Too Square to be Hip
A narcissist's guide to travel and culture
From far in the distance, Mount Ham cuts an impressive figure. The strange hump among the flat rural Quebec landscape looks like a hunchback whale washed up on shore. This solitary rock makes for a great first glance at the Eastern Townships. Geography Part of the northern range of the Appalachian Mountain chain, a series …
Not far from both Mont Tremblant and the quaint village of St. Agate you will find the township of Saint‑Donat, where thick forests dot a lac covered landscape. It is a beautiful place, but one that is solemn. The hills, so beautiful from far, hide the resting place of twenty four members members of Canada’s …
The more authentic counterpart of Mont Tremblant‘s tourist village, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts is a cottagers paradise. Nestled in the Laurentian mountains, and their endless expanse of dark blue coloured lakes, it is the quintessential Quebec mountain retreat. This fact is especially true in the heat of summer when the town comes to life with day trippers and …
Located east of Toronto, just outside the forgettable town of Bowmanville, is a dilapidated prisoner of war camp from the Second World War that has long lost its purpose. It’s raison d’être extinguished, it has been pilfered and defaced, despite its heritage status. Yet it is this dilapidation and abandonment that makes it so interesting …
Located approximately and hour north of the city of Sudbury (Ontario) this winding waterfall is truly magnificent, even more so in fall when colors are at their peak and mist hangs over the tree line. The strange snake like formation fills a rock channel and spews water out into a crater at its base, dropping …
Driving along Highway 60 through Algonquin Park, with dark clouds up above and poring rain on the asphalt. As I exited the park, I pulled over into a parking lot to take a break. Little did I know that this was also another park, and out of curiosity I ventured out of my car lured …
Located in the forgotten southern edge of Upstate NY, Binghamton is not a city that makes big waves outside of its borders. A decaying husk of its former self, the city like many others has shed much of its population. Yet for those who remained, and are gainfully employed, they have found themselves in a …
Located due north of Ottawa, in the land of the Quebec lake, is a park that is sadly (but not so sadly for me!) unexplored. The Parc Régional du Poisson Blanc was founded as recently as 2008 and roughly translates to the White Fish Park, and in fact white fish can be caught in nearby …
I hate Markham! Yes, it is perhaps a harsh statement but its nothing personal. Maybe it should read, I feel strongly indifferent to Markham but I would be lying to an extent. It is more profound, the same way most cities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) make me feels. Its large expanses of bland, …
Spend enough time staying in hostels, or spend a few months working in one, and people will blend together in such a way that they become stereotypes. All of the sudden you notice that conversations repeat themselves. To make things more interesting you will catch yourself making up nonsense about who you are, and what …
