Travelling Canucks
The Travelling Canucks live in Vancouver, Canada. Staying in great places, visiting interesting sights and meeting fascinating people is what we love about travelling. Travelling Canucks
Check out our blogs:
• Two week driving tour of Nova Scotia's South Shore, August/September 2011 .
• Two week driving tour of the Canadian Maritime Provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, June/July 2010 .
• Vancouver Winter Olympics Experience, February 2010.
• Staycationing in Vancouver in the Summer and Fall of 2009, featuring Downtown Vancouver, Granville Island, Stanley Park, North Shore, Richmond and Delta.
• Four week trip to Egypt over Christmas Break, December 2008 to January 2009, featuring Alexandria, Siwa Oasis, Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, and Abu Simbel.
• Three week trip to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco over Spring Break, March to April 2007. We travelled to Lisbon, Sintra, and Cascais, Portugal; Barcelona, Granada, Seville, Segovia, Toledo and Madrid, Spain; and, Marrakesh, Fes and Rabat, Morocco.
Travel Blog Posts
Trailing Around Nova Scotia's North Shore
Published: March 5th 2012North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Annapolis Valley
March 5th 2012
Trailing Along The Glooscap and The Evangeline Trails As we drove westward from Charlottetown to Wolfville after spending too few days on the Gentle Island (Check out our blog: Prince Edward Island Days), our first stop on the northern shores of Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy, was Truro to grab a bite to eat and see the Tidal Bore, a wave of water that moves upriver against the current of the Salmon River twice daily as a result of the incoming Bay of Fundy tides. Unfortunately, timing is critical when it comes to seeing the Tidal Bore and since we still had a long day of driving ahead of us to get to Wolfville, we continued on our merry way since Truro was no more than a pit stop with lots of fast food joints. Stops ... read more
Lunenburg and The Lighthouse Trail
Published: February 27th 2012North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Lunenburg
February 27th 2012
Lighting Up the Lighthouse Trail Touring around Nova Scotia for 4 weeks by car over the past two summers, The Travelling Canucks have travelled extensively along the South Shore's Lighthouse Route that is known for its lighthouses, rugged coastline and stormy seas. We have journeyed along quiet country roads along the beautiful coastal landscapes dotted by coastal villages full of historic charm. We have followed the shoreline roads past rugged, wave-carved headlands and tranquil island-studded bays, walked along wind-blown beaches and stopped at historic towns and weathered fishing villages to soak up the maritime lifestyle and hospitality. The South Shore of Nova Scotia that extends west from Halifax to Yarmouth on the western tip of Nova Scotia is one of the most beautiful parts of Nova Scotia. Coming from British Columbia, it reminds us of h ... read more
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Memories
Published: February 20th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
February 19th 2012
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Memories Looking back, the Travelling Canucks' Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic memories are Olympic-sized. The most memorable experience of living in an Olympics host city besides watching Olympic athletes and visitors enjoying the games and witnessing inspired athletic performances, was the pride, excitement and patriotism on the streets and in our homes, not only in Vancouver, but across Canada. With the sunshine, blue skies and warm weather, it was easy and fun to meet people on transit, in lineups, at pavilions and venues and while pin trading. Being Canadians, we watched women's and men's hockey at the rink, at home or in the streets with thousands of fellow hockey-crazed Canadians. We could hear cheering in the streets, honking horns and celebrations all over the city when our team won. Strangers hig... read more
Memories of Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay
Published: February 19th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
February 19th 2012
Memories of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics' Torch Relay Painting Our Country Red & White On the 76th day of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay that wound its way across Canada, the Torch crossed the border between Alberta and British Columbia. The Torch Relay brought tears to peoples' eyes, it inspired a generation to dream and it all reminded us why we love Canada. The Torch Relay brought Canadians from all over Canada to celebrate what is good about Canada and Canadians. Hardy Canadians travelled in -60C temperatures in snow storms to see the Torch, Native Canadians celebrated with Canadians born or recently immigrated to our metropolitan centres and remote communities, Native traditions and celebrations brought Canadian First Nations Peoples front and centre, Canadians with physical and mental challenges ca... read more
Beautiful Bamfield, British Columbia
Published: February 19th 2012North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver Island » Bamfield
February 19th 2012
