Backpack Canada with Confidence

  • Canadian Ski & Snowboard Resort Price Comparison

    Canadian Ski & Snowboard Resort Price Comparison

    Skiing and snowboarding is a favourite pastime of mine. Unfortunately, shopping for the best vacation deal is a bit of a process. Between the prices of lodging, lift tickets, rentals, and then the necessities (beer, food, etc) – it can all begin to add up quick. To make matters worse, getting that final “total” can…

  • Canada through a foreigners eyes

    Canada through a foreigners eyes

    Travelling in Canada as a foreigner can be an eye-opening experience. There’s plenty of aspects that make Canada unique, however there are also plenty of similarities between the US and Canada, although this is a notion strongly denied by most Canadians you will meet. Being South African, most of the differences I found between Canada…

  • Get inspired with Tofino Travel Company’s Promo video

    Get inspired with Tofino Travel Company’s Promo video

    Every once in a while I noodle through the tubes of You, and the countless epic videos on vimeo, looking for something worth sharing. Today I found something juicy. Filmed by Mark Wyatt for the Tofino Travel Company – this fast paced tourism video promotes some of the best parts of Tofino, including: Pacific Surf…

  • Travel CEO Matt Keezer Ranks NHL Teams Based On Holiday Travel

    Travel CEO Matt Keezer Ranks NHL Teams Based On Holiday Travel

    Canada is a country where the score of a hockey game can turn inter-provincial relationships sour. For generations the scars of the battle of Alberta have continuously been reopened to the resounding theme of Hockey Night In Canada. Likewise, Montreal and Toronto’s century long rivalry to be known as the team of record in Canada…

  • FlightHub – Three Canadian Airports That Nail Public Transit Links

    FlightHub – Three Canadian Airports That Nail Public Transit Links

    Nothing is worse than being stuck in traffic after getting off a plane. After all the waiting, the baggage claiming, and security you just want to either get home or get to where you are going. With the way city airports tend to be laid out in Canada this is nearly unavoidable. Having lived in…

  • Noodling Capelin in Newfoundland: Keep It Canada (Episode 3)

    Noodling Capelin in Newfoundland: Keep It Canada (Episode 3)

    Have you seen the Keep It Canada series yet? It’s this educational/quirky food lovers web series that’s put on by Munchies and hosted by this awesome big-hearted-big-mouthed fellow named Matty. He recently toured across Canada and ate his way through the various regional cuisines in this great nation. I personally loved this episode on Newfoundland. Kind made me homesick…

  • Rent a Tiny House In Canada

    Rent a Tiny House In Canada

    Tiny Houses are all the rage these days. Simplifying your life, ditching the mortgage, and building something that truly fits your lifestyle. Granted, it’s not for everyone. Up until a few months ago I was trying to convince my wife that we should build one. While I lost that battle, my hope is that after…

  • Ease Your Relocation To Montreal With These Tips

    Ease Your Relocation To Montreal With These Tips

    Each year, millions of people in North America relocate. Sometimes it’s for a change of scenery, other times it’s a work related reason. Regardless of why you may find yourself looking at moving into some Montreal condos, one thing is for sure: moving can really suck the life and energy out of you. But if you…

  • Do Backpackers Really Need Travel Insurance?

    Do Backpackers Really Need Travel Insurance?

    Insurance – nothing gets you quite as bored as this cringe-inducing word. When you’re living in the high of travel, or even in the pre-high of planning your next adventure, this awful word seems to track you down like prey. Smacking you back into reality and making you think “maybe I should pick some up”. But do you…