Canada is a country I haven’t traveled to (yet). I’ve never really come close to visiting because most routes pass through the USA and for five years after visiting Iran, visiting the USA would have been difficult—and also I wasn’t interested. But I do really, really want to visit Canada. It seems like a great country to do some long-distance hitchhiking and cool outdoor stuff. Though fiction, the thing that inspires me most to visit this huge country is the book Journey by James A. Michener (Wikipedia link, don’t worry).
I hope that in the future, you can find posts about Canada on this page. For now, perhaps read about other countries, such as Mexico or the Dominican Republic?
Things I’d Like to Do in Canada
- Hitchhike with people. Perhaps on an ice road in winter?
- Learn about indigenous people and cultures in what is now Canada as long as it can be done without further harming these communities
- Explore both the capital Ottawa and the largest city Toronto. I’m afraid I’d run out of visa days then already, but that’s a later problem
- The same goes for Québec City and Montréal. Québec City mostly because of the K-drama Goblin
- Maybe lay my eyes on Mount Logan (5959masl)? There’s no way I’ll climb a beast like that
- Go hiking and kayaking. Especially the inflatable kayak scene seems to be great in Canada
- Visit Yellowknife. It’s a place I’ve always wanted to go to for no apparent reason besides it was mentioned in Journey
- Go to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. These seem very interesting to me somehow. It should also be a good base to visit Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Travel to the world’s largest island in a lake, on an island in a lake, on an island (this unnamed island within Victoria Island). It’s probably not very doable
- I think I forgot to mention Vancouver and Vancouver Island? I heard good things about that area. Also, it’s the goal in the road trip movie One Week (a personal favorite)
Right now, it’s not really interesting for me to do intensive research into visiting this country and gathering information. But once there are ideas of visiting or if I find inspiration, I might add it here. I’ve already stumbled upon this post with 27 amazing places to visit in Canadian summer and it’s making me itchy to travel.
If you know cool places and things to do in Canada, comment below so I can always find your suggestions again once I start making the dream come true! Tips are especially welcome if you are First Nations, Inuit, and Métis, Canadian, or have lived there for a while
Are you a travel blogger and do you have good posts about Canada? Drop them in a comment below and I’ll read them!
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