Sunday Canadian Travel Video: Toronto Tempo
Now that I’ve got this fancy new design up and running, I’m urking to test out some of the new features. Including the large video slider up top. This Sundays “Canadian Travel Video” is a video that went viral a while back, but I have to assume there’s still some people who haven’t seen it. [...]
Say Goodbye to the Canadian Penny
Quick post today, as I don’t want to interrupt anyones weekend beer drinking time, including my own. The time has finally come where the penny will be no more. The Conservatives announced that the 2012 budget simply can’t afford to keep pennies in circulation. Pennies ironically cost more than a penny to manufacture, and in [...]
I Backpack Canada Got A New Look
On April 1st, 2012 it will have been been 3 years since I started “I Backpack Canada”. Since then there’s been a lot of changes to the layout, design, and flow of the website. I still laugh at how brutal the original design and layout was on ‘Blogger’. But you live and learn from those [...]
Interview with Canadian Travel Blogger Brendan Van Son
Social media has been changing the way we interact, keep in touch, and meet new people. Through the use of Facebook Groups & Twitter, I’ve managed to meet some incredible people. After meeting so many other people that are passionate about travel, I felt inspired to change it up a bit. I’ve interviewed hostels in [...]
6 Reasons I’m Proud to be Canadian
Being patriotic in Canada is sort of like knowing how to skate. Most Canadians do it, most people enjoy it, and most people don’t really know why or how. It’s just a good time, something we start at a young age and carry with us for the majority of our lives. Maybe it’s the competitive [...]
Sh*t Travel Bloggers Say
It’s pretty rare that I show my mug on video. Fact of the matter is video cameras freak me out. Like crazy bad! Maybe not the cameras themselves, but seeing myself on camera. Yeuch… No thanks! Somehow or another, fellow travel blogger / friend Cailin Oneil of Cailin Travels & Travel Yourself, managed to drag me [...]
Help Stop Bill C-11 from Ruining The Internet
First off, I’m not much of a political guy. I vote when I have to. I try to stay as informed as I can to ensure I make rational decisions. I don’t think I’ve ever even really protested in my life (Except when they took Firefly off the air). As you all know by now, [...]
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