Getting Around Without a Car: Cities, Buses and Ferries
The assumption that you need a car to see Canada is half true, and the half that is false is worth knowing about. The big cities … Read more
Trip Planning
Park passes, winter driving, packing, budgets, trains and travelling with respect.
Visiting Indigenous Lands and Communities With Respect
Every trip in Canada takes place on Indigenous land. The city you fly into, the park you hike, the highway you drive, all of it is … Read more
Crossing Canada by Train: Slow Travel from Coast to Coast
There is a moment, somewhere on the second morning, when the train rolls out of the boreal forest onto the prairie and the horizon simply opens. … Read more
What a Canada Trip Really Costs: Budgeting in Canadian Dollars
The question we are asked most often, usually a little sheepishly, is how much a trip to Canada actually costs. The honest answer is that it … Read more
Packing for Four Seasons in One Trip
We once watched a family arrive at a mountain trailhead in late June wearing shorts and sandals, step out into a snow flurry, and retreat to … Read more
Driving in Canada in Winter: Tires, Distances and the Empty Stretches
There is a particular kind of quiet on a Canadian highway in January. The sky is huge, the snow squeaks under the tires, and the next … Read more
Canada’s National Parks: Passes, Reservations and the Rules That Trip People Up
Canada’s national parks are the reason many of us first fell in love with this country, and they are still the part of a trip that … Read more