I'm planning to go to New York for our 25th wedding anniversary as I have clients to see in late September early October and we are going to leave our children at home as the youngest one will be 9 years old. Probably be there for a week.
I am thinking 2 or 3 days in New York meeting new clients, then 1 or 2 days in Vermont to see the leaves changing colour (something I have never seen) then I have a choice between going to Niagara Falls (a fairly hard 8 hour drive from Vermont) or up to Montreal, Canada which is a much easier drive.
Does anyone know what crossing that US/Canada border by car is like given that I will have 1 or 2 nights in Montreal then have to come back again. Am I letting myself in for a world of delay?
I am considering a one way hire in the USA as this use to be cheap and easy to do and taking a train back from Montreal or Niagara. Is that still viable. I assume that if I leave the car in Canada the hire car company will charge me a lot more money for the one-way fee.
My other option is just to go to Las Vegas from New York as my wife likes it.
I crossed driving from Montreal-Burlington-Montreal back in 2018. It was January though, but it was very easy.
The only issue was because my wife was on a visa with a Russian passport, they made us pullover and she had to pay some $12 fee and get some piece of paper stapled into her passport. But other than that, it was a very easy and smooth process.
We had a great time in Burlington, lovely town. And Montreal is fantastic...best city in Canada by a mile.
Edit: Just to clarify, that visa paper issue was entering the US
Quote from: LausTibiChriste on April 22, 2024, 11:03:19 AMAnd Montreal is fantastic...best city in Canada by a mile.
Montreal is fantastic, but so is Vancouver.
Quote from: AlNg on April 22, 2024, 12:36:54 PMQuote from: LausTibiChriste on April 22, 2024, 11:03:19 AMAnd Montreal is fantastic...best city in Canada by a mile.
Montreal is fantastic, but so is Vancouver.
Incorrect.
Vancouver is a shithole
I stayed in Montreal for two nights on separate occasions and it was so-so, I took the bus and Uber. I did wish I did more tourism and visited the churches because I heard they have some beautiful ones. I prefer walking around Toronto (not living there) tbh but I think it's because I spent way more time there compared to other cities. Winnipeg is very run-down, I think because they're constantly having flooding problems.
Ok, thanks, I will go to Montreal in that case. I thought it might be a pain in the rear.
Quote from: LausTibiChriste on April 22, 2024, 01:04:58 PMQuote from: AlNg on April 22, 2024, 12:36:54 PMQuote from: LausTibiChriste on April 22, 2024, 11:03:19 AMAnd Montreal is fantastic...best city in Canada by a mile.
Montreal is fantastic, but so is Vancouver.
Incorrect.
Vancouver is a shithole
I liked Vancouver when I was there. Anyway I read some recent public statistics on homelessness in a few places:
Vancouver 4821 homeless
Montreal 10,000 homeless
Los Angeles 75,518 homeless.
Quote from: Greg on April 22, 2024, 03:53:40 PMOk, thanks, I will go to Montreal in that case. I thought it might be a pain in the rear.
I think you would be astounded at how poorly maintained the roads are in the United States. If I were you, regardless of where I'm going, I would just fly.
Quote from: ChairmanJoeAintMyPrez on April 23, 2024, 07:27:55 AMQuote from: Greg on April 22, 2024, 03:53:40 PMOk, thanks, I will go to Montreal in that case. I thought it might be a pain in the rear.
I think you would be astounded at how poorly maintained the roads are in the United States. If I were you, regardless of where I'm going, I would just fly.
Just wait until he gets to Montreal
(Greg - Montreal roads are shit as is traffic. I recommend driving to the hotel, keeping the car there and using metro/taxis to explore the city while there)
I've visited every US state by car.
Roads are rubbish but I hate airports even more. I like stopping in small towns, eating steak, seeing the world go by.
Once in awhile you encounter a good road in the US. They usually last a year or two.