My Growing Love of Bike Tours
I have a confession to make. It won't be a surprising one for anyone who knows me well, but it's a confession nonetheless: I'm...
Eating Hogtown: A Pork-Themed Tour of Toronto
If you had to guess, what do you think the most-consumed meat in the world is? Beef? Maybe chicken? Try PORK. Although it's only the...
Ottawa: A Tale of Two Seasons
After years of traveling in all sorts of climates, I have come to a conclusion: the weather — whether hot, cold, or in-between —...
Tips for Going to the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa
Each May for more than half a century, the city of Ottawa has come to life with hundreds of thousands of colorful tulips. Canada's capital...
5 MORE Things to Love About Ottawa
In January 2012, I made my first trip to Canada's capital. It was freezing cold and snowy during that visit, but I nevertheless was...
A Tundra Education
I used to like to joke that I came from the Tundra. For undergraduate school, I attended a small, private university in northwest Ohio...
3 Reasons to Suck Up the Cost and Visit Churchill, Manitoba
So you've seen all the polar bear photos, and images of the dancing Northern Lights. You've read about the quirky little town, and its...
Dogsledding in the Great White North
To look at Dave Daley, with his long ponytail, hooded sweatshirt, and lanky frame, you probably wouldn't guess a lot of things about him....
A Dance of Lights: Awed by the Aurora Borealis
“The sight filled the northern sky; the immensity of it was scarcely conceivable. As if from Heaven itself, great curtains of delicate light hung...
Peggys Cove in Photos
Less than an hour from downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, lies a tiny fishing village called Peggys Cove. With a permanent population of well below...
The Prettiest Place You’ve Never Heard Of
Alexander Graham Bell once said, “I have travelled around the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes, the Alps and...
There’s More to Ottawa in Winter Than Just Frigid Weather
When people begin planning winter vacations that don't involve skiing, Canada probably isn't likely to be at the top of their lists. Unless they...
My Night in Prison
I woke with a start, not entirely sure what had jolted me into consciousness in the middle of the night. Was it a muffled...
Photo Essay: An Afternoon on Parliament Hill
No, it's not a scene from some medieval storybook, nor a set built for one of the Harry Potter films. Instead, the spires of...
5 Things to Love About Ottawa
I've only been in Canada's capital city of Ottawa for 2 days, it's true – but in those 2 days I've seen quite a...