The Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2009 guide has put Canada in its top ten countries, and Canada’s Tourism Commission is impressed with the write-up. The Lonely Planet is a worldwide travel guide company that encourages independent travellers, especially backpackers, to make a positive impact during their travels.
The 2009 “best of” guide includes a list of [...]
Our wavering economy along with swelling gas prices have tampered with vacationers’ travel plans throughout the summer, leaving many travelers in the lurch. As wallets continue to tighten and stress levels rise, people are realizing just how much they need and deserve a vacation getaway that for now seems to be tossed on the backburner.
But [...]
Fathom Five, Canada’s first national marine park, consists of 20 islands to the north and east of the Bruce Peninsula, 130 square kilometres of surface water, the ecosystem reaching 200 metres below, and the park’s tiny landbase at Tobermory Harbour. Composed of green islands, lake bottoms and clear cold water, it is representative of the Georgian Bay [...]
Summertime is a great time for a vacation. Everyone looks forward to the annual family outing when you pack up the family and head for the car, airplane, train or bus and take that getaway you have been waiting for all year long.
But there is one big question - should the family pet go on [...]
Fancy a weekend away with a difference? Then why not explore Canada’s mysteries, ghost stories, and infamous crimes. Many cities and towns across Canada offer ghost walks, graveyard tours and other haunted outings not only at Halloween but throughout the year. Listed below are some of the best ones with links to their websites for [...]
Canadian and U.S. scientists have zeroed in on the cause of the aurora borealis, tracing the shimmering northern lights to the way the “tail” of the Earth’s magnetic field snaps back into shape in response to the solar wind.
They knew the aurora borealis were related to solar substorms, the energy releases resulting from the complex [...]
Point Pelee, a 10-kilometre sandspit with its southern point equal in latitude to the northern border of California, contains one of Canada’s smallest but most unusual national parks.
A thin triangle jutting into Lake Erie at the southernmost point of Canada, the 20 square kilometer landscape boasts a unique blend of vegetation in the marshes, jungle-like Carolinian forest, Savannah grasslands and [...]
The name “Skerwink” is most likely derived from a local seabird, the Haigdown, which the locals called “Skerwingle” or “Scurwink”. Another possibility is that the name migrated with the early English settlers, this coastline resembling that of England.
The coastal features of Skerwink have assumed names applicable to their shape. Sea stacks, particularly on the Port [...]
PATH has over 1200 shops and services; more than 50 buildings/office towers are connected through PATH. It also provides links to some of Toronto’s major tourist and entertainment attractions. City Hall and Metro Hall are connected through PATH.
So what is PATH?
PATH is downtown Toronto’s underground walkway linking 27 kilometres of shopping, services and entertainment. Follow [...]
The Confederation Trail Prince Edward Island’s tip-to-tip trail, was developed on abandoned railway lines and takes you into wetlands and hardwood groves, through quaint villages and along sparkling rivers.
In August, 2000, Prince Edward Island became the first province in Canada to complete its section of the Trans Canada Trail. Since then Island communities have been [...]
