Halifax: Advice for new international travelers

[Therese Fitzpatrick]

I am planning to go to Halifax without a passport.  The Canadian
consulate website indicates a birth certificate and a state-issued ID
(i.e. driver's license) is enough.  U.S. custom regs will require a
passport beginning in December 2005. . . but not yet.

Yikes.  After Judi's advice, I am anxious.  I don't think there is
time to get a passport.

On 7/11/05, Alan Chilton <achilton at ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi Doug and all,
> All of this is wonderful advice.  One additional tidbit, you may be able to
> withdraw directly from your bank using an ATM.  Though there are usually
> fees associated with this, it is yet another way to get $CDN cash if you
> need it.
> 
> Regarding medicines... If you need to carry a lot of meds, but don't need to
> take the entire medicine cabinet with you, it would be my recommendation to
> carry a note from your doctor indicating the condition being treated along
> with a list of prescribed meds... Just in case.
> 
> Oh yeah... And bring a fog horn!  :-)
> 
> Alan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Judi
> Richardson
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 5:41 PM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Halifax: Advice for new international travelers
> 
> Hi Doug -- Most stores, hotels, etc. here in Halifax accept US currency --
> and have signs posted as to the conversion rate.  If you would like to have
> some Canadian currency at hand, I've learned to convert at the bank.  I've
> been doing a fair amount of international work lately and find the exchange
> rate much better at banks than airports.  As the conversion rate fluctuates
> constantly, some stores may be a day or two behind.
> 
> And, yes, credit cards are widely accepted!  Travellers going anywhere are
> advised to carry written prescriptions and/or original pharmacy bottles --
> possibly photocopies would do and then she could pack them away?
> 
> The US/Canadian borders now require Passport ID's -- up to a few months ago
> we could use driver's licenses.
> 
> Trust this is of assistance.
> 
> Judi
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Douglas D.
> Germann, Sr.
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 1:20 PM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Halifax: Advice for new international travelers
> 
> 
> Hi--
> 
> Going to Halifax from the US is my first time traveling internationally in
> many years. What advice do you offer to such a one as I?
> 
> Currency: Is it best to convert money at my home bank, at the airport, at a
> bank in Halifax, or just rely on merchants and vendors to properly convert
> my US Dollars?
> 
> Credit cards will be best for currency conversions for things like car
> rentals and meals and hotel, yes? But should I alert my credit card company
> about my travels ahead of the trip?
> 
> Medicines: My wife has a whole pharmacy in the cabinet. Will it be necessary
> for her to carry the actual written prescriptions from her doctors with the
> medicines? Should she carry the original pharmacy bottles, or can she safely
> transfer her pills to something that packs more compactly? Are there
> medicines she cannot bring with her?
> 
> Is there anything else you can think we need to know or do to prepare?
> 
>                              :-Doug. Germann
>                              Seeking people making community change.
>                              South Bend, Indiana, USA
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-- 
Warmly,
Tree Fitzpatrick

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