Re: Info for Quebec trip, please

**J* E* M* S* <t*@gmail.com>**

Vendors are supposed to have phyto sheets for plants we get from them.

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On Jul 22, 2013, at 2:39 PM, rsbirdy <rsbirdy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Another note...if you buy plants... 
> If it isn't from a specially certified nursery...or you obtain a certified stamp...it will be confiscated at the US border...and you will be delayed. I lead garden trips to Canada. Ask before you buy the plant. 
> And no meat (even in a Big Mac)...fruit...etc.
> Check the US Border information online for prohibited items...
> Sandie Parrott
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Doug Green <gardeningemail@gmail.com> 
> Date: 07/22/2013  12:12 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
> To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org> 
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Info for Quebec trip, please 
> 
> Have cash for small purchases.  Credit card for anything else (we do accept
> those) :-)    Best rates - generally at bank before you come.   Cash
> machines on the road tend to be pricey (at least they are in the US) - in
> Canada, usually $2 surcharge from the local service but your bank will
> likely tack on extra because they can.  Do it before you come.  Use credit
> card for everything else - the exchange rate is currently slightly in US
> favor but that's a variable right now.  You may win a bit or lose a bit on
> either end.  We just save ours and use it in a few months when we go down
> again but we always do it locally for best rates.
> 
> Best rates?  Depends on what you're looking for.  :-)  Best beer - any
> corner store you can find.  Be prepared though - this is not 3%.  A bottle
> of Maudit at 9% can be a surprise if you're not ready for it and those
> puppies come in quarts.
> 
> Speed - is in Kilometres per hour.   Driving in Quebec is by Formula One
> rules.  If somebody else gets a nose in first, you let them go and don't
> get upset.  Back off.  Don't try to compete with local drivers unless
> you're a taxi driver from deep dark NYC and then only with caution.
> Everybody else will be eaten alive.  LOL.  Speeding tickets on hightways
> are normally only given if you're 20 k over the limit.  Don't plan on
> driving at the limit - particularly if you're on the highways - the trucks
> will mate with your back bumper.  And get your butt over to the right lane
> (US drivers are more prone to sitting out in that left lane than Canadians)
> - because a truck will show no mercy at 2-inches off your back bumper.
> 
> Gasoline - take a deep breath.  You're buying it in litres and it's about
> 25% more expensive in Canada.  Deals are usually for locals and found off
> highway.  Anything you're going to find is tourist dollar value.
> 
> Get travel health insurance before you come across.  Our rates for
> non-citizens are tiny compared to yours but they can still add up.  I get
> mine through CAA so I'd assume AAA or whatever association you may belong
> to may have something.  Normally a 4 day trip costs around $30.
> 
> Do a weather search before you leave for weather.  Can be cool in QC in
> August at night.
> 
> Have a great time - Quebec City is an amazing place with some superb
> gardens.  Those going to Quatre Vents are in for a rare treat (been twice)
> :-)
> 
> And finally - do try Poutine.  And a beaver-tail if you can find one.  Both
> are national treasures.  LOL
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:11 AM, <loisdan@juno.com> wrote:
> 
>> Doug Green,
>> 
>> Advice please. For those of us who are going to Quebec, should we
>> exchange our money, use charge cards only? What do you recommend and any
>> secrets on getting the best rates, gasoline for those of us who are
>> driving? Anything else we need to know?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Lois
>> 
>> Lois J. de Vries
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