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Trips We Took

Full routes with distances, costs, and honest reviews — every kilometer driven, mapped and written up.


Routes

5

Total distance

23,000 km

Last update

May 2026

Places We Found

Lakes, mountains, trails and small towns worththe drive — the stops we keep coming back to.


Stories

6

Provinces

3 / 13

Hidden gems

2

Stories & Tips

Park rules, road tips and the things we learned the hard way — plus stories from the side of the road.


Stories

6

Avg. read

12 min

Top topic

Tips

Latest Stories

Kenora 01
A summer day trip from Winnipeg to Kenora, Ontario and Rushing River Provincial Park — where the prairie ends, the rock and pine begin, and one Saturday holds a town and three rivers
Longbow Lake 03
A guide to Rushing River Provincial Park near Kenora, Ontario — whitewater rapids over glacier-carved rock, three sandy beaches, and a family campground Manitobans have loved for generations
Whiteshell provincial park 01
A first look at Whiteshell Provincial Park, ~1.5 hours east of Winnipeg — Canadian Shield lakes, cabins, waterfalls and quiet, plus what we want to come back to explore
CT 134A Musketeer II Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park 03
Canada's largest outdoor military aircraft display, a Tim Hortons under the flight path, and a quiet Sunday evening to wind down. Right in Winnipeg.
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June 19 to September 7, 2026, national parks are free across Canada. Here is exactly what is included, what is not, and one detail most posts get wrong.
selkirk park marine museum 07
35 minutes from Winnipeg. A small town, a frozen river, and a surprise museum we first mistook for boat storage.

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Our Mission — Honest Travel Guides for Canada

We spent hours searching for real travel info across Canada — routes, costs, road rules, dog-friendly stops. It was scattered everywhere. So we built the guide we wished we had.

23,000+ km driven across Canada

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Exploring Canada Together

From Ukraine to Canadian Highways
From Ukraine to Canadian Highways
We're Bohdan and Anna — a Ukrainian couple who moved to Canada with our dachshund Nika. Back home, we fell in love with driving between small towns. Here, we found a whole country made for road trips.
6,000 km That Started Everything
6,000 km That Started Everything
It began with drives between Sumy, Hlukhiv, and Balakliya to visit family. Then came a 6,000 km road trip through Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania — including the Transfăgărășan — and back. That trip made it clear: the road is where we feel most alive.
Slow Roads, No Rush, Just the Journey
Slow Roads, No Rush, Just the Journey
We pick the longer route over the faster one. We stop when something catches our eye. No schedules, no checklists — just the road, music, coffee, and whatever comes next.
The Guide We Wished We Had
The Guide We Wished We Had
Routes with real distances and costs. Places that are actually worth the drive. Road rules, park passes, pet-friendly stops — practical details that took us hours to find, so you don't have to.
Just Us, Nika, and the Car
Just Us, Nika, and the Car
Early mornings, wrong turns, gas station coffee, weather changes, and a dachshund who sleeps through every mountain pass. That's how every story on this site begins.

Last Journey Stats

A Day Trip to Kenora and Rushing River: Crossing Into Ontario for One Perfect Saturday

Visited: August 2025
Distance: 260 km
Days on the road: 1
Coffee stops: ~ 3
A summer day trip from Winnipeg to Kenora, Ontario and Rushing River Provincial Park — where the prairie ends, the rock and pine begin, and one Saturday holds a town and three rivers

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Why We Travel

A piece of our story

Back in Ukraine, our favorite thing was driving between towns — just us, the road, and hours of music. After moving to Canada, we found a country built for exactly that. Quiet lakes, mountain cabins, roads that go on forever. Now we chase those moments and write about them here.”

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