Canada Travel Stories

Apr 30, 2018 • 6 min read

If you were to pinpoint the middle of North America, it would fall at Winnipeg. This is just one of a list of factoids that many of the 821,000 locals…

Mar 16, 2018 • 6 min read

The Simpsons once joked, ‘Now entering Winnipeg: We were born here, what’s your excuse?’ But, as the locals know, there are many reasons to visit this…

Feb 22, 2018 • 6 min read

A stylized vision of Baltimore. The colorful Land of the Dead. The ‘Midwest of California’. These are just a few of the places audiences were transported…

Feb 12, 2018 • 5 min read

In Québec City, the capital of French Canada, winters are ridiculously long (it can snow anytime from October to May) and residents have learned to make…

Sep 8, 2015 • 5 min read

With its four centuries of French heritage and irresistible ‘walled city’ charm, Québec City is among North America’s most unique and appealing…

Apr 23, 2015 • 3 min read

Montréal is one of those cities that defies expectation. A lush mix of North American swagger and Euro-cool, the city presents a cutting-edge culture that…

Sep 19, 2014 • 3 min read

Facing off against New York State, far across the slate-grey waters of Lake Ontario, Toronto walks the line between American cultural osmosis and staunch…

Apr 1, 2013 • 4 min read

‘Over there!’ someone shouts, pointing to the water a few boat lengths away. You hear a ‘whoosh’, see a spout of mist, and suddenly the barnacled behemoth…

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…

Sep 4, 2012 • 3 min read

If you think that Ottawa is all beige government buildings and staid traditional restaurants, think again. From 'Cold War Movie Night' in a vintage 1960s…

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 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,…

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…