I Backpack Canada

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  • Updates from my life: A Moustache, A Marriage, and Too Much School!

    I was having a conversation with Jessica Bedford, the halifamous fashion blogger behind Haute.Halifax yesterday night about blogging. I was telling her how little I’ve had to write about as of lately. We both agreed we leave a lot of our personal lives out of our blogs and typically stick to the content. This got me thinking that…

  • Interviewing Canadas Hostels: HI Vancouver Central

    Lucky number 7! As usual, HI Canada went above and beyond and hooked me up with another interview. These interview questions were answered by Keith Luciow, the Manager at HI-Vancouver Central Hostel. So rather than wasting your time, lets dive right into the meat and potatoes and find out a little more about one of…

  • i Backpack Canada Celebrates its First Birthday!

    While working on some upcoming posts, I happened to remember it was April 1st. I knew perfectly well there was something important about today, however I just assumed it was my brain reminding me to tread lightly today, because some jerk will try to pull a fast one over me (April Fools Day and all…).…

  • A New Series of Posts: Camping in Canada

    So my commitment in this last month has wavered severely, so in order to keep me locked in to write as much as possible, I’ve decided it’s time to start a new series of posts. I’ve been scratching my head on how to approach this idea for a long time, 6 months at least. It’s…

  • Canada Ranks #1 with Expats Living Abroad

    Catherine Faas at Holy Kaw summed it up well in her recent post. For those considering living and working abroad, you might want to have a second glance at Canada. The HSBC Expat Experience Survey recently named Canada as the best place in the world to be an expat. The survey reported the highest overall…

  • Updates from the Van – Kickin’ it into High Gear

    The act of kicking “it” into high gear is normally reserved for leather clad bikers, dirtbikers, and the occasional Vespa enthusiast. However, after 3000 km’s, I began to feel my big ugly van had earned the right to say we kicked’ it into the highest gear imagineable. This act of kicking ‘it’ entitles the van…

  • Hittin’ the Road for another Cross Canada Trip

    For those who may or may not know, I have been in the midst of planning another Cross Canada Trip for the last 5 months or so. It hasn’t been easy, and there’s been a buttload of distractions along the way. But in just a week and a half I’ll be hitting the open road…