Frommer's Dollarwise Guide to Canada PDF
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FROMMER'S Special Pe 46793X1095 FROMMER'S DOLLARWISE GUIDE TO CANADA ByJohn Godwin, TomBrosnahan, and Marilyn Wood 1984-85 Edition Copyright©1980, 1982, 1984 bySimon&Schuster,Inc. Allrightsreserved includingtherightofreproduction inwholeorinpartinanyform Excerptsfrom "TheSpellofTheYukon" byRobertW. ServicefromTheCol- lectedPoemsofRobertServicereprintedbypermissionofMcGraw-Hill RyersonLimited, Canada;Dodd, Mead&Company, U.S.A.;andErnestBenn Limited,England. PublishedbyFrommer/PasmantierPublishers ADivisionofSimon&Schuster,Inc. 1230AvenueoftheAmericas NewYork,NY 10020 ISBN0-671-46793-X ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica CONTENTS Introduction 2. Summerside 122 3. CavendishandtheNorthern Beaches 124 4. Lady Slipper Drive 128 5. Blue Heron Drive 130 6. King's Byway 131 A 7. Magdalen Islands(llesdela Madeleine) 133 ChapterVI NEWFOUNDLANDAND LABRADOR 135 1. PortauxBasquesandCornerBrook 140 2. The Great Northern Peninsula 141 3. From Deer Laketo Gander 143 4. Onward toAvalon 147 5. St. John's 148 6. Labrador 156 ChapterVII MONTREAL 157 1. Whereto Stay 162 2. Montreal's Restaurants 173 3. The Sightsof Montreal 185 4. Montreal Shopping 200 5. Montreal's Nightlife 202 ChapterVIII THELAURENTIANSANDEASTERN TOWNSHIPS 207 1. Piedmont-MontGabriel 210 2. Ste-Adele 211 3. Ste-Marguerite 214 4. Val David 216 5. Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 218 6. St-Jovite-MontTremblant 219 7. EasternTownshipsandSherbrooke 224 ChapterIX QUEBECCITYANDTHEGASPfc PENINSULA 230 1. Quebec's Hotels 235 2. Dining in Quebec 243 3. Whatto See in Quebec 250 4. Quebec City's Nightlife 258 5. One-DayTripsfrom Quebec City 259 6.TotheGaspe 265 PARTTWO CENTRALCANADA byMarilyn Wood 275 ChapterX OTTAWA 2. Banffand Jasper National Parks ChapterXVI ChapterXVII ChapterXVIII MAPS Canadian Pacific Air Routes — InflationAlert! Theauthorsofthisbookhavespentlaborioushoursattempting to ensure the accuracy of the information and pricesappearing in this book. Aswegoto press, we believewe haveobtainedthe most reliabledata possible. Nonetheless, i—nthelifetimeofthisedition particularly in itssecondyear(1985) thewisetravelerwilladdat least 10%tothe pricesquoted inthese pages. Currency Note: Unless otherwise stated, pricesare quotedin Canadiandollarsthroughoutthisguidebook. Publisher's Note Canada is a big country, too big for one person to research adequat—elyalone.Andfor—thisreasonweaskedthreeseasonedtravel writers all professionals todivide upthishugearea, eachtaking asection. TheresultisthiseditionofADollarwiseGuidetoCanada. Part One, "Atlantic Canada," covering the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec, was prepared byTom Brosnahan. "Central Canada," PartTwo, written by Marilyn Wood, coverstheheartland, the provincesofOntario (includingthecapital, Ottawa), Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. John Godwin prepared theoverall introductory chapters, and wrote Part Three, "Western Canada," covering the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the Northwestand YukonTerritories. Eachauthorhasadistinctstyleofwriting,andal- though the book was edited to provide a sense of unity and con- tinuity, eachofthethree partsretainsitsown special flavor. ADISCLAIMER: Althougheveryeffortwasmadetoensuretheac- curacyofthepricesandtravel informationappearinginthisbook, it shouldbekeptinmindthatpricesdofluctuateinthecourseoftime, andthatinformationdoeschangeundertheimpactofthevariedand volatilefactorsthataffectthetravel industry. Readers should also note that the establishments described under Readers' Selections or Suggestions have not in many cases been inspected by the author(s) and that the opinions expressed thereare those of the individual reader(s) only. They do not in any way represent the opinions of the publisher or author(s) of this guide.
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