Canada Travel News 10/04/2010

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  • WanderWomen Write Travel Writing Contest from Wanderlust and Lipstick

    A travel writing contest for women with a sweet travel prize…deadline: Dec. 31/2010

  • Finding The Right Hostel/Guesthouse

    Good tips here for the solo traveler from Spunkygirl Monologues

  • Victoria: One day, 10 stops, less than $30

    Vancouver travel writer John Lee does cheap-and-cheerful in Victoria, BC for the Globe & Mail

  • Toronto’s largest collaborative art project: E-TOWER at the CN Tower

    From the Canada Cool web site: text “energy” to “667242” (regular text messaging charges apply) to help light up the CN Tower in Toronto

  • OUTLOOKS Magazine

    Canada's GLBT magazine.

  • Architecture’s new rock star: Newfoundland’s (and Norway’s) Todd Saunders

    A Globe and Mail article on the remarkable new Fogo Island Arts colony.

  • Canada/ US Adventure Travel Ratings: National Geographic Adventure Magazine

    Here's who NatGeo likes in the Canada and US for adventure travel. We think it's a pretty fair and accurate list…

  • Hunter S. Thompson’s application to the Vancouver Sun

    Too funny…the Vancouver Sun still exists in BC (although it's a lot thinner these days)

  • GG David Johnston officially sworn in

    Canada gets a new Governor General (the Queen's representative in Canada)

  • Survey reveals U.S. travelers’ interest in medical tourism

    Canada tops the list of countries Americans think of for so-called medical tourism.