Spring Travel in Canada: Where to Go and What to See

Every trip here is one we took ourselves. Real distances, real costs, real stops — and honest notes on what was worth it.

Waterfront homes built on a forested hillside overlooking a calm bay with moored boats and coniferous trees

Deep Cove and Lynn Canyon in One Day from Vancouver

A 5 a.m. start for a parking spot, a kayak we took turns on so the dog never waited alone, a free suspension bridge over a canyon, and Playland to end the day.

8 min read
12 October 2026
Bohdan Dryhval

Busy urban plaza with historic red-brick buildings, strung pendant lights, a bicycle detour sign, orange globe street lamps, and pedestrians browsing outdoor market stalls with yellow and red umbrellas

Vancouver in One Day: Garden, Aquarium, Stanley Park and Gastown

One sunny day, four stops: a garden with its own beehives, Canada's largest aquarium, the Stanley Park seawall on a tandem and Gastown after dark.

5 min read
26 September 2026
Bohdan Dryhval

Twilight view of a calm lake framed by evergreen trees and silhouetted pine branches, with distant forested shoreline and mountains under a blue evening sky

Winnipeg to Nestor Falls: Five Quiet Days by an Ontario Lake

Four hours from Winnipeg — and five days when we barely used the car. Our route to Nestor Falls, our stay on Pinus Lake, canoeing with Nika, Caliper Lake, the campfire and what we actually spent.

10 min read
22 August 2026
Anna Dryhval

Black dog wading in a shallow river surrounded by rocky shores, coniferous forest, and a suspension bridge spanning the water under a clear blue sky

Pinawa: The Bridge, the Channel and a Wrong Turn at Seven Sisters

We finally caught one dry, sunny day between weeks of rain and drove out to Pinawa: a bridge, a channel loop, a few too many ticks, and a hydro station where we'd expected a waterfall.