Elk Island. Half an hour away from “the city” is Elk Island National Park. Protecting one of the most endangered habitats in Canada, Elk Island is filled with birds and wildlife — a nature enthusiast’s paradise. (more…)
Travelling to Vancouver on a budget? Although Vancouver, B.C. is one of Canada’s largest and busiest cities, filled with culture and life, it is also one of Canada’s most beautiful outdoor cities. Embedded in a coastal rainforest, surrounded on two sides by mountains, and situated next to ocean waters, Vancouver is blessed with (more…)
Every winter in Edmonton, when the world outside is covered in large amounts of snow, and wind gusts blow chilly air into all the nooks and crannies that haven’t been well enough covered up, I hibernate. The whole family hibernates. Even the kids don’t go out to play in the snow; we bring a bucket of it inside. Right now, I am seeing all my Edmontonian friends chuckling and shaking their heads. What wimps we are, afraid of a little cold and snow. But, c’mon, I’m from Vancouver. Winter in Vancouver (more…)
