy, I won't stay anywhere w/o checking out the Tripadvisor ratings.
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Ahnicka
Member
08-08-2007
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:11 pm
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.
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:12 pm
Yes, Mame that it it!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:19 pm
▌♥ ▌ 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.
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Ahnicka
Member
08-08-2007
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:56 pm
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.
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 3:19 pm
I love historical romances, and the story behind Casa Loma is one that cathes my attention.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 4:42 pm
Ladies, after you go on the tour, we can meet for lunch, and you can tell me all about it. Grin.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 5:03 pm
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.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 5:06 pm
And in Toronto for Stargazing, there's Yorkville! (Especially during the Film Festival!)
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 7:07 pm
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.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 9:40 am
Have fun planning your trip Ahnicka! Please be sure to let us hear about what you decide and how your adventures are. 
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 7:42 pm
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
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 7:59 pm
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.
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Ahnicka
Member
08-08-2007
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 9:23 am
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!
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:08 am
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!
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Mictay
Member
09-29-2006
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:18 am
It came up with a picture of a bald guy,i'm in the US if you need to know that.
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:20 am
S. Ontario here and I see a balding gentleman.
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:24 am
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.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:25 am
Florida here and bald dude.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:25 am
Michigan--balding fellow. "Global Homepage" heading followed by no text.
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Mictay
Member
09-29-2006
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:26 am
Yup bald guy with Global Homepage below it nothing else.
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:36 am
Awesome, thanks!! Here in BC I see balding guy with a ton of copy. It's working just as it should.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:47 am
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.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 12:29 pm
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.
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Monday, February 22, 2010 - 1:23 pm
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.
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