Canada, the country of your dreams is calling. You’re ready for a move and a new start. Truth is, depending on what country you come from, moving to Canada can be heaven for sure, or it can be…not heaven. When you think about moving to Canada you visualize the immense space, endless opportunities, authentic living, nature pure, friendly Canadians, and […]
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Western Canada’s 2015 drought and soaring hay prices are leaving their marks, as hay suppliers are taking advantage of it. I fully agree, small hay farm operations have it tough some years. If you don’t have irrigated fields and you depend on the weather, a mixture of sunshine and rain at the right time, you might just be out of […]
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Who remembers them? Whoever has been to Silver Spur Trails over the last few years will remember my miracle horses. Maybe you have ridden one of them and have a special memory or a photograph? Please send it to me, and add something to my memory. I will never forget them, my miracle horses; they all will be remembered and […]
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No Trespassing – Why Landowners want to keep you out! When I first moved to Canada I didn’t get it either. Especially out in the country with a meagre population you come across No Trespassing signs frequently. Private Property – Keep Out – Trespassers will be prosecuted. What are the reasons for all this? What does it mean? Why are […]
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Don’t be shocked if you ask for a toilet when you’re out in the country in Canada and you get directed to an outhouse. Unless you are a seasoned traveller, the mention of an outhouse can be enough to turn your stomach. However, in many places in Canada, the outhouse is still the only sanitary pit in the woods. You […]
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Many of us have sold rural properties, some of us more than once; others may still try to sell. How long did it take you to sign the deal? Has it been years and you’re still waiting for the right buyer? The Truth About Selling Rural Property in Canada Selling rural property is different from selling a house or condo […]
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When you learn English in a language school you are taught how to speak and write ‘proper’ English. Slang terms are not part of a conventional English course. The big surprise hits you when you visit an English speaking country and hear strange expressions and slang you’ve never heard before. Because of the large size of the country, it’s no surprise that […]
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Cabin fever is a common shared experience across northern latitudes. We mostly use the term Cabin Fever for being bored and confined and feeling trapped. For Northerners, this means counting the restless days until the ice breakup and the chance to get underway. I never knew until this winter what cabin fever truly means. Every winter since my arrival in […]
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Everybody travelling in Canada during winter should have a winter checklist to be prepared for winter conditions. A winter checklist gets even higher priority if you drive to any of the northern Canadian destinations. We try to get ready for winter early here in Canada. To be unprepared for the first blast of winter weather could be a disaster. It’s […]
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The situation hit me this morning. A beep on my cell phone and my Google Calendar popped up with the message: Going North. This was a reminder of the timeline planning I did when I was in Mexico in February. I never heard of this new virus at the time. Now I’m stuck at home in my mini-home in Oliver […]
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This time, getting ready for the big change and life on the road is much tougher for me than ever before. I have to admit, it’s partly due to my age. As you grow older things seem to get more complicated. Not only do I worry about the road ahead of me, but I also struggle with the getting ready […]
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Do you rather live in a small country town and put up with small crap than committing to city life? I have experienced both, the anonymous lifestyle of big cities as well as the tightly knitted communities of small towns and rural communities in Canada. No matter what country you’re in, living in a small town and in a rural […]
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Even with my Thermomix, I don’t like winter, I never did. I remember my first winter in Lumby, British Columbia, living at my previous ranch. There was heaps of snow, a steep, icy driveway, and we were snowed in for days. When spring finally emerged, I promised myself, that this wasn’t for me, the long winters, and that I didn’t […]
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I never thought this could happen, me being stuck in paradise, in my log home in the woods. I never thought of the frustration, not able to pack up and move on, and that my log home living would become a pain. The Canadian Dream I live at the edge of the wilderness, in an old rustic log home in […]
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