Visiting friends in other cities, provinces or countries that you've never been to before is probably one of the best things that you can do as a traveller. Not only do you get to catch up and share some new memories with an old friend but they mostly likely know of all the hot spots... Continue Reading →
A few years ago, I discovered that Hamilton is home to over 100 waterfalls (we took our first trip down to check some out a couple years ago - read about it here!). Since our last trip, I've found a few other notable ones to check out. 1. Burk’s falls 2. Albion Falls 3. Chedoke Falls... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago we discovered a great little find less than a 30 minute drive from downtown Toronto at Rouge National Urban Park. The concept and arrival at this park was very confusing to us. What is considered the park itself is actually spread out into cities of Toronto, Markham, Pickering and Uxbridge. Our assumption, based... Continue Reading →
On Canada Day long weekend we headed down to Southern Ontario to visit Point Pelee National Park. Perfect opportunity to finally use our Discovery Pass for free entrance! This is one National Park that you can't camp in so we booked a campsite at Wheatley Provincial Park which is only a 20 minute drive away... Continue Reading →
May 2-4 weekend we adventured down to one of the 4th oldest provincial parks in Ontario, Long Point Provincial Park. Nestled on Lake Erie, it was about a 2.5 hour drive southwest of Toronto. This park is known for it's 1.5km long beach, which if you're going outside the park boundaries is much longer! There... Continue Reading →
When you visit the Cheltenham Badlands you almost feel as if you've arrived on another planet. It's described as "a seven-hectare area of exposed iron-rich Queenston Shale bedrock deposited over 445 million years ago." 1 Unfortunately, the badlands were officially closed earlier this year after overuse from visitors and experts say that it won't be re-opening... Continue Reading →
Although I haven't been hiking at many provincial parks (yet), Awenda Provincial Park is definitely up there on my list of the nicest places to go camping in Ontario. I camped for 2 nights here and had a great experience. Check-in was quick and easy, and the park staff were very friendly. The beaches, trails,... Continue Reading →
Located just North of Orangeville, Mono Cliffs Provincial Park has excellent hiking and mountain biking trails. Varying from hiking on cliffs via the Cliff Top Trail to walking along by marshes and ponds on the Carriage Trail and South Outlier Trail. The Civic holiday seemed like the perfect day to head west and discover what... Continue Reading →
For Canada Day this year I decided to escape the usual chaotic city festivities and venture off to Sandbanks Provincial Park. Located on Lake Ontario, it features one of Ontario's most popular and beautiful beaches. Although the provincial park has 3 different beaches (Sandbanks Beach, Dunes Beach and Outlet Beach), Sandbanks Beach boasts some nice... Continue Reading →
The week of May long weekend took me up to the Bruce Peninsula to do some camping on Georgian Bay. Despite the chilly May evenings (dropping down to zero degrees Celsius), the sun was shining and the landscape was ever impressive. For around $60, I was able to reserve a campsite online for two nights... Continue Reading →
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