Canada Travel Stories

Nov 20, 2012 • 4 min read

The spirit of expedition continues to thrive as travellers seek out epic journeys to broaden their minds and stimulate their senses. Winter months or…

Aug 8, 2012 • 4 min read

Canada’s southernmost point is an unassuming, excessively green little island in the shallow waters of Lake Erie. At first sight, Pelee Island appears to…

Jun 22, 2012 • 4 min read

For travelers, Sask is often considered a boring flat expanse of canola farms and prairie -- and serious big skies. While Saskatoon has a bit of a cult…

Jun 21, 2012 • 4 min read

It’s early August in Vancouver and across a pristine city beach - driftwood-strewn, tide pool dotted, hemmed by forest and twinkling in the sun - dashes a…

Jun 20, 2012 • 2 min read

Vancouver needs more than a day, but its bite-sized neighborhoods – easily reached by metro or bus – allow plenty of experience with a single day to…

Jun 18, 2012 • 5 min read

After a lucky 1896 panning discovery ignited the Klondike Gold Rush in Canada’s Yukon Territory, thousands of nugget-eyed North Americans stampeded in for…

Jun 15, 2012 • 3 min read

Consistently ranked one of the most liveable cities in the world, Vancouver is almost certainly the most watched.

Jun 7, 2012 • 4 min read

The restaurant Les Ancêtres is housed in a regal manor dating to the 18th Century. (Courtesy of Les Ancêtres)

Jun 4, 2012 • 4 min read

It is hard to leave the soulful plazas and glass-clinking cafes of Québec City, but a journey beyond the walled town brings big rewards. Blue whales,…

Jun 4, 2012 • 4 min read

It can be tough to leave the fairy-tale world of Old Québec, a perfectly preserved colonial town neatly packaged inside 400yr-old fortified walls. The…

Jun 1, 2012 • 3 min read

No matter your ability, no matter your taste, Canada has an adventure tailored to you, in accessible locations. From rank beginner to seasoned veteran you…

Jun 1, 2012 • 3 min read

Like most truly cool cities, Montréal is understated but brimming with style. Rarely flashy but never predictable, this is a bohemian, culture-loving city…

May 22, 2012 • 4 min read

Prohibition in North America never worked. Canada largely kept on quaffing and the US failed to temper its love for libations, and both nations never lost…

Apr 17, 2012 • 5 min read

Beneath the handsome lighthouses, sweet fishing villages and multicoloured forests of Atlantic Canada lies a wild history of pirates, ghosts and…

Mar 9, 2012 • 3 min read

When Winter Olympic host Vancouver hogged the international spotlight in 2010, many people around the world believed they were seeing images of British…

Jan 20, 2012 • 2 min read

I always wanted to go to Saskatoon. I’m a sucker for the flatlands, and when you have a tongue-roller of a name like 'Saskatoon, Saskatchewan' – count me…

Sep 20, 2011 • 6 min read

While many visitors to Canada – especially those who think Canadians live under a permanent blanket of snow – are surprised to learn that wine is produced…

Sep 12, 2011 • 3 min read

When the 110-mile White Pass & Yukon railroad opened in 1900, it carried thousands of stampeders from Skagway, Alaska to Whitehorse in the Yukon, Canada…

Jun 28, 2011 • 3 min read

Children adore Montréal. As if running around in the snow, on the beach or in the woods all day wasn't fun enough, everywhere you turn those crafty…

Jun 28, 2011 • 3 min read

Despite its chilly (okay, freezing) winters, Canada's summers are a sunny delight with gorgeous scenery, lively cities and festivals inviting you to make…

Aug 27, 2010 • 2 min read

It's that time of the week, where we ask our worldly Lonely Planet editors what's making travel news in their corners of the globe.

Aug 22, 2010 • 4 min read

In Canada’s Banff and Jasper National Parks, mountains, big mountains, rise above the tree line -- grey in the summer and white monoliths of stone in the…