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2012 Canada Day According to Canadian Travel Bloggers

Canada Day is and always has been an important day for Canadians. Not only because it represents the birth of our nation, an extra day off work, or the fact that more often than not, some cold...

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Discovering Canada By Train with VIA Rail

Up until now, most of my travels across Canada have been done by campervan, car, bus, and countless long and boring flights. While I’ve been fortunate to see some of the most incredible sights that...

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My Very Canadian Entry For Capture The Colour Contest

There’s this neat little contest going around that’s hosted by TravelSupermarket.com, it’s aimed at bloggers who take photos. Seeing as I fit the bill I figured I’d give it a go. Basically you need to...

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13 Reasons to Ditch Airlines for VIA Rail

Henry Miller, the famous writer & painter once wrote – “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” In the last 60 years, travel has evolved for the impatient. We board a...

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Capture Your Canada & Win Big with 35 Million Directors

Every day Canadians are doing ridiculously fun things and capturing it on video, be it their iPhone, their Blackberries, their GoPro’s, or their DSLR’s. But what becomes of that footage? For most, it...

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Cross-Canada Blogger Tour: Counting down to TIFF & POP Montreal!

If you’ve been following along on Twitter or Facebook, you may be aware of the fact that I’ve been invited by the Canadian Tourism Commission to check out the Toronto International Film Festival &...

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Grilled Cheese, Mill Street Beer, A Museum of Shoes, & a Heckuva Time

Toronto! I somehow end up in this magnificent city at least a few times a year. Despite meandering through it occasionally, I’ve never been back and not found something unique and new to see, do, or...

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8 Reasons I Can’t Get Churchill Off My Mind

This summer I had the opportunity to travel to the mecca of arctic adventures. Churchill, Manitoba – home of the polar bears, the belugas, tundra buggy’s, zodiac adventures, and some of the friendliest...

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Safari in Saskatchewan at Grasslands National Park

Finding wildlife in Saskatchewan isn’t particularly hard; however, one will note that cattle and horses often spot the prairie fields and pasture land more often than those more wild. Finding eagles,...

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Curious Mysteries at The Winnipeg Legislative Building

Dan Browns famous novel “The Da Vinci Code” mixes history, mystery, and a curious plot that keeps pages turning. Whether you love it or hate it, I personally remember putting that book down several...

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What’s in my Backpack?

With a blog name like “I Backpack Canada”, it’s safe to say I’ve become somewhat of a pro at stuffing (or rolling carefully… when time permits) exactly what I need into my backpack. Throughout my...

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Dogsledding days at Banff National Park

Dog sledding is truly unique winter activity and there’s honestly no better way to see the Banff National Park than with a musher and a team of dogs. I love an adventure and I’ll never pass up the...

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Vice International Covers Prohibition in Northern Canada

Nunavut is a beautiful arctic territory, isolated from the rest of Canada with its own culture and language. While expensive for most to visit, over 30,000 people call Nunavut home. It’s widely known,...

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Daybi talks Rap, Arts, & Culture on the Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve

I was away in British Columbia for the last 5 days enjoying some snowboarding, which unfortunately pushed my Sunday Canadian Travel Video back by a day. This week’s video features Daybi, one of...

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Vice Presents Canada’s War On Weed

I’ve always considered myself a bit of a libertarian. What you put into your body is between you and yourself, particularly when it’s a non-harmful substance that isn’t going to hurt anyone else. While...

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Explore the Elements

It’s rare that I submit photos in these blog-style photo submission contests, but I like the concept of this one. On top of that, Dave from the Planet D is judging, and I think he’s the bee’s knees, so...

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The Wild Within: British, Columbia

Okay, so I’m a day late again on my Sunday Canadian Travel video series. But I have an excuse. I was woodcarving all Friday night and Saturday morning/afternoon. Once Sunday rolled around, I decided to...

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5 Tips for Surviving Camping with Allergies

It’s unfortunate, but 1 in 3 Canadians suffer from seasonal allergies. It’s a tough time of year, with itchy, sneezing, coughing, generally “not feeling great at all” type of days. Some people report...

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Joe Goes to CANADA: Vancouver (~NSFW)

I know, I know. It’s been a while since I’ve been posting random Canadian travel videos on Sundays. I’m trying to get back in it. But today I brought a good one!When I first saw Joe Goes travel series,...

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16 Must See Canadian Destinations

I get hassled a lot by readers, asking what are the best Canadian destinations to see. I try my best to avoid naming names, but I’ll usually share a handful of what I deem to be the best. While I like...

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