Bamfield Memories Hey! Canuck Junior Here! Visitors from all over the world marvel at the beauty and serenity that British Columbia's wilderness experiences offer urbanites. Admittedly, I am not outdoorsy, but as a photographer, I loved the sheer majesty of my surroundings on this very memorable school field trip, like no other. This is a photoblog more than a reminiscence of a high school Biology 11 trip to Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on the west coast of Vancouver Island in my home province of British Columbia. The coastline and water are breathtakingly beautiful. The coastal environment ranges from exposed rocky shorelines, expansive sandy beaches, productive estuaries, and ancient coastal temperate rainforests. Situated within the traditional territory of the Huu-ay-aht First Nation in Barkley Sound, and adjacent to the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve... read more
July 8th 2010
Planting our Feet in Nova Scotia Who knew when we planned our trip to Nova Scotia that we would be part of the Planter 2010 Celebrations that mark the 250th Anniversary of the arrival of the New England Planters, from which Papa Canuck is a descendent? Nova Scotia’s long and interesting history of the English and French colonizing the province is legendary. The decedents of the French colonists, the Acadians, populated the Northern and Eastern shores of Nova Scotia. When the Acadians were expelled from Nova Scotia in the Great Expulsion of the 1750s, the New England Planters were granted rich, dyked farmlands left vacant. In the early 1760s, the Planters brought with them the colonial pattern of land division, their 'puritan' way of life, their social institutions as well as packing up their homes and ... read more
July 2nd 2010
Prince Edward Island Driving Tour Our 2010 Driving Tour of Prince Edward Island was the perfect escape from the urbanization of Canada's East and West Coasts. There was a peaceful tranquility that washed over us when we crossed one of the world's longest bridges that connects New Brunswick to PEI, the tiniest province in Canada. The Travelling Canucks loved the charming and relaxing lifestyle on the Island, which only proved that we are getting old! Join us on our journey touring around the Gentle Island! PEI is known for its potatoes, its sienna-coloured soil and golden/white sand beaches that line its shores. Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series of books has brought its fans from around the world to visit the author's birthplace and setting for Anne Shirley's adventures that delightfully described growing up ... read more
June 28th 2010
Hail to Halifax Born, raised and living in Vancouver, the Travelling Canucks felt strangely at home in Halifax this past June when we vacationed in Canada's Maritimes. Unlike Vancouver, Halifax is not situated in one of the most geographically blessed locations in the world; however, Halifax's role as a prominent naval and commercial seaport and gateway for Canadian immigration gives the city a sense of historical importance that Vancouver lacks. The Halifax Explosion and the site of where victims of the sinking of the Titanic are buried only add to its maritime heritage. We decided to spend our summer vacation in the Maritimes since as Canadians we have seldom vacationed in Canada. Not only does Papa Canuck have Nova Scotian roots dating back to the 1700s, but Canuck Junior is considering her post-secondary options. While our ... read more
Canada Goats for Gold & Gold Medal Plates - Vancouver 2010
Published: February 17th 2010North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
February 17th 2010
Canada Goats for Gold "Goat for Gold” is not a meal ticket for Olympic gold medal-winning athletes. It's not what Canada's Own the Podium is all about. It is the follow-up to the charitable efforts of a group of Vancouver Canucks fans during the 2009 NHL Playoffs, called “Goat Canucks Goat”. These Canucks fans, after deciding to buy one goat for an African family each time the Vancouver Canucks won an NHL playoff game, inspired Canuck fans to donate enough funds to buy 1,073 goats despite the Vancouver Canucks 2nd Round wipe-out. During the Winter Games, every time a Canadian wins a gold medal, this group of fans once again plan on buying goats for African families in the hopes of capturing the spirit of the Olympic Games. The dream: Canadians will get in the spirit ... read more
It's Vancouver's Time to Shine!
Published: February 9th 2010North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
February 9th 2010
Pre-Games Glow With 3 days to go before the cauldron is lit and the 21st Winter Games open in Vancouver, we're so excited, we can hardly wait for the Games to begin! Excitement is finally in the air, not just in our heads. Red mitten clad Vancouverites are jumping on the Olympic bandwagon as the Olympic Torch Relay winds its way around Metro Vancouver. The Travelling Canucks, all aglow, have been busy getting a head start on the 17-day long party since it will be over before we know it. Here's what we've been up to: Ice Lights Vancouver City Hall's new permanent outdoor light installation titled Ice Lights, designed by German artist Gunda Förster, features large LED strips throwing an icy glow onto each of the Art Deco building’s four terraces. Since the lights cascade ... read more
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