Category: Blog
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Capture Your Canada & Win Big with 35 Million Directors
Every day Canadians are doing ridiculously fun things and capturing it on video, be it their iPhone, their Blackberries, their GoPro’s, or their DSLR’s. But what becomes of that footage? For most, it sits on their computer, gathering pixel-dust, waiting to be used for something. Most forget about it and move on. The folks at…
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13 Reasons to Ditch Airlines for VIA Rail
Henry Miller, the famous writer & painter once wrote – “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” In the last 60 years, travel has evolved for the impatient. We board a plane, melt into our in-flight entertainment consoles, look out the window a couple of times, and arrive at…
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My Very Canadian Entry For Capture The Colour Contest
There’s this neat little contest going around that’s hosted by TravelSupermarket.com, it’s aimed at bloggers who take photos. Seeing as I fit the bill I figured I’d give it a go. Basically you need to submit a photo that is red, a photo that is green, a photo that is blue, a photo that is…
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Discovering Canada By Train with VIA Rail
Up until now, most of my travels across Canada have been done by campervan, car, bus, and countless long and boring flights. While I’ve been fortunate to see some of the most incredible sights that this massive nation has to offer, it always felt like I was missing something, like the journeys I had taken…
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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…
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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,…
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Sunday Canadian Travel Video: Muskoka Ontario Timelapse
Queue an epic track by Sigor Ros, throw in some dramatic sunsets, moving time-lapses and one of Canada’s most serene regions, and you have one of my favourite Sunday Canadian Travel Video’s yet. Created by the incredibly talented MILapse, this video will blow the socks off you. Muskoka, Ontario boasts over 1,600 lakes, and some of…
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Cross Canada Video Tour: Halifax
Filming has always intrigued me. There’s some superb travel bloggers and travel vloggers out there shooting their travels, and coming back with some incredible footage. Kinda makes me wonder, if a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s the going rate for video? Unfortunately, video has never really been something I’ve put a lot of…
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The Sunday Canadian Travel Video: Across Canada in 2 Minutes
We’ve all had that weird feeling before, you know the one I’m talking about. You arrive at this new destination that you’ve been talking about for months, maybe even years. It could be a museum, a landmark, or a scenic drive. Then you see it. Chain stores, chain restaurantes, chain hotels, it’s like you can’t…