By Maria Myers Canada is known for its hockey, bacon and mild-mannered yet accommodating people. All stereotypes aside, the country’s wilderness is its best asset. But if you aren’t a wilderness expert or an experienced mountaineer these vase expanses of unkempt Canadian territory have been out of reach of the general public. Though this isn’t […]
By Marley Henderson Most stories couldn’t derive from just anywhere. The rise of the English novel in the 18th century coincided with the developing nations far and near. Novels portrayed society through fictional characters in detailed backdrops, while seemingly becoming key players in the plot. Literary Landscapes: Charting the Worlds of Classic Literature burrows deep […]
Eating your way through Quebec – The Flavor Trail of Charlevoix By Donnie Sexton I listened spellbound to Pascal Miche, a Paul Bunyan sized fellow as he talked about his love of tomatoes. It wasn’t so much his knowledge of this fruit, but the fact that he is the only person on the entire face […]
By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor Prince Edward Island has always been a place of mystery and intrigue for me. It’s an island, it’s its own province, and everybody knows it by its initials–PEI. I have visited Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Gaspesie, and Quebec, but until this week, never set foot on this magnificent island stretching […]
Discovering Anne on Prince Edward Island By Rachael McGrath As a child, I fell in love with Anne of Green Gables and L.M. Montgomery’s dreamy descriptions of Prince Edward Island when I was ten years old. PEI was the first trip on my (future) bucket list. My childhood daydream came true on a hot and […]
Let’s hit the open road in a customized sleeping van By Jackie Cohen In Van Life: Your Home on the Road a Manhattan-based corporate working stiff named Foster Huntington made the rash decision to quit his job and hit the open road in his 1987 Volkswagen Syncro van. Clocking in over 12,000 miles in three years, […]
Home of the Inuit is the Newest, Northernmost Territory Of Canada By Jill Webb Max Johnson was introduced to Nunavut for the first time when he traveled there in 1980; he has been captivated by the region’s simplicity ever since. Nunavut is the northernmost territory of Canada, and also the newest and largest. It was […]
Winnipeg’s Annual Warming Hut Competition Reveals The Winning Designs On Red River Mutual Trail. By Jill Webb The Red River Mutual Train in Winnipeg holds the Guinness World Record of being the longest naturally frozen skating trail in the world. The trail connects through the Red and Assiniboine rivers, where locals participate in all ice-centric activities, […]
How to Plan a Family Vacation to Toronto By Oscar Davis So, how do you plan a successful family vacation? That’s easy: go to a place everyone will consider fun, one where there is something for everyone. In other words, find a place that has something for every family member to cherish as a lifelong memory. Toronto […]
Journey Across the Canadian Shield: A Day Trip aboard Ontario’s Agawa Canyon Train By Victoria Hart There is something magical about a train ride. In our world today, there are so many choices. It can seem as if there are too many options. But, climb aboard a train and the choice is made. The […]
This region north of PEI is a Summer Paradise with Few Tourists By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor If you started on Prince Edward Island, then drove 754 miles up the craggy coast, you’d reach the tip of the Gaspe Peninsula, also known by its French name, Gaspesie. It would be an eight-hour slog, which explains […]
By Mary Govoni 2017 marks the 150th birthday of the Canadian Confederation, and Ottawa is hosting its birthday party. The celebration is a year-long, with cultural events taking place in various locations In Canada throughout the year. The events are being hosted by Canada’s Ottawa 2017 Bureau. The programs will join Canadian citizens and tourists […]
