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Happy christmas everyone, and a happy new year!

In the new year we’ll be getting back to providing you with reviews, tips and places to visit as well as trying to give you the best (and cheapest) ways to get to Canada – And if you didnt realise already, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games are almost upon us, so we’ll be covering pleanty of things from these, as well as featuring more places in and around vancouver.. Oh and of coarse giving out information on how to get there and where to stay should you be wanting to get your last minute tickets to see them in person!

Once again guys, hope you all have a fantastic christmas and a happy new year.. and maybe if you haven’t been already – 2010 will be the year you travel to for the first time, and fall in love with the gem that is Canada!

Ottawa at Christmas

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“A Local’s dream” quoted one of the many onlookers as this very well is a dream that is now a reality, watching the many Olympic games on TV while growing up I had always wanted to see the Olympics in person, and the Vancouver 2010 games made part of that dream come true. On December 20th, 2009, my home town of Thorold was given the honour to be host to the Olympic torch’s path.

 I departed my house at 2:15PM and arrive in downtown Thorold to this sight: 

(One group of the many groups that made up the  hundreds of patriotic Thorold residents that showed up to show their support of the olympic games.)

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WIN A WEEK AT BANFF-LAKE LOUISE, CANADA!

The Metro Ski and Snowboard Show is back at London Olympia from this Wednesday running until Sunday, October 25th. To celebrate the event, all this week they’re giving away ski holidays to top resorts in Canada – the home of the 2010 Winter Games – where you can ski from November through to May.

From Quebec in the East to British  Columbia in the West, Canada offers excellent snow conditions, a long season, short lift queues, neck-twisting panoramas, high quality accomidation and an array of activities. Visit www.canada.travel/ski to discover more.

Travelling to Canada is easy and not as far – or as expensive – as you might think. Canadian Affair offers direct flights from Gatwick & Manchester to Calgary and Vancouver, offering outstanding value for money and the highest quality, tailor-made winter holiday packages. To find out more – remember to check out Canadian Affair’s site below

Today’s prize is a three night stay at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise followed by a four night stay at The fairmont Banff Springs… (more…)

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Toronto is a fantastic city, but while you’re there why not take a day or two to explore more of the places around it. We’ve already covered a number of places out and about – one of them being Niagara Falls but there is so much around the city you’ll want to get out there and explore. As it says on the licence plates in Ontario it’s literally “Yours to Discover”! So the place we’re reccomending today is Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County (”the County”) is a region of southeastern Ontario that juts out into Lake Ontario. With its abundance of water, fresh air and wide-open spaces, the area has become increasingly popular with visitors, artists and Toronto residents… oh and it’s only 130 km / 81 miles (about 90 min drive) away from down town Toronto! The perfect place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. (more…)

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Another of the historic places you will want to have a look at while out in Halifax is the Halifax Citadel.

Halifax Citadel

Located within the centre of Halifax, this fort is easy to get to from wherever you may be staying in the city. Though a little word of warning – each day at noon a cannon is fired as a symbol of Halifax’s military history.. This often comes as a great shock, being so loud, to unsuspecting tourists – so now you wont be one of them!

The current star-shaped fortress, or citadel, is formally known as Fort George and was completed in 1856, following twenty-eight years of construction. This massive masonry-construction fort was designed to repel a land-based attack by United States forces and was inspired by the designs of Louis XIV’s commissary of fortifications Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban – a star-shaped hillock fortress with internal courtyard and clear harbour view from armoured ramparts. (more…)

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While you’re out in Canada, usually there’s at least one day with interesting weather – especially if you’re in the great lakes region. By interesting i can mean thunder storms. If you’re interested in weather – Canada really is a great destination to visit. It gets pretty much everything that weather can dish out through the coarse of a year, and so while out there why not get your forecasts and weather news from Canada’s most reliable weather channel? Trust me, if you’re in a region with a storm watch, and you love weather – The weather network can add that little extra excitement!

I’ve been in southern Ontario about three times when storm warnings and tornado warnings have been in force in my area and the weather network provides you with updated information and eyewitness accounts of everything that’s happening when it’s happening. None of those documentaries which were common in the 1990s which taught you all about tornadoes or hurricanes can really ever be as useful or fun to watch than this channel during a storm.. and all the time that added buzz you get from actually being there as it’s happening!
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Hi everyone! Just a quick post – we’ve been going for over three weeks now! and we seem to be having plenty of visitors each day! I just thought it was time for us to stand back a second and have a look what we’ve all achieved!

First though! Did you know you can subscribe to us? you can even join us!

Click here to join us - or alternatively subscribe to our posts only by entering your email address in the field on the left! You’ll then (whether you have subscribed or joined) receive notification and a cut down version of our articles by email as soon as we publish! You can even select which categories you want to receive articles about so you don’t get ones of places you’re not interested in!

Well so far, we’ve done great – lots of you coming and reading our articles, we’ve been featured on www.blogsearchengine.com and we have a score of 8.5 on Blogged.com which puts us as Joint First in the North America Travel category and first in the Canada Travel category!

Our promise to you guys therefore is there is no going backwards! Our aim is to make this site bigger and better, cover more and more of Canada providing you with a hugely comprehensive and usable resource when you’re thinking about heading off to Canada and planning your trip!

So why not join up and then sit back, and drop on by when you see an article that takes your interest drop into your inbox!

On another note – we’re going to be down for a couple of hours on Thursday – this is just while some routine maintenance is done on our host’s servers, so fear not! We’ll be back after with more articles!

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Hi everyone! yep! it’s one of those quick posts! BUT seriously – have a look at what I’ve just found! – Now you may or may not know, but i always am pottering about trying to find deals on getting to Canada (that’s good for all of you!) So, i think you may be pretty impressed with what i just come across!

2 return flights to Toronto (giving you 11 nights there) for £523.00! and your total price including flights and accomodation for two people: £845.86

Toronto sky scrapers

Here’s how to find it! The Flights are booked with Canadian Affair with their current sale that’s on! – Click their logo below and then search for these dates:
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Regular visitors may have noticed our new shiny buttons on the sidebar menu! — I know many of you actually have seen us originally on twitter, but I’ve just finished sorting out a Facebook account too! — So! why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter so you can keep up to date with everything!

ALSO! – Don’t miss out on the following competition on right now:

Become a fan of Hilton Niagara on facebook – and win a Luxury Getaway at Niagara Falls!
To be eligible, just visit www.facebook.com/hilton.niagara and become a fan! It’s as easy as 2 clicks!
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Welcome to the launch of  Canada Trip.co.uk – My way of sharing my interest and experiance with you and anyone who may be interested in visiting Canada in the future.

Here we’ll try to help you decide which part of Canada you may be best visiting (at least on your first trip!) and also the best time to go, since canada is a country of more than just a summer holiday location – it also is one of the best country’s to visit for Skiing holidays and excursions.

So, whether you’re looking for a down town city trip for shopping, themeparks and sites,  looking for a quiet relaxing holiday in some of Canadas more remote areas or even looking to take advantage of some of Canada’s world class Skiing holiday destinations keep your eyes on this spot as we will cover each of these from day to day.

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