Month: August 2010

  • iBackpackCanada wins Award for Best Travel Blog in Canada

    Looks like I’m doing something right. I was just given the honour of receiving the award for Best Travel Blog in Canada by GoMedia2010 and the Canadian Tourism Commission. So I’m basically just basking in this surreal state of “Did that just happen?!” I’d love to stick a few photos up of me accepting the…

  • Saving Money with Toronto’s Airport Express

    Minutes after finding my baggage, I was already deep in convorsation with two Taxi drivers. My question, “Roughly how much is it going to cost me to get downtown from the airport”. They argued between eachother for a minute, eventually settling on “around $45.00”. I thanked them for the information and wished them a good…

  • Interviewing Canadas Hostels: HI Edmonton

    Once again, another great Canadian hostel has agreed to give the readers of iBackpackCanada.com a bit of a tour and answer a few questions about the backpacking life in Edmonton, Alberta. This city has been growing in popularity as a tourist destination, and for good reason. There’s plenty to see, and even more to do.…

  • i Backpack Canada nominated for the GoMedia2010 Best Travel Blog Award

    This last week or so has been extremely exciting for me. I was recently notified that iBackpackCanada had been nominated by the Canadian Tourism Commission, alongside GoMedia2010 for the title of “Best Travel Blog”. Needless to say I was pretty gosh darn excited. As I read further down the email, I was told that because…

  • 8 Canadian Drinks to keep cool this Summer

    8 Canadian Drinks to keep cool this Summer

    Amongst Canadians, there are a handful of drinks that we love to call our own. We all remember ‘Joe’ from the “I am Canadian” commercials. What’s funny is that this pride for beverages extends beyond beer. It’s quite easy to spot these popular drinks all over Canada. Some alcoholic, others virgin in nature. But each…