Want to know a little secret (and a mildly warm take)? Montreal is the best city in Canada. Yes, we like Montreal more than Vancouver. We’ve fallen head over heels in love with Montreal, and are here to help you do the same. It’s a great city with everything we love: a thriving art and…
There are quite a few things we like about the Helen Lake Trail in Banff National Park, but we’ll give you two here at the beginning of this guide. First, bursting forth from the treeline into the meadows that sit at 7,000 feet above sea level is one of our single favorite moments on the…
The Wilcox Pass Trail is probably our favorite stop on the Icefields Parkway, and is our pick for the best hike on the drive between Banff and Jasper (not including the hikes at Lake Louise). The reason? You spend most of the hike above the treeline (which means excellent alpine meadows and views), you get…
Looking for a fantastic hike with a tiny fraction of the crowds that descend on Lake Louise and Moraine Lake? Look no further than the Healy Pass trail. Look, Banff is well beyond a hidden gem or secret – it’s basically Disneyland for people that love the mountains. Instead of mickey ears and white Nikes,…
After hiking this trail for a second time on our latest trip to Banff, we were hiking back along the shore of Lake Louise when the question of what the best hike around Lake Louise came up. I, Matt, asked Alysha which trail – the Plain of Six Glaciers trail or the Lake Agnes and…
Looking for a guide on where to find the best coffee in Montreal? You’re in the right place! I, Matt, the resident coffee connoisseur (read: nerd) in this corner of the internet, recently spent a week in Montreal sipping espresso and chatting about coffee with everyone that would listen. And I’m here to help you…