trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august in Canadian Chat http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r13749502 en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:46:47 EDT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:46:47 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13772838 mr weather :
said by bylo See Profile:

Yabbut you pay through the nose for the convenience of buying gas and pay with gas (among other symptoms) for eating the food at those service centres.
Well, the food's a lot better and cheaper now than before when the service centres had their own food concessions.

I remember as a kid stopping at these places and eating lousy, overpriced "cafeteria" food. :p

If I'm driving the 401 I want to get where I'm going as soon as possible. If I wanted to take my time I'd drive Highway 2. :)
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said by DKS See Profile: Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways.
Highway 400 has one, and Autoroutes 20 + 40 in Quebec have them
They do. 400 has 3 actually... The 401 also has a bunch east of toronto (perhaps west too i'm not sure). I've noticed they fall approximately every 2 hours starting around belleville.
Yabbut you pay through the nose for the convenience of buying gas and pay with gas (among other symptoms) for eating the food at those service centres. It's usually much cheaper to pull off at an exit at a medium-sized city like Woodstock (or Belleville or Kingston, etc.) Takes an extra five minutes and well worth it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13772279 Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:10:25 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13772150 Clipper :
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said by DKS See Profile:

Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways.
Highway 400 has one, and Autoroutes 20 + 40 in Quebec have them
They do. 400 has 3 actually... one just by king Sideroad north of Toronto, one just south of Essa road in barrie, and the other is sort of a half service station because you have to exit the highway to get it to it going north but it's at Hwy 88 near that outlet mall.

The 401 also has a bunch east of toronto (perhaps west too i'm not sure). I've noticed they fall approximately every 2 hours starting around belleville. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13772150 Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:52:06 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13771963 corster :
said by DKS See Profile:

Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways.
Highway 400 has one, and Autoroutes 20 + 40 in Quebec have them
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said by bhspnkr See Profile:

do you take your car onto the ferry?
Check the links I posted. The answer is yes.
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said by bhspnkr See Profile:

how about a green card and a birth certificate?
that should be sufficent.

in any case, to make sure, call the Canadian Consulate in Dallas at (214) 922-9806 or in Houston at (713) 821-1440

you WILL need the green card for Re-Entry to the United States, so take it with you anyways.
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said by DKS See Profile:

Another interesting crossing is the Walpole Island ferry.
I took the ferry once. Interesting ride. My wife didn't like it all. But, I must admit, the border crossing was the easiest I've ever been through. Just one female guard, and a wave as we drove on by.
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With only your GC, how do they know you are Canadian? So yeah, do carry your Canadian passport and your GC for entry back into the US.
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anyways heres the plan

dallas to cleveland - girlfriend wants to see somestuff
cleveland-buffalo or niagra .. your suggestions
either to toronto

now my father was saying even though I have a green card and was canadian ... I need a passport to get back in .. is this true?

now my gf only has her birth certificate .. american .. and a texas drivers lisence .. anythign else she needs?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13763937 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:29:49 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13763668 DKS :
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said by DKS See Profile:

Make sure you have your Canadian birth certificate. A U.S. Green Card isn't worth anything at the Canadian border.
US GC + country of origin passport = no visitor visa required.
But he's Canadian in the first place. No visa needed. ;)
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said by DKS See Profile:

Make sure you have your Canadian birth certificate. A U.S. Green Card isn't worth anything at the Canadian border.
US GC + country of origin passport = no visitor visa required.
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As for what's to do on the US side, back then there were a lot of fancy restaurants along the waterfront. We'd go there to celebrate.

(Also, long before McDonalds came to Canada, we'd go to the nearest golden arches in Port Huron. It was quite a novelty back then. IIRC burgers and fries were 15¢ each.)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13763381 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:45:46 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13763254 mr weather :
said by bylo See Profile:

Wow! I grew up in Wallaceburg in the late '50s and early '60s. We used to go across on those things all the time.
Really? My mom is from Wallaceburg, born and raised there. WDSS Class of '66. :)

I've taken the Walpole Ferry a few times. Nice ride. Not much to do once you get to Algonac though.
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said by DKS See Profile:

Another interesting crossing is the Walpole Island ferry. There is also the Marine City/Sombra ferry. Folks from up here use the ferry going south to Florida to bypass th Windsor/Detroit urban area and the mess of Interstates around Detroit.
They're still in operation? Wow! I grew up in Wallaceburg in the late '50s and early '60s. We used to go across on those things all the time.

