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YES! if all goes well, i'm booking a flight this week (reservation has been made). when: 10th of june destination: Toronto duration: 2 weeks (too short, i know) the plan: to find a cheap car rental place, hire a car and drive to Montreal and back, seeing as much along the way as possible. (a nice balance of city sightseeing and exploring nature, national parks etc). I'll be with 2 friends of mine, and the idea is to go backpacking/cruising around the ontario/quebec area. I probably have no idea what i'm getting myself into, but i just tell myself thats part of the adventure. However, i could WELL use some info regarding: - car rental: where? (not TO centre, i know that much) - campsites: know any good ones? - (youth) hostels: in toronto and montreal. The idea is to spend as little money on this kind of thing as possible. - parties, gigs, concerts, festivals: i heard the montreal scene has some good stuff going on. Stuff i'd love to experience amongst a cool canadian audience (wow that sounds horribly weird): techno (uk, detroit techno. No paul oakenfold-ish stuff please), drum & bass, IDM, electro, acid, etc..) - record stores (prefferably ones like amoeba in san francisco, if thats even possible) - alcohol: where to get the cheapest beer (i dont care if it tastes like piss, as long as it can still be considered beer) - what to avoid, where not to go. well you get the idea. theres another few million things i should know but any info at all would be a good start. I'm browsin through the lonely planet guide to toronto as well but some stuff might be outdated. i cant waiiiiiiiiiittttt......... |
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in ontario you can only buy alchohol from government run stores...... The Beer Store (for beer) and the LCBO (for wine and harder alchohol, and beer too) in quebec, i think, you can buy alchohol anywhere like in the U.S., so prices will actually be different |
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Play De Record is a good record store in T-DOT: 357A Yonge St. Toronto Rotate This: 620 Queen St. W. Toronto Sonic Temple: 5165 Yonge Street, Toronto Funky Boodah Phone 905-471-0787 |
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Just make sure those evil Canadians don't abduct you and chop your head off. Have as good time. |
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make sure how exactly? :s |
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Don't go there, if you do, don't make eye contact with anyone. If the FBI arrest you for no reason then if you get released leave the country straight away. |
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including a bunch in toronto, montreal, ottawa, and that area, with descriptions, addresses etc i have heard good things about Eastern Bloc in toronto, especially for drum n bass |
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if youre driving to montreal, you might as well stop in ottawa for an afternoon or something you can see our pretty capital |
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Oh almost forgot. You must seek out and worship |
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do you look all this up on the internet? you sound as if you never bothered to go see for yourself :s surely you have some favorite places to go to? or dont you live there anymore? thanks either way oh and ottawa is on the list too, yeah |
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I've only been to Play De Record out of the places I listed. And that is a quality shop. I've only heard good things about the other 3. |
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People have some wild psychic powers due to polution in air that comes from U.S. Toronto is industrial area. You won't have fun here. |
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yes i will |
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go to the cn tower, it's pretty awesome. |
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yeah i will, if there is no gigantic line + insane admission fee. how's the weather at the moment? |
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i think ive been to rotate this or soundscapes, but thats it.. except for other small record stores but i dont know their names i dont buy records though so i dont know from experience how good these places are a big drum n bass head and dj friend of mine is always talking about Eastern Bloc as the place for jungle/drum n bass, and someone wtih the largest record colleciton ive ever heard of (13000 records) highly recommended Soundscapes, and i would trust his opinion (Soundscapes isn't really for electronic music though) .... damnit i should have just spun a cooler sounding lie _ if you want free parties, check out ... usually in outdoors or in weird locations, pretty hardcore crowd if you want to party with cool canadians you might find some there also, if you want to see some very classic north american culture you might want to check out a Blue Jays game at the Skydome (enormous convertable-roof stadium right next to the CN tower) frankly baseball is pretty boring, but if you have enough beer it could be fun its more of a relaxed, chat with drunk friends while you watch the game thing, and its a big thing in north american culture (more america than canada though)... and its dirt cheap, tickets start at like $6..... and on tuesdays i think they're $2 btw the CN tower definitely has an insane admission fee..... dont remember what exactly but im sure you can find it on the net OH that reminds me, if you dont mind paying $40+ to get into an amusement park, check out ...... some great roller coasters, but go earlier in the day to avoid huuuuuuuuuuuuge lineups to get on them if you go early, you can just ride over and over again cus youre the only ones there food etc is pretty expensive inside, and its an amusement park so theres probably not much to entertain someone your age except for the roller coasters and maybe the waterpark |
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if youre interested in music stores (as in music instrument stores) i can point you towards some good ones |
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Screw Toronto, just spend 2 weeks in Montréal. Better sex, better bars, better beer, better everything 8) /me ducks |
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toronto. excellent. montreal. excellent. both wonderful cities. wish i lived in one of them. but noooo...i had to move back to UTAH. dunno what i was thinking. anyways, have fun, guy. check the shows in toronto while you're there. i swear there's something worth seeing there every night. i went out for a week to see squarepusher and mu-ziq. i ended up going to another show every other night that week. good stuff. |
