The polarity between vaccinated and anti-vaxxers have widened the division in our country. The rumbling of a counterculture is stirring in Canadian society today. “A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behaviour differ substantially from those of mainstream society.” I was always disappointed that we didn’t have a defined counterculture in my generation like […]
Tag: Canada
To Halifax and Back
Part III After what had been a magical camping weekend in P.E.I., I had no desire to leave. “I’m going to marry you someday,” he said with a country twang in his voice to me the night before. At the concert, he introduced me to his group of friends as his fiancée. I had played […]
Camping At Cavendish Beach Country Music Festival
. . .Continued. Part II : Charlottetown I woke up with a pounding headache, trying to gather supplies for camping at Cavendish Beach Country Music Festival. On the way to downtown, I grabbed a loaf of fresh bread and an ice coffee from Receivers Coffee Co. I picked up some handcrafted souvenirs–a wooden carving of a […]
Why Traveling To Charlottetown Changed My Life
My Summer ’17 East Coast trip changed the entire course of my life and it all started in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. I’ll take you on this journey with me but, let me start at the beginning. Spring After my Costa Rican sabbatical last summer, I got back together with my on-and-off boyfriend of three years. Don’t […]
Hudson’s Bay’s Grand Portage Collection Is Connecting The Trans Canada Trail
In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday anniversary, Canada’s oldest company, Hudson’s Bay, revealed they will be supporting the Trans Canada Trail initiative with the Grand Portage Collection. About The Trans Canada Trail The Trans Canada Trail was dubbed “The Great Trail” in 2016. It is an initiative that began on Canada’s 125th anniversary and is […]
10 Ways To Celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday Starting Now
Canada is on top of it’s game lately and we look better than ever to the world, even at a ripe age of 150. Let’s bust a move, without breaking a hip to celebrate our milestone birthday. Give thanks for Canada’s voluptuous body (of water) and profoundly beautiful nature. Let’s face it, Canada is sexy and so […]
Fall In Love With Muskoka
Silence. That’s the sound of Muskoka in fall. After Thanksgiving, most people pack up their cottages for winter. Looking back at summer memories longingly, but the raw beauty of nature remains. In fall, life gets busy, with students back to school and work weeks without vacation time and long-weekends. The changing seasons reminds us to let go in our […]