| Perhaps when you hear someone talk about taking | | | | Heritage Sites. There are fifteen such sites in Canada |
| an international vacation, you think about hours of | | | | providing a vast opportunity for the enrichment of |
| travel, foreign languages and exorbitant costs. Well, if | | | | you and your entire family. |
| you set your sites to our northern boarder, you may | | | | One such site is the Nahanni National Park Reserve |
| find international travel to be easier and more | | | | which draws visitors from all over the world. The |
| attractive than you first thought. Canada is the | | | | South Nahanni River flows through this park and |
| northern neighbor of the United Statesand offers | | | | commences in the Virginia Fall which is a waterfall |
| great opportunity for an international getaway and if | | | | that is twice the height of Niagara Falls. Sulfur hot |
| you decide to travel by car, you don't even need a | | | | springs populate this reserve and are surrounded by |
| passport. A passport card which is much less | | | | 10,000 year old hufa mounds which claim a height of |
| expensive than a passport is all that is necessary as | | | | 100 feet. Forests and caverns provide a great |
| long as you do not travel by air. It is easy to get a | | | | opportunity for exploration. |
| passport card application online so you can get the | | | | One of the most unusual National Parks you will ever |
| process going quickly and easily. | | | | visit is the Dinosaur Provincial Park and is laden with |
| If you chose to vacation in Canada, you will not have | | | | dinosaur fossils. The visitor can view a selection from |
| to worry about understanding the people as most | | | | over five hundred excavated fossils some of which |
| Canadians speak fluent English. Also, the Canadian | | | | have been sent for display in museums all over the |
| way of life is also very similar to that of Americans | | | | world. As we look back to the days when dinosaurs |
| so while you will have the opportunity see many | | | | roamed the earth, this national park has made a huge |
| spectacular sights, you will feel right at home with | | | | contribution to the world's education and |
| the people. Occupying the same continent also keeps | | | | enlightenment on this subject. |
| you with like time zones so when it's time to go | | | | A site in Canada that provides a glimpse into the |
| home, you won't have to deal with jet lag. If you | | | | history of the earliest North American inhabitants is |
| decide to fly, you will need a passport so remember | | | | L'Anse aux Meadows. The Norse people visited this |
| that a rapid passport renewal service is available from | | | | land before Christopher Columbus and their visit to |
| any of the passport agencies you will find online. | | | | Newfoundland can be chronicled in relics found in this |
| UNESCO has identified places around the world with | | | | historic area. This discovery provides deep connection |
| significant historical or natural importance and they | | | | concerning not only Canadian history but also the |
| have identified these sites by labeling them World | | | | history of the entire Northern American Continent. |