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Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Makes First Music Video In Space
May 13th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
It's official. We Canadians rock. If William Shatner and Bryan Adams aren't enough for you, there's Chris Hadfield. He's an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency and has become hugely popular with his videos about life aboard the International Space Station, answering such profound questions as how to cut your nails in space.
Now Hadfield is coming home. He's turned over command of the ISS ...
Northern Lights Best Viewed At Sea, On A Yacht, French Style
May 4th, 2013 at 4:00PM: Considering a trip to see the Northern Lights? This year may very well be the best time to go. 2013 is the height of the 11-year solar cycle. September and October offer peak activity. They can be seen in Alaska, Norway, Finland and Canada on a clear night. Better yet, try viewing on a ship at sea.
Common tips for viewing the Northern Lights say to go North, inside the Arctic circle, bring ...Fiddles, Bagpipes And Empty Beaches On Cape Breton's Cabot And Ceilidh Trails
May 2nd, 2013 at 10:00AM: After driving for miles on a dirt road through the pitch darkness and seeing no signs of life anywhere, I was certain we were lost. It was a perfect early August evening in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and we were looking for the Thursday night square dance in Glencoe Mills, a blink-and-you'll-miss it hamlet in Cape Breton's untrammeled interior. The road was so dark and so eerily quiet that when I ...Photo Of The Day: Mount Revelstoke National Park View
Mar 16th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
This Photo of the Day, titled "Mount Revelstoke National Park View," comes from one of my favorite Gadling Flickr pool members James Wheeler. I like James' work for more than its visual appeal too. Rather than simply posting a photo (like I do), James adds detail about the gear he used and more. For example, James captions the image:
"Mount Revelstoke national park is one of the few ...Edmonton: Three Boars, Perfect Cocktails
Mar 8th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
Before a recent trip to Edmonton I did my standard restaurant research. All trails seemed to lead to a place called Three Boars Eatery, located happily enough just a few blocks from my hotel in the neighborhood of Old Strathcona. I left a message requesting a booking the day before my arrival and two minutes later my phone pulsed. "Hi. You called. We're full upstairs tomorrow night but there's ...Canadian Space Agency Video: How To Cut Your Nails In Space And Other Tips For Living With Zero Gravity
Mar 5th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
What's daily life like on the International Space Station? The public has lots of questions, so the Canadian Space Agency, with the help of their astronaut Chris Hadfield, is giving out some answers. Hadfield is currently on the ISS and in this video shows how to clip your nails in zero gravity without them floating all over the cabin.
Hadfield is becoming an Internet sensation with his ...
Why We're All Drinking 'Canadian' Beer
Feb 18th, 2013 at 11:00AM: A few facts about beer:
In ancient Babylonia, where the first beer was supposedly made, they took the sudsy stuff so seriously that if you made a bad batch, you'd be drowned.
The Vikings' version of heaven, Valhalla, was really a great meat and beer hall in the sky, complete with a giant goat whose udders spewed-you guessed it-beer.
Light makes beer go bad, hence the reason one ...Low-Cost Travel Insurance Offered For Adventure Travelers
Feb 8th, 2013 at 2:00PM: Start talking about anything even remotely related to the topic of travel insurance and odds are the conversation will be short. This is not something that travelers dream about, plan for or share with their social networks. No one we know of has a scrapbook of insurance mementos picked up along the way or has written a song about it. To many travelers, travel protection is an annoying, ...Photo Of The Day: A Rainy Day In Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 20th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
We often think of warm, sunny days as the only optimal time to travel, but sometimes, bad weather gives us a completely different perspective of a new place. Such is the case with this photo from Doug Murray taken during a rainy day in Vancouver, BC.
