2 days in PEI
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Hi elyse,
I can't speak to Summerside but I'd definitely recommend Charlottetown as a base. Charming, walkable, with some good restaurants and handsome homes & buildings, nice place to unwind after driving to nearby interesting parts of PEI.
Best wishes, Daniel
I can't speak to Summerside but I'd definitely recommend Charlottetown as a base. Charming, walkable, with some good restaurants and handsome homes & buildings, nice place to unwind after driving to nearby interesting parts of PEI.
Best wishes, Daniel
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I hate to give the standard tourist answer but I would stay on the north shore - either North Rustico or Cavendish. Such a beautiful area, even with all the tourists.
In the end it probably doesn't matter. It is only a 35 minute drive drive from Charlottetown to those two areas.
In the end it probably doesn't matter. It is only a 35 minute drive drive from Charlottetown to those two areas.
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Yeah, PEI is quite small when considering tourist travel from even the far end to the far end.
It is so off-the-beaten-path that even Charlottetown seems 'small' in lots of ways.
I certainly wouldn't opt for Summerside, no matter what... as with <I>"two days"</i>, you owe yourselves <I>Charlottetown</i> at the very least.
I would think that a person could take at least a couple of day trips <I>away</i> from Charlottetown during two days there, and <b>still have time for <u>Charlottetown</u> proper.
And I say this having once been to Summerside, very briefly.
I dunno whether it was me who was <I>very brief</i>... OR <i>Summerside</i> which was very brief.
(probably putting-off the $40 toll on the bridge a little longer, that's what I was doing??)
It is so off-the-beaten-path that even Charlottetown seems 'small' in lots of ways.
I certainly wouldn't opt for Summerside, no matter what... as with <I>"two days"</i>, you owe yourselves <I>Charlottetown</i> at the very least.
I would think that a person could take at least a couple of day trips <I>away</i> from Charlottetown during two days there, and <b>still have time for <u>Charlottetown</u> proper.
And I say this having once been to Summerside, very briefly.
I dunno whether it was me who was <I>very brief</i>... OR <i>Summerside</i> which was very brief.
(probably putting-off the $40 toll on the bridge a little longer, that's what I was doing??)