Category: Blog
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Roaming on the tip of a Glacier at the Columbia Ice fields
Driving through the Rockies in the warm Canadian summer, it can become all too familiar to see snow & ice, to the point where it becomes as habitual as seeing the clouds surrounding these gargantuan mountains. However, making contact with snow can be rather difficult, as it’s typically a couple thousand feet too far out…
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An Australian Backpacker Caught In The Vancouver Riots
As everyone knows by now, chaos engulfed the downtown streets of Vancouver after the Game 7 loss between the Canucks and the Bruins. The story has been killed 8 shades of dead by now. We all know windows were smashed, people were injured, cars were lit up, and stores were looted. What many people don’t…
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6 Things I Learned Rafting the Kicking Horse River
A white shuttle bus pulled in front of the doors of the SameSun Hostel in Banff. The doors clunked open. “Hello mate, ready for some rafting?” – Banff has got to be one of the only places in Canada where it’s totally normal to be greeted by an Aussie. We laughed and replied with a…
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TBEX 2011 officially confirms that I’m not a Jabroni
Leaving Vancouver after TBEX was a little surreal. After meeting so many like minded travellers, writers, and people involved in the tourism industry, it was sad to say goodbye. Fortunately, bigger and better things are on the horizon which are giving me a new lease on my future in the travel writing industry. I’ve taken…
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Off to Vancouver for TBEX 2011
Its finally arrived. The moment where I’m frantically packing, hoping I haven’t forgotten anything. My mental checklist says I’ve thought of everything, but you know what they say about mice, men, and best laid plans. So be it! I’m ready as I’ll ever be. I catch a flight late-late tonight / stupid-early tomorrow morning…
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Moose Hopping Out West In June
Next month is looking to be a big month for I Backpack Canada. With TBEX 2011 on the horizon and some upcoming summer travels approaching, I have nothing but the highest of hopes for June. However, with all this great stuff coming up, the one thing that’s got me most psyched has got to be…
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Updates from my life: Lost the award, but claiming my prize for the one I won!
I mentioned in a previous post that I Backpack Canada was up for a Saskatchewan Tourism Award of Excellence. This would be the 2nd formal tourism award my little blog had been nominated for, and I was hoping to start off the year with a winning streak. I wasn’t able to attend, but it turns…
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I Backpack Canada nominated for Saskatchewan Tourism Award of Excellence
It appears karma is making me feel extra guilty for slowing my writing down. I Backpack Canada is one of the finalists for a Saskatchewan Tourism Award of Excellence. It looks like they filed me under Travel Media Award. Apparently all of those blog posts about my home province of Saskatchewan have caught the eye…
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2011 Canada Games Rocked Celebration Square
While this post may be a bit late (Blame my brothers wedding in Mexico and my consistency for procrastination), I was fortunate enough to catch almost all of the free concerts held at Celebration Square for the 2011 Canada Games. If you’re from Halifax, you may be wondering “Where’s Celebration Square”, well for reasons unbeknownst…