Tag: Canada Day

  • 2012 Canada Day According to Canadian Travel Bloggers

    2012 Canada Day According to Canadian Travel Bloggers

    Canada Day is and always has been an important day for Canadians. Not only because it represents the birth of our nation, an extra day off work, or the fact that more often than not, some cold beverages are enjoyed. But I think what truly makes Canada Day so important, is that it is typically…

  • Ottawa Celebrates Canada’s 145th Birthday

    Ottawa Celebrates Canada’s 145th Birthday

    On Parliament Hill, thousands gathered to celebrate the birth of Canada. Flags were raised high, red & white was plastered on everything and everyone, and rowdy screams declaring their love for this country filled the streets. Musicians performed on every other corner, patios herded thirsty customers in and the free events at Confederation Park, Major’s…

  • Happy Canada Day! Follow Along for the Nations 145th Birthday!

    Happy Canada Day! Follow Along for the Nations 145th Birthday!

    Happy Canada Day! For those who follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, no doubt you’ve figured out that I’ll be celebrating Canada Day in our nations capital – Ottawa, Ontario. Needless to say there has already been plenty of celebrating this weekend, but tonight is the grand finale! Between the live music (including Simple Plan,…

  • Canoeing and Island Camping in Kejimkujik National Park

    Two and a half hours from Halifax, the metropolitan city centre of the entire Maritimes, lies a National park of outstanding beauty. Where lakes, islands, trees, rivers and streams converge and form the 404 square kilometer national park known as Kejimkujik National Park. Looking at the name of this park, one might think “That has…

  • Happy Canada Day – Lets Get Traditionally Drunk!

    Ah yes, it has finally arrived! One of my favourite Canadian holidays. People from coast to coast to coast put down their pens, close their books, shut down their computers, tuck in their roll-e-chairs that cause them lower back pain and say “Its go time baby!”. Canada Day, Dominion Day, La Fetes Du Canada, or…