About Me

Hello & Bonjour! My name is Corbin.

As that fancy Lobster font up top says, my name is Corbin Fraser. I’m a 20-something guy from the flatlands of Canada, known to most as Saskatchewan. Despite being one of the tougher provinces to spell, it’s not such a bad place to grow up.  My family has a big old farm just North of Regina, where we have some cattle, a few horses, and a whole bunch of land. I grew up primarily in Regina, but spent a fair amount of time out at the farm which is where I think the travel bug first infected me with its sweet-sweet poison.

After finishing High-School, I fell into that “trap” of taking a year off before diving into University. While sometimes I wonder what might have happened had I been responsible, I have to admit that my decision worked out in the end. I sold my truck (yep, Ford Ranger had to go), most of my possessions, and took off for a year of dedicated backpacking. I loved every minute of it, and upon arriving back home, I realized I couldn’t stop. Travel had become my drug of choice, and I needed a fix. Bad!

So I decide to commandeer my Mom’s car only 2 months after arriving home (Love you Ma!), and drive it 30 odd hours west to the beautiful city of Vancouver, perhaps or perhaps not to see a girl I was smitten for. I signed up to show her Canada, and during those travels I started to realize how little I knew about my own home nation. I began taking notes, and whenever I had a chance to pop online for “travel inspiration” I became aware that there wasn’t much information for backpackers, adventurers, and young adults keen on taking in the great outdoors.

For the past three years I’ve been traveling coast to coast across Canada, snapping photos, and looking for my next big blog post. I write about hostels, hotels, camping, hiking, adventure, outdoors, wildlife, Canadiana, culture, food, history, beer, and a bunch of other things that are awesome! In 2010 the Canadian Tourism Commission awarded me their first “Best Travel Blog” award in Toronto Ontario. Shortly after I was nominated for an Award of Excellence by Tourism Saskatchewan. Things are looking on the up and up! So saddle up, sign up to the RSS feed, and join me as I Backpack Canada. (Oh that was pretty clever eh?)

Random Facts About Me

Fact 1: I dig music, I hope it digs me back

Fact 2: I used to rock at hockey, until I screwed up my spine

Fact 3: I play guitar like a mother ducka

Fact 4: I’m a computer nerd and have the glasses to prove it

Fact 5: I’ve lived off 2 minute noodles for months on end with no ill effects (yet)

Fact 6: Whiskey is my poison of choice

Fact 7: I have a tendency to crash every bicycle I get on. It’s the only vehicle I own

Fact 8: Picking scabs is an artform. I am Picasso

Fact 9: Sci-Fi is the greatest genre of fiction, particularly if the novel has time travel, and wicked fast space ships.

Fact 10: Dental hygiene is important? Yes, it most certainly is

PS: If you think I’m cool enough to email – feel free to contact me at corbin(at)ibackpackcanada(dot)com and I’ll try to reply right away!