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Vacation report
May. 7th, 2005 03:50 pmEven though it's been two weeks, I thought I should write something about my trip. I'd only been to Vancouver once for an afternoon in 1972 and what I remember was a city on hard times. This time, I was totally delighted the details of which I'll put ( Read more... ).
I do have a couple of questions though:
1) What's with the compulsion to back into parking spaces? Is it only BC? Do Alaskans do it, too? How about the rest of Canada? And why?
2) Is it expected to leave a tip for the housekeepers in hotels? The guide book lead me to believe it is.
3) Do Australians have the custom to leave tips for anything while in Australia?
4) Are gas prices higher than usual at the moment in Canada?
5) For Americans returning home: do you get the idea that the customs people REALLY don't want to here about it if you've come back with more than the $800 you're allowed?
6) We were in Vancouver in mid-April; does the traffic get significantly worse once the cruise ship season begin?
7) Why so many signs warning against vandalism? I saw no crime while up there, so is it a really a problem or do they just like to keep people from bad habit?
I do have a couple of questions though:
1) What's with the compulsion to back into parking spaces? Is it only BC? Do Alaskans do it, too? How about the rest of Canada? And why?
2) Is it expected to leave a tip for the housekeepers in hotels? The guide book lead me to believe it is.
3) Do Australians have the custom to leave tips for anything while in Australia?
4) Are gas prices higher than usual at the moment in Canada?
5) For Americans returning home: do you get the idea that the customs people REALLY don't want to here about it if you've come back with more than the $800 you're allowed?
6) We were in Vancouver in mid-April; does the traffic get significantly worse once the cruise ship season begin?
7) Why so many signs warning against vandalism? I saw no crime while up there, so is it a really a problem or do they just like to keep people from bad habit?
