From lakes the size of seas and dense pine forests, to sandy beaches and thundering waterfalls, Ontario Provincial Parks highlight some of this Canadian province’s most spectacular landscapes. There are 330 Provincial Parks in Ontario, and if you added…
Of all the countries I’ve visited over the years, one that really captured my heart is Canada. I’ve been lucky enough to explore the country from the Vancouver Island in the west to Prince Edward Island in the east.…
An otherworldly landscape carved from living, shifting ice, some of it dating back thousands of years, the world’s glaciers are some of its strangest and most beautiful places. But they’re not exactly easy to see for yourself – normally…
Travelling from Vancouver to Jasper by train past mountain peaks, thick forests and crystal clear lakes, the Rocky Mountaineer is quite rightly ranked as one of the world’s most epic – and luxurious – rail journeys. It’s been top…
Modern and multicultural, Toronto is eastern Canada’s powerhouse city. It’s a huge, sprawling place, made up of smaller, individual neighbourhoods. But a weekend in Toronto is just enough time for a taste of the city.…
An unspoilt island of rolling farmland, red cliffs, dazzling white lighthouses, golden sand dunes and shining lakes – Prince Edward Island is a different type of Canadian adventure. PEI, as it’s known, is one of the three Maritime provinces…
When I found out my summer travels Stateside would take me from New York to Toronto with a couple of days to spare along the way, there was only one place I could really stop off at – Niagara…
From red-brick historic buildings to pastel waterfront houses, art galleries to gourmet restaurants – Charlottetown might be Prince Edward Island’s capital, but with a population of 35,000 it still has the friendly feel of a small town.…
If you’re visiting Prince Edward Island in Canada, then there’s one name you’ll keep seeing – Anne Shirley. Better known as Anne of Green Gables, she might be fictional but has she has a serious fan club which stretches…
It started on the plane from Toronto to Charlottetown, where every other person getting on board seemed to know each other. There were calls across the aisles asking how the meeting or gig went, and my driver got advice…
From spectacular sunsets and wildlife encounters to nights by the campfire and great food, my leg of the Explore Canada road trip – travelling from one side of the country to the other in a Cruise Canada RV –…
Two sisters, two weeks, 4500km and four provinces – our leg of the ExploreCanada road trip was epic in more ways than one. Especially considering neither or us had ever been inside an RV (motorhome) before. How would this…
It’s a summery Wednesday morning in Ontario. From our boat we can see children splashing in the shallows and building sandcastles on the shore. A canoe rests on the water’s edge and a group of friends picnic under a…
