Rishi Sankar: Ah Trini Travelogue » Niagara Falls http://www.rishiray.com A Trini trying to defy the odds of full time work while being a traveling hobo Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:47:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How to get to Niagara Falls for $5 … cheep cheep!!! http://www.rishiray.com/2010/05/20/how-to-get-to-niagara-falls-for-5-cheep-cheep/ http://www.rishiray.com/2010/05/20/how-to-get-to-niagara-falls-for-5-cheep-cheep/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 16:20:46 +0000 Rishi http://www.rishiray.com/?p=1325
  A must do side trip when visiting Toronto is visiting Niagara Falls. In fact, it is one of the most frequently asked questions on any “Visit Toronto” travel forum and it is a question I always get, especially those of us who like to play cards. Here are a couple cheap ways to get to [...]]]>

 

A must do side trip when visiting Toronto is visiting Niagara Falls. In fact, it is one of the most frequently asked questions on any “Visit Toronto” travel forum and it is a question I always get, especially those of us who like to play cards. Here are a couple cheap ways to get to Niagara Falls - the first two methods involve the Casino. If you’re against the Casinos … there are other cheap ways to get there. Using the regular bus service is about $70, which is a complete rip off.

Approach #1

Safeway tours goes to the casino in Niagara Falls for $5. Here’s how it works:

  • Call and make a reservation. The number is you call 416-593-0593
  • You get on the bus at a designated time Chinatown or at the intersection of College St and Yonge St. Bus Schedule is here – click on “Toronto”
  • The fee is $25
  • The bus takes you Casino Niagara, which is about a twenty min walk from the falls (you can ask them for a map at the front desk – later on)
  • Make sure you have valid ID (Passport, Valid driver’s license) and go to the rewards desk and sign up for a free members card as well as a coupon for 10 dollars
  • You walk into the casino and can immediately cash in the coupon and receive your 10 dollars back
  • Hang out at the Falls and have to spend a couple hours there – take pictures, go on a ride, take the PeopleMover bus (Fee required)
  • NEXT time you go, and you already HAVE the member card, you will only pay 15 dollars on the bus and receive a 10 dollar coupon. you will therefore only pay $5  for a return trip to Niagara Falls

    good good?

The bus fare for regular Players Advantage Club (PAC) members is $5 each person and free of charge for Elite, Premium, Platinum or Gold card holders. For guests without a PAC card, $25 bus fare applies. Participants must be over 19 years of age, and a valid government-issued photo ID is required upon boarding buses bound to the casino. Backpacks are not allowed. Safeway Tours reserves the right to charge $25 if either valid photo ID or PAC card is not presented at the time of boarding.

Approach #2

Approach #3

Avis rents cars for super cheap ($30) if you have your own insurance, you just need gas. Free unlimited mileage.
Gather 4 friends and voila, the trip’ll cost you about $15-$20 each and you can stop and see some of the beautiful sites on the way as well.

Approach #4 – For Bikers

Take the GO train to Burlington ($15 roundtrip) and bike to Niagara Falls. It’s roughly 74kms each way so depending on what kind of a biker you are, you may want to stay overnight somewhere. In summer you can stay at Brock U’s res for real cheap or camp out somewhere.

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]]> http://www.rishiray.com/2010/05/20/how-to-get-to-niagara-falls-for-5-cheep-cheep/feed/ 0 Leaving Niagara Falls and off to Atlanta…..for the week. http://www.rishiray.com/2008/05/12/leaving-niagara-falls-and-off-to-atlantafor-the-week/ http://www.rishiray.com/2008/05/12/leaving-niagara-falls-and-off-to-atlantafor-the-week/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 10:08:39 +0000 Rishi http://rishisankar.wordpress.com/?p=53
Well training it is today in Atlanta. Just here in the airport right now waiting on my plane. Had such a great weekend with the Paula and her sisters in Niagara Falls. Let see, highlights of the week so far, Would be going out drinking 4 days in a row with the hermanas Taking them [...]]]>

Well training it is today in Atlanta. Just here in the airport right now waiting on my plane. Had such a great weekend with the Paula and her sisters in Niagara Falls. Let see, highlights of the week so far,

  • Would be going out drinking 4 days in a row with the hermanas
  • Taking them on a 4 am city tour of Toronto
  • Drag Queen bar twice in 4 days, since they liked it so much
  • Swatow twice and Chinatown tour with them
  • Introducing them to Dim Sim for the first time
  • Meeting up Marin and her lovely children…they’re soooo cute
  • Ummmmm meeting Paula finally!

I wonder what Buckhead and Atlanta are going to hold for me this week? Buckhead is supposed to be one of the nicer places outside of Atlanta, since not much goes on in the city core, I have been told. Of course, staying at the Westin Buckhead should be nice…and I finally wrote my first hotel review for flyertalk – I figure I should have a nice inventory of all the hotels I run around too. Ack! Flight time!!!

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]]> http://www.rishiray.com/2008/05/12/leaving-niagara-falls-and-off-to-atlantafor-the-week/feed/ 0 Niagara Falls with Paula and her sisters…. http://www.rishiray.com/2008/05/10/niagara-falls-with-paula-and-her-sisters/ http://www.rishiray.com/2008/05/10/niagara-falls-with-paula-and-her-sisters/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 17:42:51 +0000 Rishi http://rishisankar.wordpress.com/?p=54
One of the things about life is that sometimes you meet some people who really throw your perceptions out the window. Travelling does prepare you sometimes for unexpected circumstances and crisis management, as well allowing you to be able to deal with the vagaries of travel in itself.  So meeting Paula this week was gonna [...]]]>

One of the things about life is that sometimes you meet some people who really throw your perceptions out the window. Travelling does prepare you sometimes for unexpected circumstances and crisis management, as well allowing you to be able to deal with the vagaries of travel in itself.  So meeting Paula this week was gonna be meeting a routine couchsurfer and taking them out and showing them the town for one or two days max! Who knew I would spend the next 5 days with her and her sisters!?!?

Well the first three days was the usual drunken spree across the city!! Chinese food, drag queens, watersport porno filming on the street, drinking in gay bars on Church Street.. all usual stuff in the life of a Torontonian right!!?

Anyways, nothing much to describe aside from of the usual pictures from Niagara Falls!!!

Typical posing on the Maid of the Mist

Paula posing as usual :) But if the pose is good… who am I to say anything?!?!

right after Maid of the Mist… my hair of course looks like hell!!!

More posing and me trying to improve my Portrait taking skills

The best pic I took today!!! Getting the flower petals to fall right took about 32 shots!!! But what a great result!!

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