Sometimes it’s an enthusiastic neighbour begging for a tour. Other times, it’s a drive-by thumbs-up from a stranger far from home. An Airstream inspires endless nostalgia and carefree dreams of hitting the open road, and people don’t hesitate to share theirs with you immediately after laying eyes on it. But does it live up to the hype it inevitably

Photos by Stephanie and M. Wallcraft Enter Manitoba along Highway 1 from the east, and one of the first landmarks you’ll encounter is a large roadside billboard proclaiming that you’ve reached the centre of Canada. It takes a fair while to get there. It’s more than an hour from the Ontario border, and from the road tripper’s perspective, the

Spanning five halls of the International Centre and covering more than 400,000 square feet, The Toronto Spring Camping and RV Show is the largest show of its kind in Canada. There was much to see and do regardless of your interest or budget. We attended the show and noticed a few ongoing or emerging trends for 2019 we thought we’d share. Bigger

Few vehicles, truck or otherwise, turn me into a raving fan girl as quickly as the 2019 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 . I mean, look at this thing! It’s tough as nails, comes with all the right trick bits – including those awesome Canadian-made Multimatic dampers – and it’s got more capability packed in than most people will use, including the ability to

If you grew up in Ontario, then you’ve undoubtedly heard that Yonge Street is the longest street in the world. And if you’ve got a curious streak, you might also have wondered what it would be like to travel its entire length. I’ve often pondered this myself. But this time, I have to confess that the final proposal was my daughter’s idea. Bef

Sir Isaac Newton and the 2018 Ford Expedition would not have been friends. The latter’s utter disregard for the seminal laws that define modern-day physics would have been too much for the man to take. What I mean by this, is that the Ford Explorer looks like a Sumo wrestler and drives like a ninja. It does not, however, cut like a razor blade.

I’m sitting in my uncle’s kitchen, raving about how rugged and unspoiled the scenery is across Canada’s portion of the Lake Superior shoreline, a few days after my daughter and I returned from our journey along Highway 17. “Of course it is,” my uncle retorts. “No one goes there. It’s two days away from everywhere.” On that last point, he’s no