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svalbard? thats fucking cool. its where they travel to in my favorite book, the golden compass/northern lights. anywho (do i sound canadian yet?), got that link bookmarked, AMinal. CWL seems great to me but its probably too expensive and my friends might not like it at all. oh i still dont know what the weather's like! thanks for everything so far, all of you :) |
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When in Montreal check out - they have a schedule online with concerts and shit. Two of our alternative weeklies are online here: and - that should give you an idea of where the night life is and what's happening. other fun things in Montreal: with all its shops and bars and restaurants and subbacultcha - yes, even visit the tam-tam on sunday if you don't mind hippies. If you do go to the tam tam take time to walk up the long winding road to beaver lake atop Mount Royal (really just a big hill) |
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thanks a bunch! but, whats the tam-tam? |
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It's a vast sea of humans, many of them playing drums and hacky sack and frisbee and shit. Many or most of them are hippie-ish, including the highest concentration allowed by law of cute little French hippie chicks in halter tops and tank tops. Blankets are spread out, food and crafts are sold, there are some cops but they look the other way unless you're shooting heroin in your scrotum. |
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You Forgot: -cannibus |
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NO, STAY AWAY!!! Canada is too full as it is! |
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nah, but Canada is seriously great... don't expect to see much of Canada though... Toronto to Montreal isn't that far! |
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this coming from a guy who lives on an island. cheers mate ;) less than 2 weeks to go!!!!1 any more advice? whats the cheapest beer? and would anyone mind explaining this government controlled beer/wine selling again? all of you ontarians go to the same store for beer? oh and how's the weather? we booked a room at HI-toronto on church st. by the way. hope it's any good. |
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I suggest you try to make it to a Calgary Flames home game before the playoffs are over, then you'll get an idea of just how rabidly berserk we become over hockey. You'll never see the ''Real Canada'' unless you do. I don't know much about beers, but I do know that I've always liked Alexander Keith's commercials. So if I was a drinker, I'd go for that. It's all about the commercials, man! |
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this reminds me that in august me and some palz are flying to canadialand to go camping for a week.. it's kinda like a bachelor party for a friend who's getting married. i'll probably make a seperate thread asking for advice on where to go soon. |
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why is everyone avoiding my weather question? is it raining radioactive particles? oh and i didnt know there would be any hockey games in the summer but that seems like a pretty cool idea ! |
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TheThirdBall's Guide To Montreal -------------------------------------- 1. Food Montreal smoked meat - this should be consumed at Schwartz's deli ONLY! (On Boul. St. Laurent about a block above Ave Des Pins) If you eat smoked meat anywhere else, I cannot be held responsible. Montreal Bagels - there are two competing shops - both in the same neighbourhood. I guess you'll have to try both of them out. First off is St. Viateur Bagel - on you guessed it, St. Viateur street just east of Avenue Du Parc. Some prefer Fairmount Bagel which is just a couple blocks south of St. Viateur on Fairmount. Poutine - this delicious treat should be consumed at La Belle Province (various locations) or LaFleur (St. Denis just above Sherbrooke). Don't fear the curds. 2. Nightlife - This is a link to the Montreal shows messageboard which will list almost all the small shows going on. One thing you'll learn very quickly is that this city fucking loves house music. House music is okay but.... come on I need a little variety. Wednesday - Dub Lounge at Blizzarts (on Boul. St. Laurent just below Duluth). Some of the best dub reggae you've ever heard. Ladies are out in full effect. Down some pints, sit back and relax. Things get moving around midnight. Friday - Jungle at Blue Dog (right next door to Blizzarts). Amazing ragga jungle with MCs. Fuckin' love it. I would also make sure to check out: Bily Kun - Mont Royal just West of St. Denis Edgar Hypertaverne - Mont Royal just W of Papineau Foufounes Electriques - punk club with a different vibe each night. Legendary spot. (St. Catherine just East of St. Laurent) Pub St. Elizabeth - on Rue St Elizabeth (just East of Foufounes and then make a left) - the best patio in the city. Monday nights they have $3 (1.8039 Euro) pints. 3. Other shit Old Montreal Oratoire St. Joseph Strip Clubs Mont Royal itself Hopefully that helps. Enjoy your stay. TheThirdBall |
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go to google and type whatever you want with a "Toronto" prefix on it. For example "Toronto clubs", "Toronto events"... etc. |
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hey, congrats! searching the internet won't do you much good, there's a lot of crap.. and i can't believe no one mentioned metropolis records!! do any of you actually know the city? check this thread later, i will post a neighborhood guide etc. you can email me at ori@interchange.ubc.ca -- i might be able to hook you up with a place to stay, or show you around or something. |
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i wish google would answer me this: why is this yugoslavian cunt '3051' bugging me in a thread that has absolutely nothing to do with him? TheThirdBall, that's some quality info. Thanks a bunch :) i guess we'll be leaving Toronto a bit sooner than planned. We can always come back earlier anyway. by the way, has any of you ever been to algonquin park? |
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have maximum fun there!!! |
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NP dude. I've never been to Algonquin (b/c I'm claustrophobic and don't enjoy camping) but my friends love it up there. |
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hey :) if you have any other lastminute info i would be most pleased to hear it! metropolis is now on the list! |
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