Buy your HI Hostels Membership Online, Pump Fist, Save Money
The largest hostel network in Canada is that of HI Hostels. From the big cities, to the small towns, to the wild, off-the-beaten-path hostels that make you think “No way! There’s a hostel there?!”. Chances are if you find yourself doing any amount of backpacking in Canada, sooner or later you’ll end up with your [...]
7 Must-Have FREE Canadian iPhone and iPad Apps
There are over 500,000 apps available in the iOS App Store, with downloads numbering over 18,000,000,000 to date! That’s a lot of zeros fellow Apple Fanboys & Fangirls. While I’m sure that 80% of the Apps on the App Store are completely useless, I’ve come across 7 apps in the remaining 20% that are perfect for anyone [...]
Air Canada VS Westjet VS Porter – A Canadian Airline Comparison
The Canadian Airline industry has never been all that friendly to its consumers wallets. Sure they might give you a free coffee & juice on a flight, they might even include some Bits & Bites if you’re lucky. But complimentary service aside, sometimes it doesn’t feel like they have the “people’s interest” in mind. Recent [...]
Get Eco-Friendly at The Planet Traveler – North America’s Greenest Hostel
Finding The Planet Traveler Hostel is incredibly easy, even for a small town chump such as myself. It’s located between two awesome and eclecticToronto neighbourhoods, Little Italy & Kensington Market. Rising slightly higher than the nearby buildings, a grid of solar panels points toward the sky, gathering light to feed the bowels of this building. [...]
Product Review: Travel Underwear with Pick-Pocket Prevention
Product reviews are gradually becoming something I look forward to. I get a kick out of trying the latest outdoor and travel related gizmos and gadgets. Whether it’s the latest travel app on the iPhone, a camping blender for my friends at Outdoor Informer, or most recently, gotch. Technically boxer-briefs, but you read that right. [...]
Canadian Money – How to Understand & Identify our Monopoly Bills
I’ve been stealthily hiding money from myself for a few weeks (which by the way is a passion of mine) and I have finally managed to scrounge up a fair collection of Canadian Bills to showcase here on my mega awesome Canadian Travel Blog. As a plaid wearing Canuck, I’m totally used to hearing all [...]
Book a Gap Adventure with Flight Centre
Travel is the name of the game here, and however you play the game, whether that be solo backpacking, all-inclusive hotels, or group tours, there’s one thing that unites all types of travel together. Finding it at the lowest cost, with the greatest benefits to you, and the destination you’re visiting. Gap Adventures is a [...]
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