Traveling the upper west coast into vancouver
May 24th, 2013, 12:57 PM
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Traveling the upper west coast into vancouver
We are planning a trip to the upper west coast (june 28th-July16th). I have read how difficult it is to cross the border by car. We will be renting a car in the US providing we start in the Us in Frisco or Washington. A few questions. Is it better to start in Frisco and drive up to Vancouver and will it be better to rent a car in US and then ferry to Vancouver and rent a car in Vancouver. We do not have any special itinerary. We will make a couple of reservations depending on where we start. Any suggestions will be welcome.
May 24th, 2013, 04:23 PM
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It really all depends on what you are interested in seeing/doing. If you rent a car into San Francisco, you could easily spend several days or more driving up the US west coast with a little time left over for Vancouver BC. (You'll need to return the car in the US.)
If you didn't particularly want such a road trip, go into Seattle and rent the car from there. That way, you can spend time in Washington and BC.
From Seattle, you can also take the train into Vancouver. It leaves in early morning heading up and is a lovely trip. Driving up along the I-5 freeway (especially considering last night's bridge collapse) is just a commute. Coming back, you can take the train - late afternoon - back to Seattle.
While you are in Vancouver, you really do not need a car - there is excellent public transportation and parking is costly.
So, if you can - what brings you to this area? Then we can give you some ideas.
If you didn't particularly want such a road trip, go into Seattle and rent the car from there. That way, you can spend time in Washington and BC.
From Seattle, you can also take the train into Vancouver. It leaves in early morning heading up and is a lovely trip. Driving up along the I-5 freeway (especially considering last night's bridge collapse) is just a commute. Coming back, you can take the train - late afternoon - back to Seattle.
While you are in Vancouver, you really do not need a car - there is excellent public transportation and parking is costly.
So, if you can - what brings you to this area? Then we can give you some ideas.
May 24th, 2013, 05:11 PM
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Don't listen to what janisj or tomfuller say. I would advise you to use Cali (for California) Frisco (for San Francisco) and drop in a bunch of words like groovey, dude or narly.
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