James Shearer

With all that Canada has to offer and the constant flow of festivals and events it can be difficult to decide where and when to visit Canada.

Thanks to a handful of provincial tourist boards and the Canadian Tourist Commission, Trail Canada has launched a blog with articles by respected journalists and other sources.

This new blog is a perfect guide to inside information into very specific topics, be it dining in Prince Edward Island or visiting the Northwest Territories or exploring Victoria in Autumn, Trail Canada has a growing base of articles.

Visit the Trail Canada blog to read more and contribute your own articles.

I have finally managed to put all my Canadian wildlife photographs online.

At the same time, I wrote up some information on each of main species of animals found in Canada and some tips about where to see them and how to safely and responsibly watch animals in the wild.

Some of my favourite animals to watch and photograph include Grizzly Bears and Raccoons. Some of the more difficult to photograph are, despite the ease in which to find them - Squirrels and Birds. The reason why is because of their fast movements and small size - this can lead to out of focused shots and also missed poses.

The photographs are online now for everyone to enjoy.

Issue 2 of the Trail Canada newsletter was sent out today. Those of you who don’t have a free subscription, don’t worry. You can pick it up online at:
http://www.trailcanada.com/newsletter/

In the latest issue there is a section about vacations in Canada. Where to go and what kind of holiday ideas are given on Trail Canada.

Also featured is the new part of the website about “Things to do in Canada” and the ability for you to provide Trail Canada with some of your photos.

Subscribe to the newsletter today! It’s free…

I’ve created and published a new photogallery on Trail Canada.

The photos of English Bay and English Bay Beach are taken from around the area i live. Many are taken from my apartment and balcony.

Click here for photos of English Bay, Vancouver

These photos were taken from my apartment:
Looking over the Boathouse Restaurant, over English Bay Beach towards Stanley Park
Moon light over English Bay
Sunset over English Bay
Ships in English Bay and snow-capped mountains

This is where I live, Imperial Tower:
Imperial Tower and the Inukshuk
Imperial Tower, towering over the beach (the tallest building)

A great place to live! No wonder Vancouver is the most desirable place to live in the world. I second that.

Living in Vancouver definately has its benefits. Vanessa and I are able to visit many of the visitor attractions featured on Trail Canada ourselves.

The visitor attractions guide for Vancouver on Trail Canada is new and growing fairly rapidly.

Visit: Trail Canada guide to Vancouver’s visitor attractions

When you’re in town, hopefully this will help you have a great visit to this wonderful city.

Just over 3 years ago I arrived in Canada to start on what would become an epic journey across the 2nd largest nation on the planet. The diary I wrote whilst on the road which sparked the development of Trail Canada is available to read online.

My travel diary across Canada

Trail Canada is offering complete holiday packages in Canada which you can build and customise online.
You can choose your destination, where you stay, the kind of room in the hotel, what airline and airports to fly to and from, if you want a car to rent and when you book it all together online the savings are huge!
Trail Canada vacation in Canada package builder

So with Trail Canada expanding to a size which can be somewhat impossible to notice all the new and cool features, here are my top 10 favourite pages:

Hotels in Canada
The Trail Canada hotel guide has thousands of hotels across Canada. I think this is a great part of the website because the hotels are available at great rates, really really great rates and there is a huge selection.

Photos of Vancouver
I live in Vancouver now and these are all my own photographs (as are 99% of the Trail Canada images) but these are the most recent and some of my favourites.

Car rental in Canada
There are so many websites offering car rental in Canada. This area of the website offers loads of information on how to rent a car. Instead of having ca rental shoved in your face, you can find out about the dos and don’ts of renting a car in Canada.

Maps of Canada
A really great resource for Canada maps. There are maps of Canada, maps of provinces, city maps and also maps of the territories. Really useful to get an idea of how big Canada really is!

Photos of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the most unique places I have ever visited anywhere in the world. Anyone traveling to Canada should not miss the chance to visit this remarkable province on Canada’s Atlantic coast. These are my photos of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Canada travel guide
One of the few online guides to Canada. This constantly expanding section of the website is one of the features which makes Trail Canada different. A complete and detailed guide to travel to Canada and what to do when you get there, how to get around and how to make it the best trip ever.

Destination guides and city guides
New to Trail Canada is the guides to each major Canadian city and popular destination. The number of featured destinations is growing and so is the information on each city.
Detailed city guides currently exist for:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Toronto, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Calgary, Alberta
Vancouver, British Columbia

Free e-cards of Canada (greeting cards)
Another great little feature of Trail Canada is the ability to send an e-card - an electronic greeting card. Each e-card can be customised with your own personal message and will be sent with an accompanying photograph of your choice. This service, like the rest of Trail Canada, is free to use!

If you have any thoughts on Trail Canada, what your favourite areas of the website are or any comments or suggestions, please click here to contact.

I’ve created a quick blog which will show the new updates to Trail Canada.

Travel to Canada blog

The Travel to Canada blog is designed to show all the pages which have new and interesting features without overwhelming the Trail Canada website.

I’ve just finished the photo gallery for Trail Canada of Vancouver’s Westend. This is in fact my neighbourhood.

I hope you enjoy my photographs:
Photos of Westend Vancouver

J.