Category: Canada

  • Toronto – The perfect holiday destination.

    Toronto is not a city where the tourist has an exhaustive itinerary. It is more of a city that grows on you slowly – the traveller is seduced by its summer festivals, markets, boardwalks and food, rather than engaged in a breathless stomp around endless cultural attractions. Situated reassuringly near to Niagra Falls, it is…

  • Discover the Beauty of Nelson, BC

    Our guest blogger is Connie Motz, a freelance travel writer, living in British Columbia, Canada. Many visitors to British Columbia (BC) make it only as far as Vancouver or Victoria with only a few venturing into the beautiful area known as the West Kootenay. In fact, if you ask a Vancouverite where the West Kootenay…

  • Canadian Houseboat Holiday on Shuswap Lake, BC, Canada

    Our guest blogger is Connie Motz, a freelance travel writer, living in British Columbia, Canada. When the crimson and gold leaves are falling in southern British Columbia, it can only mean one thing – ski season is just around the corner!  But there’s still plenty of time for some great fall hiking, cycling or whatever…

  • Vancouver and rail trip across Canada – Holiday Review

    In 2011, my best friend and I decided to fulfil our dream of travelling across Canada. After much thought and research we decided to fly to Vancouver first, spend a few days exploring before heading to Victoria on Vancouver Island and then catching the Rocky Mountaineer train through the Rockies to Banff. Afterwards we organised…

  • Wining & Dining in the Okanagan

    You know it has to be good when they have an official handbook including a directory and regional maps.  Add to this rolling hills of green, sparkling lakes and some of the best wines in all of Canada, and you’ve got the southern area of British Columbia known as the Okanagan.  With lakes and streams…

  • Rocky Mountaineer Railtours Provides Unexpected Challenge

    While offering some of the most breathtaking views found in all of British Columbia and Alberta, a trip onboard the Rocky Mountaineer promises spectacular holiday memories that will last a lifetime.  But the popular Rocky Mountaineer trip also comes with something quite unexpected for most passengers during the 2012 season – the chance to cross a…

  • Just one thing to do before you die!

    Have you read the book “50 things to do before you die”? Did you look through and think to yourself that it would be nice to do just one or two of those things? The BBC even did a TV program with their slant on the subject. You can even buy a book called “501…

  • Is this the Best City in North America?

    Vancouver, BC – Global Holidays Voted to be the ‘Best City in the Americas’ by readers of Conde Nast Traveler, Vancouver, BC, Canada, is a vibrant city that truly offers something for everyone. And one of the most beautiful times to visit Vancouver is the spring when the blossoms are in bloom and you can…

  • Canadian Rockies by Train Escorted Tour

     C A N A D I A N  R O C K I E S  B Y  T R A I N Travelling by train across the Canadian Rockies must be one of the most spectacular train rides in the World. This escorted tour is in our opinion one of the seven wonders of the…