Canada
Browse 12 travel guides across 4 destinations
Montreal
Montreal: A Solo Traveler's Guide to the City That Eats Alone
The safest, most walkable, and most delicious city in North America for solo travelers—updated for 2026 with real prices, STM fares, and the restaurants where eating alone is the whole point.
Culture & HistoryMontreal: Where French Rebels, Irish Gangs, and Wood-Fired Bagels Built a City on a Frozen River
A city founded by French Catholics, burned by the British, rebuilt by Irish refugees, Jewish bakers, and Haitian immigrants—Montreal is North America's most complicated island. Wood-fired bagels, a 30-kilometre underground city, and the French question, answered over smoked meat.
Other Guides
Kissing the Cod: Five Hundred Years of Salt, Song, and Survival in St. John's
A culture and history guide to St. John's, Newfoundland — Signal Hill and Marconi's first wireless, Quidi Vidi's reborn Mallard Cottage, screech-ins on George Street, Cape Spear's first sunrise, and five centuries of salt-fish stories in Canada's oldest city. With specific addresses, prices, hours, and what to skip.
Food & DrinkEat Montreal: A Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Guide to the City's Most Obsessive Food Culture
A comprehensive food and drink guide to Montreal, from Mile End bagel wars and smoked meat dynasties to Portuguese charcoal chicken and late-night poutine. With specific addresses, prices, and what to skip.
Culture & HistoryEdmonton: Where Fringe Theatre, Ukrainian Soul, and the World's Largest Mall Collide on the Prairie
A comprehensive cultural guide to Edmonton covering Fort Edmonton Park, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, the Fringe Festival, the river valley, and where to eat and stay.
AdventureBanff: How to See the Real Rockies Without the Tour Bus Crowds
A comprehensive adventure guide to Banff National Park—how to avoid the crowds, find the best hikes, eat where locals eat, and see the real Canadian Rockies. With specific addresses, prices, and what to skip.
AdventureVancouver: The City Where Wilderness Begins at the Bus Stop
A comprehensive adventure guide to Vancouver, from the Grouse Grind and North Shore trails to kayaking Indian Arm and surfing Tofino. With specific trailheads, prices, gear advice, and where to eat after the hike.
Culture & HistoryStone, Syrup, and Starlight: A Storyteller's Guide to Quebec City's Living Walls
From the only walled city north of Mexico to an ice hotel rebuilt annually from 30,000 tons of snow, Quebec City is North America's most European city—and its most stubborn. This guide maps the specific addresses, prices, and stories that make it unforgettable.
Culture & HistoryOttawa for the Unhurried Solo: Canals, Jail Cells, and Canada’s Quiet Capital
A solo traveler’s guide to Canada’s underrated capital—where you can sleep in a former prison, paddle a UNESCO canal, eat oysters for cheap, and explore world-class museums without the crowds or the Toronto price tag.
Vancouver
Vancouver: The City Still Arguing With Its Own Reflection — A Culture & History Deep Dive
Vancouver does not perform its history well. It argues with it in public: stolen totem poles in museum storage, a Chinatown built on defiance, a Japantown that never came home, and a downtown peninsula layered with 10,000 years of unceded territory. This guide shows you where to look.
Activity GuidesVancouver: A Field Guide to the City's Wild Edges
From the Grouse Grind to the granite walls of the Stawamus Chief: hiking, biking, kayaking, climbing, and whale watching across Vancouver and the Sea-to-Sky corridor, with 2026 prices, transit fares, and booking traps.