Travel advice & practical information for travelogue:

'Fly & drive British Colombia and Alberta'

Usefull addresses

New York

Consulate General of Alberta
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1175
Tel: (212) 596-1628
Fax: (212) 596-1790

London

Consular and Passport Enquiries
Alberta House
Trafalgar Square
London, SW1Y 5BJ
Tel: 020 7258 6600
Office hours: 09.00-15.00

Paris

Ambassade du Alberta
35, avenue Montaigne
75008 Paris
Tel: 44.43.29.00

Canada's tourism office is the Canadian Tourism Commission.

You can find most information about national parks at the web site of the Parks Canada Agency.

Money

You need a credit card to rent a car. Credit cards are accepted everywhere.

If you know which places you are going to visit, you can find out online if and where there are ATM's that you can use with MasterCard and Cirrus or Visa

Plan your trip to Canada online

Through online reservation systems like À la Carte Vacations you can book airline tickets, hotels, rental cars and holiday houses. You can build a fly-drive itinerary with maximum flexibility, book a flight plus a hotel hotel for a night or weekend. Without the limitations of package deals from travel organisations and most times for a much better price.