Destination: Canada

Dreams are made of this stuff

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By vancouverbased | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry

No guidebook or public broadcasting educational video can really prepare you for what you come upon when you arrive in Vernazza, Italy. It is the most extraordinary experience to arrive here by train after ten or more hours of travel, the last hour of ... Read more >

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What big eyes you have

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By ziajasper | Views [113] | Scholarship Entry

In the clearing of Sucrerie de la Montagne shadows dance from the canopy above, new growth salute spring to the valley and I am walking on the pages of a fairy-tale. Translated in English as Candy of the Mountain, Sucrerie de la Montagne is heaven for ... Read more >

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Photos: BWG Pics

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By jodylundriganbwg | Photo Gallery

Photos: Beautiful BC

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By fridaytravels | Photo Gallery

The Leap

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By nick5924 | Views [95] | Scholarship Entry

The summers in rural Ontario are the sleepy kind. The appeal is to get away from everyday life by lounging by the water with a book, cracking a mid-afternoon beer with your toes in the sand, or playing competitive lawn games. Individually, all of these ... Read more >

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Staying with my Foreign Family

Fri, 22 May 2015 | By rebeccaryan | Views [144] | Scholarship Entry

I have distant relatives in Ontario, Canada. In 2011, I stayed with them for three months while I was working for a local newspaper. During this time they became more than distant relatives. The majority of them lived in a small beach town off the coast ... Read more >

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Photos: Dustin Kerschtien:Travel Photographer

Fri, 22 May 2015 | By dustinkersch | Photo Gallery

The Hidden Jem

Fri, 22 May 2015 | By bing-er | Views [218] | Scholarship Entry

You start by leaving the hi way just after hinton alberta, follow that down a few km on a paved road you will pass a town called robb. There will be a sharp turn( slow down to 20km/h is not a warning for that one ) You then continue down the gravel road ... Read more >

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Niagara Falls

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By labrahams | Views [153] | Scholarship Entry

After a 12-hour coach journey from New York City to the Canadian Side of Niagara Falls, I was a little worse for wear. I had barely slept and was in desperate need of coffee, nothing I thought could cheer me up until I took my first glimpse and the world ... Read more >

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Strangers and Bears

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By caramarks | Views [253] | Scholarship Entry

The day after my nineteenth birthday, I hike the Juan de Fuca trail on the coast of Vancouver Island, a 47 kilometer trek that curves its way through giant cedars, thick mud, and smooth beaches. I decide, because I am naïve and optimistic, that I will ... Read more >

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Killarney Provincial Park

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By winegeographer | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry

You know when you have found a place of peace. The iconic Canadian painters who belonged to the "Group of Seven" came here often for the white pines bent by the prevailing westerlies, and an undulating landscape provided their canvases with rich visual ... Read more >

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Pushing limits: Gettin' Rad on Volcanoes

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By hurricanemurphy | Views [133] | Scholarship Entry

I am an adventurous lady who loves to push the limits. When I found out there are three amazing mountains in close proximity to each other, I was immediately interested. This trip is about exploring three volcanoes, on skis, in hopes of making it to the ... Read more >

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Grand Manan Island

Sun, 17 May 2015 | By efshaub | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry

I want to visit Grand Manan Island. Manan is a fascinating island located right in between the northeastern tip of Maine and the western coast of Nova Scotia. I want to take a trip there and write about what it's like to be right next to the northeastern ... Read more >

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My story

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By alek2015 | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry

Hi there, First of all, this is an amazing initiative! So glad something like this has been put together! What I'm about to write here, will probably go against the standard requirements... Why you ask, because travelling shouldn't be a set plan - it ... Read more >

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CN Tower

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By acandianaffair | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry

Having arrived only a few days before classes began at U of T (University of Toronto for those of you living outside of Canada), I could barely tell which way was up - even with a map. I would exit the subway and have no idea if I was walking North, East, ... Read more >

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