Secrets to Planning a Great Girls' Getaway
The best girls getaways are the ones that end with you not wanting to "get away" from the girls you just spent a weekend with. Travel is a great way to really get to know someone, but it can also be a...
View ArticleTop 5 Affordable Destinations for a Canada Day Trip
Canada's birthday is right around the corner and though the holiday falls on a Tuesday, there will be many of us taking advantage of a long weekend getaway either on a staycation or an extended trip to...
View ArticleHere's Why You'll Fall In Love With Alberta's Wilderness
If silence is golden then Alberta's Kananaskis Country is a goldmine. Located 45 minutes west of Calgary by car, the 4,200-square-kilometre networks of parkland and recreational area is the home to...
View ArticleCaleb Bankston, 'Survivor' Contestant, Dies In Freak Railway Accident
People magazine reports that ex-"Survivor: Blood vs. Water" contestant Caleb Bankston died on June 24 following a railway accident. The 26-year-old was working on a train at the Alabama Warrior Railway...
View ArticleJamie Oliver To Open A Toronto Restaurant In Yorkdale, Courtesy Of The People...
Toronto has its fair share of stellar chefs that are increasingly of celebrity status, and now they can add one more to the list. Jamie Oliver announced on Wednesday that he'll be opening a restaurant...
View ArticleThis Might Just Be The Prettiest Way To Enter The U.S. From Canada
Alexis Nazeravich usually starts her mornings driving from her house in Boissevain, Man., to the International Peace Gardens. Once she passes through the towering metal-framed gates, the garden's...
View ArticleCanada Day 2014 In Edmonton: Fun Activities For Families
In Edmonton for Canada Day and wondering what to do? Look no further. The City of Edmonton, communities and groups have come up with an excellent lineup of Canada Day activities that offer something...
View ArticleJon Montgomery, 'Amazing Race Canada' Host, Says He Needs To Improve
TORONTO - Though the first season of "Amazing Race Canada" was such a ratings success that CTV rushed to renew as if sprinting to the mat, host Jon Montgomery can't help but see one area in which the...
View ArticleA Visit to This Island Will Make You Appreciate Canada's First Nations' Culture
Hang out with Falcon Migwans and you'll find spending time with him is a lot like "show and tell" for the soul. If you take him up on his offer for a spruce and mint tea, be ready to forage for fresh...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Rules for Being a Worldly Traveler
Tourist season is upon us! In a few short days we will witness the largest mass exodus of city-dwellers, suburbanites and country folk to well...the country, the city and anywhere but suburbia! As we...
View ArticleWelcome to the Birthplace of Poutine - Now Wipe That Drool Off Your Face
Ask anyone for a list of Canadian cuisine and poutine will surely land somewhere near the top. Sure, the iconic dish -- that unholy trinity of French fries, cheese curds and gravy -- might look like a...
View ArticleThe Five People You Meet in Honky Tonk Heaven
This week I went on a little best friend road trip to Tennessee with my roomie and wyfe 4 lyfe, Emily. Why would two young women go to Nashville, you ask? She was fueled by a love of Appalachian Folk...
View Article23 Signs You've Been In Alberta Too Long
So you’ve been living in Alberta for a while now — maybe even your whole life. There's no doubt you love it...how could you not? The big skies and bigger mountains, the friendly attitudes of city and...
View ArticleWhat This Canadian Village Lacks in Size, it Makes Up With Heart and Lobster
Alma, New Brunswick may be a small town but it is close to one of the world's biggest natural feats. Located by the Bay of Fundy, the town's 150 permanent residents see tides as large as 16 metres --...
View ArticleWelcome To Bear River, Nova Scotia: Canada's 'Best Kept Secret'
There are certain parts of the year where there is no life for Don Rice outside of Bear River, Nova Scotia. To live in a village in an outlying area with 800 people might seem like a prison sentence...
View ArticleToronto Pride Photos: How Canada's Biggest City Showed Its WorldPride (PHOTOS)
This year's Pride festival in Toronto was the biggest ever, with visitors from all over the world in the city for WorldPride 2014. But while the parades, mass wedding, dance parties and speakers will...
View ArticleHappy Canada Day! Here's What Canadians Love About The Great White North
Oh, Canada. You're turning 147 today but you don't look a day over 27. Seriously, we would know. The Huffington Post Canada Travel just spent the last 15 days driving across the Great White North from...
View ArticleYou've Never Seen Outhouses With Views Like This (PHOTOS)
In the pristine British Columbia wilderness sit the world's most gorgeous outhouses. The award-winning latrines are such attractions that tourists from Europe will trek hours into the wilderness just...
View ArticleA Canada Day Tour Of The Nation
Story by Vacay.ca Staff Canada celebrates its 147th birthday on July 1 and Vacay.ca has team members in the nation's four largest metropolitan areas. Here's what's happening on Canada Day in Toronto,...
View ArticleBreaking Bread: How Ovens are Safeguarding One of Newfoundland's Unique Cultures
Drive around Cape St. George in Newfoundland's Port au Port peninsula and you might overlook one of the province's four bread ovens. There aren't any neon "open" signs, nor will you find a single...
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