I visited Tofino in October 2017. .. and just to clarify I am talking about CANADIAN Thanksgiving… pretty much the same… just in a different month. In brief, Thanksgiving traditionally celebrates the harvest, although nowadays is more about being thankful in general. Thanksgiving is commonly on the 3rd Monday in October. Read more
A guide to Toronto
Disclaimer: Toronto is no New York. I think everyone can accept that. Whilst often the two are often compared this post isn’t going to attempt to do so.
I also thought about adding in places to eat and bars, but decided against it. Every city has these features.. they don’t all have the CN Tower etc….
Here’s how to spend three nights in Toronto (and the general area)….. Read more
Discovering Portland OR.
I lived in Vancouver for over a year.. yet somehow when I was in Portland OR, I heard the phrase ‘Pacific North West’ (or ‘PNW’ as I will refer to it in the next few paragraphs) more times than I ever did back in Canada.
Perhaps Oregon is the real and beating heart of the PNW. Read more




