Comments on: Day 218 – 14th July 09 http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/ Adventure Motorbike Riding Around The World By Vstrom - Suzuki DL650K9 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:00:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Art Wallace http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-755 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:57:03 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-755 Heading towards the Icefields Parkway are ye??

]]> By: TravellingStrom http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:54:55 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-749 Fair enough, job done, and it is always best to play by the countries rules that your are in.

Travelling is all about learning new stuff like this

Cheers TS

]]> By: ybg http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:03:15 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-748 Portal eh!! When I crossed there in the middle of the night in April of 79, it was a mud trail leading up to it. There was no road. It cost me an exhaust system.

You did fine with the paperwork. The rules were put into place after a few unsavoury characters crossed north and got involved in some nasty business. A Mr. Ng comes to mind.

ybg

]]> By: TravellingStrom http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:41:48 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-745 Yeah, get the paperwork sorted prior to coming up, that is if you tell the truth, that is what got me over the line in the end.

Winds are crap when it is all day long, today seems to be a better day for riding, I may take a few detours :)

Cheers TS

]]> By: TravellingStrom http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:40:20 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-744 Thanks for the info, it may be useful for others. :)

Cheers TS

]]> By: TravellingStrom http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:39:38 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-743 Well, from memory, you were involved in a few of those ‘fun’ times :)

The bike is fine, a few niggling things I need to sort out, unsure of the cause, the motor is fine though.

Cheers TS

]]> By: shane http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:09:38 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-741 If you did not play so hard when you were younger you would not have the problems you have now. Hows the new bike holding out and where is your next location.

Shane S

]]> By: ITSecurity http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-740 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:28:05 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-740 One of the important things many visitors to Canada are unaware of is that drunk driving convictions may be misdemeanors elsewhere, but are the equivalent of a felony conviction under Canadian law. Convicted felons face hurdles entering any country outside their own. Thankfully, by referring you to the team at Portal (that area’s largest facility), you got to see the people who know how to meet the legal requirements without being total aggravations :)

By the way, on one point you are not correct – even a single conviction, no matter how long ago, is grounds for refusal of admittance. The gang you worked with were earnestly trying to make it possible for you to enter the country since you dealt with the matter honestly. ANyone having even a single DUI should obtain a pardon or discharge from their government and vet it with their local Canadian consulate before travel to avoid this hassle.

]]> By: TravellingStrom http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:45:04 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-739 Sounds great for someone with a family, or a few chaps WITHOUT a motorbike to watch out for. I hope to meet up with some fellow srommers, but really a nice twisty ride then a few beers and bullshit session is more to my liking. A whole town indoors with all the people, sorry not really my cup of tea, thanks for the tip though.

Cheers TS

]]> By: Bruce in WA http://travellingstrom.com/2009/07/14/day-218-%e2%80%93-14th-july-09/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:33:53 +0000 http://travellingstrom.com/?p=1300#comment-738 Edmonton? Three words: West Edmonton Mall.

Water park, including surfing waves, water slides and sand beach; golf courses; ice rink; submarines; pirate ship; shooting range; a European boulevard; Bourbon Street; Chinatown; Fantasyland Hotel — and all these are inside — PLUS over 800 shops and 110+ food stalls/cafes/restaurants. I’m not big on shopping centres, but the scale of this thing is unbelievable.

Mind-boggling. ;-)

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