>From the User World site: If you FLY into Vancouver, you must have a passport. Getting To Vancouver Without a Passport
According to the US Department of State's website <http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1082.html> , </> "Land and sea travelers are encouraged to have a valid U.S. passport. If they do not have a passport, they should be prepared to provide a government-issued photo ID (e.g. Driver's License) and proof of U.S. citizenship such as a U.S. birth or naturalization certificate." In addition, the Canadian Embassy <http://www.connect2canada.com/bordertravelupdate/> 's website says: "This is a reminder that Canadians and Americans can continue to cross the Canada-U.S. border by land and sea without a passport for at least the remainder of 2007." If you are an American citizen and do not have a passport, you can fly into Seattle's Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) <http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/> and either drive or take a train or bus. By Car Vancouver is 2.5-3 hours north of Seattle by car. SEA has nine rental car companies <http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/ground/rentalcars.shtml> on-site. Click here for driving directions <http://www.bmc.com/userworld/vancouver/assets/driving_directions.pdf> . Train/Bus Amtrak <http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/transportation/listing.details.php ?category=2021&id=3571&pn=Listing%3A3571> The AMTRAK Cascades provides daily service from Vancouver to Seattle aboard sleek, European-style trains. Call 1-800-872-7245 for reservations or check out our website <http://www.amtrakcascades.com/> . One way fare is ~$28 USD, and you can reach Vancouver/Seattle in 3-4 hours. Quick <http://www.quickcoach.com/> Shuttle Quick Shuttle provides affordable and reliable transportation from Seatac Airport, Downtown Seattle, Bellingham Airport to Vancouver Airport, Downtown Vancouver and Cruise Ship Terminals. We provide door step service to most major hotels. Greyhound Bus Lines <http://www.greyhound.com/> (tel. 800/231-2222 or 604/482-8747) offers daily bus service between Vancouver and all major Canadian cities, and between Vancouver and Seattle (at the border crossing, passengers disembark the bus and take their luggage through Customs). _____ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Cook Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Phones at RUG ** If you have a passport, bring it - it's just less hassle. If you don't, it's a little late to get one, so bring the best you have (Birth cert., voter's registration, etc., not JUST a driver's license) - a passport is NOT a hard requirement yet, but expect to be lectured on getting a passport by the U.S. Border people, and to be more heavily scrutinized than those that do. The problem isn't with getting into Canada, it's with getting BACK into the U.S. Here's the link to the U.S. Border Patrol's website, for the best information. http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/ready_set_go/ Rick On 10/10/07, Opela, Gary L Contr OC-ALC/ITMA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I also heard that they just re-instated the new passport rules for traveling outside of the United States. I'm not sure how this affects Canada, as I am not traveling to RUG this year.... Thanks, Gary Opela, Jr Sr. Remedy Developer Leader Communications, Inc. 405 736 3211 -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Seth Wrye Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Phones at RUG Thanks for the heads up. Just checked with AT&T and their rate is 0.79 per min and you can add a package for 5.99 and it will drop the rate to 0.59 per min. Seth ________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) on behalf of Rick Cook Sent: Tue 10/9/2007 5:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Phones at RUG ** Just a heads-up for those of you from the States who plan to do lots of cell calling while in Vancooover. While you won't have a problem with coverage, you might ask your cellular provider about some sort of different package (I know that Verizon offers one) that includes Canada, for a higher flat rate that will be cheaper than even a relatively small number of roaming minutes (at $0.50~ per). Voice of experience on this one... -- Rick Cook __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
