Off Track Travel’s Best Adventures in 2024
A look back to our best adventures in 2024, a busy travel year with an extended overseas trip and many bucket list hiking trails ticked off.
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Off Track Travel’s Best Adventures in 2023
A look back to our best adventures in 2023, a year that included dream travel destinations as well as many long awaited hiking trails
Off Track Travel’s Best Adventures in 2022
A look back to our best adventures in 2022, a year we were able to fully explore Canada again from coast to coast!
Off Track Travel’s Best Adventures in 2021
A look back to our best adventures in 2021, an unforgettable year of weather weirdness and pandemic uncertainty.
Della Falls Trail: Complete Hiking Guide
Hidden in the deep green valleys of Vancouver Island’s Strathcona Park is the Della Falls trail to Canada’s highest waterfall. Read about our experience and follow the guide to visit Della Falls yourself
Okanagan Mountain Park: A Complete Hiking and Paddling Guide
Magnificently mountainous Okanagan Mountain Park, British Columbia, offers incredible paddling and hiking opportunities – here’s a complete guide, with campground details, trail descriptions, safety tips and more
Off Track Travel’s Best Adventures in 2020
A look back our best adventures (all socially distanced outdoor ones!) in 2020, one of the strangest years of all our lives
Why We Quit Full Time Travel/Vanlife
Back in late 2017, I wrote a post that declared we would be travelling full time indefinitely. We had quit our jobs in Penticton, BC, and were preparing to cross Canada in our (not yet converted) van. Almost three years to the day, I felt it was a good time to give you an update!
Acadian Culture and Acadian Day: Everything You Need to Know
The Acadians, were the first permanent settlers of Canada from Europe. This post will explain you everything you need to know about the Acadian people and Acadian history.
Off Track Travel’s Best Adventures in 2019
2019 was an incredible year for us, with so many amazing adventures and professional achievements. Here are our highlights, including eight backcountry trips, diving in Thailand and a stay at a mountain lodge in the Rockies
Off Track Travel’s Best Adventures in 2018
My, oh, my, 2018 was something of a crazy year for us. Here’s our highlights, including blogging conferences, a holiday on PEI and lots of outdoor adventure
Off Track Travel: Quarterly Catch Up, October to December 2018
This quarter started with a whirlwind of a 4000km road trip across the North American continent and ended with Christmas in Perth, Australia. Here’s a taste of everything we have been up to since then.
Off Track Travel: Quarterly Catch Up, July to September 2018
This quarter took us to five provinces, one state, a travel conference and over 10,000+ km in our converted van. Plus, we’ve got some big news about our next steps….
Off Track Travel: Quarterly Catch Up, April to June 2018
It’s time for a more personal update in the life of Off Track Travel. Here’s the lowdown on what we’ve been up to this April, May and June! Spoiler: it involves quite a bit of travel around Eastern Canada, a van conversion, citizenship ceremony and plenty of seafood!
Off Track Travel: Quarterly Catch-Up January to March 2018
As much as I love writing about our adventures, it sometimes takes a bit of time to get these experiences onto this site. After all, there are only so many hours in a day and yet so many places and stories to share! This is a new series to update you on what we’ve been doing lately and future plans.
My Journey to Canadian Permanent Residency via Common Law Sponsorship
All the details about how I became a Permanent Resident of Canada via the common law sponsorship route
Off Track Travel’s 2017: A Year of Change
Another year almost over! 2017 was the year we decided to make some big changes in our lives. In November, we headed out on the road to travel indefinitely.
Life Update: We’re Going On the Road…Indefinitely!
A major life update – we’re going on the road indefinitely as digital nomads earning a living online. Here’s all the info about our plans
Off Track Travel’s 2016: Our Highlights
While we didn’t move this year or even leave British Columbia much, we still had an awful lot going on. For one thing, November marked our five year anniversary of living in Canada together. Work changes, visitors and lots of outdoor adventure – here’s all the highlights of our year!
50 Things I’ve Learned About Canada in 5 Years
A few things I have picked up after a half decade in Canada