As any traveler to the Pacific Northwest will tell you, rain is often inevitable, but wet weather is what makes this region beautiful. Plus a ...Photo Of The Day: Victoria Pier
Dec 28th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
This Victoria pier, the Ogden Point Breakwater Pier in James Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, is today's Photo of the Day. Piers are strange metaphors for travel, as they function both as cul-de-sacs and tethers to the familiar, but there can be no question they are great for centering images. This photo was taken by Flickr user `James Wheeler on Christmas Eve. He observes in his image notes ...Squeals And Loathing In Justin Bieber's Hometown Of Stratford, Ontario
Nov 27th, 2012 at 10:00AM: I'm way too old to be a Belieber but there I was on a snowy Saturday afternoon driving slowly up towards Justin Bieber's boyhood home in Stratford, Ontario. I've never bothered to investigate the legacy of musicians that I actually like, so why was I paying homage to a kid whose fan base wasn't even born when I graduated from college? Call me crazy, or worse, but how can you not be curious about ...Time-Lapse Video Captures Montreal On Fire
Nov 10th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Time-lapse videos are a dime a dozen these days, but once in a while something unexpected is captured. In the above video by E Kital on Vimeo, a simple time lapse of Montreal turned into something much more dramatic when a fire broke out in the old city. As reported by NBC News, the blaze lit up the night sky and provided some eerie contrast against the serentity that's usually core in a time ...
Photo Of The Day: Streaky Water
Oct 27th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
This Photo of the Day, taken in Ontario, Canada and titled "Streaky Water," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member James Wheeler who captured this image using a Nikon D5000.
Captioning the photo, James tells us:
"The streaks in the water are the fall leaves and bubbles quickly rushing by in this fast moving creek. There was no shortage of leaves falling in the creek as you can see with ...Photo Of The Day: Frozen Lake
Oct 19th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
This frozen lake in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District in British Columbia was shot last February by Flickr user `James Wheeler. I like its black-and-white moodiness, its starkness, and the way that it demands respect for winter. The image notes mention that the photographer's daughter slept in a sled crossing over the frozen lake. This detail adds an extra stillness to the image.
...Photo Of The Day: Vermilion Lakes Side Road
Oct 13th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
This Photo of the Day, titled "Vermilion Lakes Side Road," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member `James Wheeler who captured this image using a Nikon 5000D and a Tokina 12-24mm f/4 lens with a Nikon Polarizing Filter.
Captioning the photo, James tells us:
"Just out side of Banff is a small road that runs parallel to the Trans Canada highway. This little side road offers some ...A Local Experiences Niagara Falls As A Tourist
Sep 25th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Sometimes you need a couple of daredevils to remind you to go home. Earlier this year, I interviewed Nik Wallenda, the stuntman who recently walked a tightrope across Niagara Falls and Jay Cochrane, a 68-year-old man who has been tightroping between skyscrapers in Niagara every night this summer, and hearing about their exploits inspired me to return home for a visit. I grew up about 20 minutes ...Photo Of The Day: Baffin Bay
Sep 20th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
Baffin Bay, located between Greenland and Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is a desolate and beautiful place.
It is also very far north. Though the above image looks like it might have been taken in the dead of winter, it was actually snapped in late August of this year. Check out photographer island602's big set of images of the Arctic for more near-frozen delights.
...International Business Travel Tips, From Business Travelers
Sep 20th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
After posting our 10 Tips For International Business Travel, readers responded with some engaging comments. Chiming in with additional tips that work, their ideas for international business travel have an undeniable common sense. Based on their personal experience, with some lessons learned "the hard way," readers shared not what they heard would be a good idea, but what they did that worked. ...The World's Most Recommended Country To Visit
Sep 18th, 2012 at 3:00PM: The world's most recommended country to visit is Canada, says a study measuring public perceptions of countries around the world. The ranking is a component of the best overall country reputation that also considers employment, living conditions, investment potential and more.
Beating out Australia, Sweden and Switzerland for the second year in a row for the number one spot, Canada is one of 50 ...Victoria International Chalk Festival Debuts In British Columbia
Sep 12th, 2012 at 5:00PM: We can now add another quirky festival to the already long list of creative events. Visitors and locals can go back in time to their childhoods, when playing with chalk was an everyday occasion. These sidewalk drawings, however, contain a bit more talent than your average 5-year-old-drawn stick figure and house.
The Victoria Chalk Festival will debut from September 12 to September 16, 2012, in ...
