How to Keep Your Suitcase Safe While Travelling
Simple steps to protect your stuff Ever lost your luggage? You know that sinking feeling when the last bag rolls around the carousel -- it's equivalent to coming down with traveller's diarrhea. You...
View ArticleVancouver, Toronto Prime Real Estate Prices Top Rome And Milan: CBRE
Residents of Toronto and Vancouver ought to ask themselves why they're still living in those cities, when they could buy prime Roman real estate for cheaper. A map released by commercial real estate...
View ArticleYou Can Have a Healthy Vacation and Have Fun at the Same Time
Too many times people return from vacation having had a great time, but also being down on themselves due to letting unhealthy habits dominate. People tend to overeat, drink more, and skip their work...
View ArticleB.C. Islands For Sale Are Surprisingly Affordable (PHOTOS)
Owning a private island seems to belong in the realm of the extremely wealthy — or does it? We were surprised to find that many islands for sale in B.C. are selling for under $1 million. No, you can't...
View ArticleUber Launches Petition To Gain Vancouver Support
Uber has upped the ante in the fight to bring its ride-share app to Vancouver, launching an online petition in the hopes to gain support among locals. The petition was launched on the Uber website...
View ArticleCanadian War Memorials Around the World
There are cemeteries, burial plots, museums, and memorials all over the world that honour our Canadian Forces. If you're travelling overseas, here are a few international sites where you can pay your...
View ArticleActress Lisa Ray Explains Her Passion for Travel
"I was six months old when I started to travel and I haven't stopped since," Lisa Ray tells me over a conversation at Sula, a Vancouver restaurant on the east side of the city. It's the end of summer...
View ArticleWho Said Sports Tournaments Aren't For The Hockey Moms?
Who says your kids’ sports-tournament weekends have to be all about them? You deserve a little quality time to yourself when you’re out of town taking them to games. All it takes is a little planning...
View ArticleCanada Enforces Ebola Quarantine Measures For Certain Travellers
TORONTO - People coming to Canada from Ebola-affected countries — including returning health-care workers — will need to undergo a more formal 21-day monitoring period, the federal government announced...
View ArticleBaku, Azerbaijan: Walking The Crossroads Between Asia And Europe
"You are the first person I know who is traveling to Azerbaijan!," exclaimed my travel agent enthusiastically. For the tourism professional, the city of Baku is certainly a more original destination...
View Article'Corner Gas' Weekend Set For Toronto To Support Upcoming Movie
Well, here's something going on. The cast of television's "Corner Gas" will make various appearances around Toronto this weekend to promote the upcoming release of the film adaptation, which is set to...
View ArticleTimelessly Brilliant: 8 Eye-Catching Landmarks From A Different Era
Canada’s natural beauty is pristine; we all know that. It’s a kind of pastoral lushness that draws visitors from across the country and around the world to look upon it all in awe. But Canada’s natural...
View ArticleAlberta Drone Video Shows The Province In All Its Rugged, Natural Glory
Alberta: Mountains. Streams. Bears. Ski jump. The province sure looks beautiful when you capture it at the right moments. And that's what drone video and photography company Blackbird Aerials did with...
View ArticleWhere To Eat, Stay and Play in Chicago
The exploration of Chicago requires a good pair of shoes and a good few days a couple of times a year, ideally. On the weekend that I visited, I had every experience from watching Nick Walenda brave...
View ArticleJordan Axani's 'A Ticket Home' Aims To Help People Travel The World
It began with a trip of a lifetime. Toronto man Jordan Axani and his girlfriend Elizabeth Gallagher had planned an extensive world tour that would take them to countries including Italy, France,...
View ArticleCanada's Top 15 Best Value Cities for 2015
If you're looking for a fun and affordable vacation it's time to travel domestically and explore one of hotel comparison trivago.ca's 15 Best Value Canadian Cities for 2015. Based on the yearly average...
View ArticleMan's BC Ferries Facebook Rant Forces Company To Respond
A B.C. man's Facebook rant about BC Ferries has caught the attention of the company and sparked discussion surrounding its costs and customer service. Sean Smith posted an open letter to BC Ferries on...
View ArticleA Child's Travel Log: Germany, 1939
"You no smuggle!" said the customs agent. It was nine-year-old Bev Miller's first trip to continental Europe. Bev landed at the Hook of Holland with her mother, Gladys, who had borrowed against the...
View ArticleSix Things About Italy that Might Surprise You
At times, Italy can seem like a boot-shaped cliché: people gesticulating madly, yelling in what seems like a rage when in fact they are discussing last night's delicious lasagna; tiny pink towns on...
View ArticleStunning Timelapse Illuminates Evening Sky In Alberta Rockies (VIDEO)
Night sky photographer Alan Dyer recorded this timelapse montage at the Banff, Jasper and Waterton Lakes National Parks in the Canadian Rocky Mountains over the summer of 2014. All we can say is "Wow!"...
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