(We also used to swim in and eat the fish we'd catch from the St Clair river long before anyone knew about all the "toxic blobs" accumuating downstream from Sarnia. :()]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13763142 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 07:35:48 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13763139 DKS :
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said by DKS See Profile:

I beg your pardon. There are many gas stations at the Sarnia interchanges. You can fill up at Port Huron and have enough gas to get to Toronto. Other than on the 401, Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways. Gas is available at the exits. And those are well marked on the 402 out of Sarnia, travelling away from the Bluewater bridge. :uhh:
Hahahaha, not like Sarnia, Strathroy or London are places that sell gas, eh? :uhh:
Exactly... :D
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said by DKS See Profile:

I beg your pardon. There are many gas stations at the Sarnia interchanges. You can fill up at Port Huron and have enough gas to get to Toronto. Other than on the 401, Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways. Gas is available at the exits. And those are well marked on the 402 out of Sarnia, travelling away from the Bluewater bridge. :uhh:
Hahahaha, not like Sarnia, Strathroy or London are places that sell gas, eh? :uhh:
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said by khurram_89 See Profile:

Do not take Sarnia. It is a shorter route, but there are no gas stations for a long time. So you'd have to have get your tank full before you enter canada or you're screwed. Because after you enter canada there is nothing but farm for hte longest time.
I beg your pardon. There are many gas stations at the Sarnia interchanges. You can fill up at Port Huron and have enough gas to get to Toronto. Other than on the 401, Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways. Gas is available at the exits. And those are well marked on the 402 out of Sarnia, travelling away from the Bluewater bridge. :uhh:

Another interesting crossing is the Walpole Island ferry. There is also the Marine City/Sombra ferry. Folks from up here use the ferry going south to Florida to bypass th Windsor/Detroit urban area and the mess of Interstates around Detroit.
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Do what I do...NEVER travell with your girlfriend or wife... You better off travelling stag and picking something up on the road...LOL :-)
Agreed! Beside, getting chucked during a road trip sucks hard - errr, not that I know anything about it...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13761693 Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:53:46 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13752977 34140721 : Do what I do...NEVER travell with your girlfriend or wife... You better off travelling stag and picking something up on the road...LOL :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13752977 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:10:16 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13752089 Snickerdo : Don't bother with Windsor - in fact, I'd avoid Detroit all together if at all possible. I'd recommend crossing at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, and stopping for an hour or so on the Canadian side of the river for some sight-seeing - don't bother with the American side, it will make you cry. Once you're done in Niagara Falls, ON, it's just a quick drive up Highway 420 to the QEW, which takes you right to Toronto. If you really want to impress your girlfriend, you might want to take a short jog up the Niagara Parkway and tour the Olde Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. It's considered the most romantic town in North America, and I'm sure she'll reward you for your thoughtfulness ;)
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said by noelstrom See Profile:If you're going through the order in Detroit, then you end up in Windsor, London is 2 hrs away from there, Toronto is 4 hrs from Windsor...
Yeah, and get a map too. :)
Google suggests it's better to go through Port Huron/Sarnia rather than Detroit/Windsor. In any case, if you come in via the latter, just look for the signs to Hwy 401 and head east to the "Centre of the Universe."

Another route to consider is crossing at Niagara Falls (or Buffalo.) That would add another couple of hours to the total but you may want to show the Falls to your girlfriend.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13750157 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:53:01 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13749844 DKS :
said by bhspnkr See Profile:

hey guy's , I'n august me and girlfriend will be traveling from texas to toronto. I'm a natural born canadian green card and all and shes a natural born texan :) .. one thing I'm worried about is what she needs to get over the border .

Were both 18 ..

Now were going through the detroit border through london into toronto .. any suggestions?
Make sure you have your Canadian birth certificate. A U.S. Green Card isn't worth anything at the Canadian border.
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said by noelstrom See Profile:

If you're going through the order in Detroit, then you end up in Windsor, London is 2 hrs away from there, Toronto is 4 hrs from Windsor...
Yeah, and get a map too. :) Sorry for laughing, but imagine if one of us said we were going to enter Mexico via the Rio Grande border through Corpus Christi...
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Birth Certificate + State Issued Photo ID is ok]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13749745 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:48:08 EDT Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13749536 noelstrom : If you're going through the order in Detroit, then you end up in Windsor, London is 2 hrs away from there, Toronto is 4 hrs from Windsor...

In terms of ID, birth certificate or passport would be good, photo ID is a must.
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Were both 18 ..

Now were going through the detroit border through london into toronto .. any suggestions? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13749502 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:08:50 EDT