Category: Travel Tips

  • Top Reasons To Visit Montreal, QB

    Top Reasons To Visit Montreal, QB

    Montreal is a seamless fusion of past, present, and future from its historic architecture in old Montreal and its cobblestone streets, to the vibrant and modern downtown with its characteristic European air of joie de vivre. There are many reasons that make it quite compelling to visit or live in Montreal, below are some of…

  • This Private Mailing List Is Finding Massive Canadian Flight Deals

    This Private Mailing List Is Finding Massive Canadian Flight Deals

    Finding cheap flights has become a point of pride for many, especially amongst travel bloggers. Finding the biggest seat sale, clocking the most miles per dollar, or collecting frequent flyer miles has become a sport for some, myself included. What a lot of these people don’t tell you is that for those traveling more than…

  • 2017 Budget Friendly Gift Ideas For Christmas

    2017 Budget Friendly Gift Ideas For Christmas

    If you’re like me you hate being in a last minute scramble to find your friends or loved ones a Christmas gift. Nothing is worse than having to go out to the malls during holiday season and fight through crowds to find the latest thing that your friends or family might be into. It’s a…

  • Planning a Trip is Easy: 5 Simple Keys to Arranging Your Vacation Plans

    Planning a Trip is Easy: 5 Simple Keys to Arranging Your Vacation Plans

    We all know that we need time away from work, but most Americans do not use about nineteen days of their vacation time each year, which suggests that there is either an under appreciation of vacation days, an inability to plan a fulfilling trip, or maybe a bit of both. If you fall into that…

  • How to explore Vancouver (and Whistler) on a budget

    How to explore Vancouver (and Whistler) on a budget

    Vancouver is the port of entry for many backpackers visiting Canada. It’s no wonder, with a simple to use transit system, nearby destinations including Vancouver Island, Whistler, and even Seattle, there’s plenty to keep you occupied. Vancouver though, despite being beautiful, is notoriously expensive. Not only to live, but also to travel. Between the high…

  • How to explore Calgary (and Banff) on a budget

    How to explore Calgary (and Banff) on a budget

    Every great Canadian backpacking adventure requires a stop in Calgary, along with a trip to nearby Banff and the Rocky Mountains. It’s a right of passage on the backpacker circuit in Canada. Early morning hikes (or downhill riding, depending on the seasons), big hearty lunches, and late night drinks to celebrate the evening. Between the…

  • Truck tents are making Camping in the Cold fun again!

    Truck tents are making Camping in the Cold fun again!

    One of the hardest parts about camping in Canada is the extreme swings in temperature during the spring and fall, which makes camping during those seasons a gamble. Spring downpours can lead to a very soggy sleep, which nobody wants. While on the hand, later in the season, fall can drop to below zero overnight.…

  • Three of my favourite travel services to find discount flights

    Three of my favourite travel services to find discount flights

    I’ve been on a huge flight searching kick lately. The economy in Canada isn’t looking so hot these days (Obligatory, thanks Justin!), so many of us are tightening the belts and trying to find ways to save money any way we can. If you can pull off saving ~$100 – $200 or more off your flight,…

  • How to find cheap flights to anywhere in the world

    How to find cheap flights to anywhere in the world

    Finding cheap flights has gotten easier over the years. We now have countless comparison companies out there that can compare flights from different websites. Between Orbitz, Kayak, Expedia, and the countless other online booking engines, flights are easy to find. But cheap flights, truly affordable, way cheaper than the other guys, are becoming harder and…