05-24-2025, 08:52 AM
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#6261
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First Line Centre
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@8 ball, if you or your wife are Disney fans, even just a little, I would highly recommend visiting Disney Sea in Tokyo. One of if not the best Disney parks in the world.
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05-24-2025, 08:55 AM
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#6262
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electric boogaloo
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Does $115 for a ten day car rental seem scammingly low? From Budget?
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05-24-2025, 09:14 AM
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#6263
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Originally Posted by fotze2
Does $115 for a ten day car rental seem scammingly low? From Budget?
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Sometimes they dump the price if they have too many vehicles and no where to park them, particularly at airports. It's cheaper to have them rented than pay for parking somewhere(and hope they get the additional charges on the rental). If this is a US destination Canadian tourists tend to go to, that might be the case.
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05-24-2025, 10:39 AM
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#6264
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electric boogaloo
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Sometimes they dump the price if they have too many vehicles and no where to park them, particularly at airports. It's cheaper to have them rented than pay for parking somewhere(and hope they get the additional charges on the rental). If this is a US destination Canadian tourists tend to go to, that might be the case.
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Costa Rica airport for a “full size SUV” which they call a rav 4 for some reason.
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05-24-2025, 10:41 AM
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#6265
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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If it’s Costa Rica - I recall they have an insurance thing that basically doubles the price of your rental upon arrival.
My info may be outdated - been 8 yrs so since I’ve been.
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05-24-2025, 10:48 AM
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#6266
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Re: Sydney - be sure to take the ferry to Manly. It’s my favorite beach in Sydney. The northern beaches are far superior to the southern beaches.
When I lived in Manly walk north up the beach to the pipes. They make for some of the best surf watching. The second pipe had the best banks when I was there. If the surf is up you can watch some great displays of people ripping waves.
One of my favorite things to do when I arrive in Sydney is to check out all the beaches on the northern shore. It’s a car trip so not sure how you would arrange it but I’ve always had friends who have taken me on the tour.
Anyway - I desperately miss that city, it’s my favorite. Find a small cafe and get a flat white and breathe in the salty air and watch the waves.
Those are my fondest memories of living a block from the waves in Manly.
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05-24-2025, 11:03 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by fotze2
Does $115 for a ten day car rental seem scammingly low? From Budget?
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If it's US or Canada you've gotten a deal. Mexico/Latin America you're signed up for an argument about how it's illegal for you to leave without the expensive local insurance.
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05-24-2025, 11:09 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by surferguy
Re: Sydney - be sure to take the ferry to Manly. It’s my favorite beach in Sydney. The northern beaches are far superior to the southern beaches.
When I lived in Manly walk north up the beach to the pipes. They make for some of the best surf watching. The second pipe had the best banks when I was there. If the surf is up you can watch some great displays of people ripping waves.
One of my favorite things to do when I arrive in Sydney is to check out all the beaches on the northern shore. It’s a car trip so not sure how you would arrange it but I’ve always had friends who have taken me on the tour.
Anyway - I desperately miss that city, it’s my favorite. Find a small cafe and get a flat white and breathe in the salty air and watch the waves.
Those are my fondest memories of living a block from the waves in Manly.
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We visited both Manly and the more famous Bondi Beach. Had to do Bondi as it’s iconic. Manly is better.
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05-25-2025, 12:25 AM
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#6269
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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Appreciating a lot of the Tokyo recommendations I'm seeing in here.
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05-25-2025, 12:25 PM
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#6270
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by fotze2
Flying for the first time in years, because I hate it and the whole “journey” part and lose my mind in airports but my wife is gonna divorce me if we don’t go on a vacation. I need to bring my laptop. Is there a good carry one luggage where I can put the computer and whatever minimal crap I’ll bring to wear? Hard case maybe? Cool silver ones that make look like a drug dealer a spoiled Asian girl.
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If you don't care about getting a brand like Tumi, etc. then Staples.ca is a good option and has a bunch of laptop backpacks that would work. I have one from my firm and I use it all the time as one of my personal items to hold my laptop in the back of the backpack which has a hard backside to provide it some protection, and stuff all my random carry on things into the main part of the backpack. I bring that with my one carry on luggage and I never need to check any bags. The backpack also fits neatly under the seat in front of you.
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05-25-2025, 12:44 PM
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#6271
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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Originally Posted by fotze2
Flying for the first time in years, because I hate it and the whole “journey” part and lose my mind in airports but my wife is gonna divorce me if we don’t go on a vacation. I need to bring my laptop. Is there a good carry one luggage where I can put the computer and whatever minimal crap I’ll bring to wear? Hard case maybe? Cool silver ones that make look like a drug dealer a spoiled Asian girl.
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I have an aluminum case from MVST.
Mvstselect.com
Monos is a Vancouver based company that I've heard good things about as well.
Otherwise just check Winners; should find something similar for a great price if you're not going for influencer cool.
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05-26-2025, 10:58 AM
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#6272
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Considering a trip to Jasper. Is it worth the trip with all of the destruction? The town needs tourists. We hike, relax and eat out. Are the hiking trails good?
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05-26-2025, 11:40 AM
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#6273
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Is hiking good in Jasper? Is the Vatican a good place to look for Catholics?
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05-26-2025, 11:43 AM
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#6274
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Is hiking good in Jasper? Is the Vatican a good place to look for Catholics?
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Don’t mock. I reckon a lot of the trails were destroyed.
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05-26-2025, 11:52 AM
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#6275
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Fuzz got in trouble........
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05-26-2025, 12:21 PM
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#6276
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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While some sections of some trails got burned, it looks like only 3 are closed(and one is a short vs long, so 2 trials).
https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/jas...ail-conditions
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05-26-2025, 12:34 PM
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#6277
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by icarus
When will you be in Osaka? Expo Osaka ends on 13 October and it is not to be missed. If you haven't scheduled your travels already and have a chance to get to Osaka before it finishes, you should do so.
The Expo site is huge, you could probably spend a week there and not see all of the pavilions, so plan your visit carefully. The Canada pavilion is actually one of the highlights this time (unlike Expo Dubai where it was pretty lame).
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We will be there October 9th to the 13th, so I will definatley look into this.
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05-26-2025, 12:37 PM
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#6278
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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I reckon hiking trails are similar to a broken escalators after a fire. I think what you are probably asking is if it’s the scenery is still nice?
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05-26-2025, 12:45 PM
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#6279
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by 8 Ball
We will be there October 9th to the 13th, so I will definatley look into this.
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Please do
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05-26-2025, 12:46 PM
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#6280
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Wormius
I reckon hiking trails are similar to a broken escalators after a fire. I think what you are probably asking is if it’s the scenery is still nice?
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Yes
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