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  • 5 Ways to Make Your Canadian Holiday Perfect

    5 Ways to Make Your Canadian Holiday Perfect

    Sometimes planning a holiday can be a little stressful. Whether you are taking the kids along, spending time with your in-laws, or just taking some time away as a family or a couple, your holiday can be a source of fun or aggravation. To keep your holiday from being a pain, follow these 5 steps…

  • 4 Tips for Planning a Backpacking Trip in Canada

    4 Tips for Planning a Backpacking Trip in Canada

    While it may be a challenge to prepare and budget for a backpacking trip across Canada, it is more than worth it for the unique cities and beautiful scenery along the way. If you are looking to backpack across this expansive country, it is crucial to plan ahead and have all of your ducks in…

  • How To Properly Fit Hiking Boots

    How To Properly Fit Hiking Boots

    Hiking boots should be comfortable from the instant that you set your foot into them. If they pinch or hurt your foot, they’re not the right fit. You need to make sure that you’re trying on both boots at the same time. Many people only try one boot on and call it good. This isn’t…

  • 5 Smart Vacation Planning Tips

    5 Smart Vacation Planning Tips

    Planning a vacation shouldn’t feel too much like work, but investing just a little bit of time into the process means that your travel plans are more likely to go smoothly. We’ve created five tips for planning a vacation that will be both memorable and enjoyable: Wherever you’re going, you’ll find that these are worth…

  • 5 Vacation Skin Care Tips

    5 Vacation Skin Care Tips

    I’d like to welcome Trisha Murray, our female writer in residence! She’ll be writing about travel for women, travel beauty tips, and more! Well, now it is time for me to enjoy the sun. For six months I have been busting it at work, to save for my vacation time until September. I am that…

  • The Saskatoon Berry – a lesser known but delicious berry

    The Saskatoon Berry – a lesser known but delicious berry

    If you’re like me and toast just isn’t the same without a heaping spread of button and preserves, then you’re going to want to keep an eye out on this prairie delicacy. Saskatoon Berries have been a popular staple in the diet of indigenous peoples of the prairies for hundreds of years. They were traded,…

  • 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…

  • 4 Winter Destinations In Canada

    4 Winter Destinations In Canada

    Canada is full of places that make for interesting travel destinations virtually any time of year. But a of the country’s most appealing spots are particularly alluring in winter. Canada, after all, has a reputation as being a somewhat wintery place (simply by virtue of being cold), so it’s no wonder that cities, resorts, and…

  • 5 Amazing Experiences for Skiers

    5 Amazing Experiences for Skiers

    As winter rolls around, it’s time to start gearing up for winter. I’ve been traveling a bit more out of Canada recently and figured I’d mix it up and include some other places I’ve been researching for potential snowboard trips. When the time comes to choose your next skiing experience, there are more than 90…