Fun in the Snow – Banff, Lake Louise, Fernie, Revelstoke, Sun Peaks, Castle & Couch Surfers

Living in Banff during the winter can certainly be fun. Despite summer being the ‘busy’ season, winter offers downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding of course, tobogganing and plenty of other excitement. If you’re planning a ski holiday, or heading to snowy paradise this winter for relaxation and the possibility of snow sports be aware […]

Banff – A Little Canadian Mountain Town

Early December to End of April Having spent close to five months in this little mountain town I thought I should share some thoughts on Banff. On the positives Banff is relatively small with a nice main street lined with plenty of bars, restaurants and cafes; as well as retail stores and gift shops (If […]

Trans-Canada Road Trip – Trials & Tribulations

23 – 26 November 2010 Its over four thousand kilometers from Montreal to Banff via Toronto. An iconic journey through long stretches of nothing which should probably be spread over a couple of weeks, we were aiming to cover the distance in just four days. Roughly eleven hours of driving a day; it was going […]

Montreal Visit II – Couch Surfing & Other Cool Shit

19 – 21 November 2010 I felt I’d cut my previous time in Montreal a little too short so I was happy to be back in town. This time I met couchsurfer Eric and his flatmates as well as couchsufer Sarah and her brother; Sarah & I also caught up with Jared and Erin one […]

East to West Trans-Canada Journey – Hitchhike or Greyhound?

18 – 19 November 2010 While in Ottawa staying with Dave and his family I’d been deliberating over what to do next, I wanted to go west it was just a question of how. I wanted to hitchhike but winter was fast approaching and I didn’t know if I was adequately equipped, there was also […]

Canadian War Museum – Ottawa

17 November 2010 The main attraction I saw while in Ottawa was the Canadian War Museum, I’ve just been reading through my notes on the museum and their not too positive, I basically shat all over it. Bottom line; it’s worth seeing if you haven’t been to museums in Washington, New York, London, Paris, Rome […]

Hitchhiking Canada – The Great Travel Adventure

Sun 14 – Mon 15 November 2010 Hung-over and tired; one of the nice things I found about not working is that on those hung-over days that inevitably happen I could just roll over and go back to sleep, but not this time. I was to start my hitchhiking journey so I forced myself up, […]

Halifax – More Couch Surfing, More Fun Nights!

Thu 11 – Mon 15 November 2010 Picture this situation for me and tell me it isn’t perfect; inside the Propeller micro brewery in Halifax I found myself sitting on a crate of freshly bottled beer while enjoying the latest from their range, a wheat beer, a strong IPA then a dark while chatting with […]

To the Maritimes – Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Sun 07 – Mon 08 November 2010 [pullright float=”alignright”] Wild wood cutters, fanatic fishermen and women who could have a moose skinned, butchered, cooked and served in under an hour. [/pullright] I’d found transport, I was going to make it to the Maritimes. Right to the East coast of Canada, into the wilderness so to […]

Montreal, the Cultural Melting Pot of Canada

03 – 07 November 2010 I was off to Montreal; from what I’d heard it was the cultural melting pot of Canada with great music, a great art scene plus fantastic food and drink. Everyone I’d talked to had spoken highly of the place; I had compiled a list of things to do, things to […]