canada

  1. Section8

    Free Rides North from Vancouver

    Free Pizza, free liqour. Going to Dawson City. Got 3 seats or 4 seats if you're okay being cozy... or a dog. Got room for cargo too.
  2. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Pender Island: The Canadian Town Where Hitchhiking Is Encouraged

    Pender Island: The Canadian Town Where Hitchhiking Is Encouraged Brendan Sainsbury 5-6 minutes I’m standing by the road outside of the Otter Bay ferry terminal on Pender Island in British Columbia, waving my thumb optimistically at the oncoming traffic. Behind me is a green...
  3. Snott Kennedy

    Question Where to find rural punks?

    I'm curious if anyone is aware of any countryside or even small cities that have a decent punk/weirdo scene. I keep hearing about ex big-city punks fixing up houses in northern Maine (is that happening on the New Brunswick side??) and I remember meeting some grindcore kids who lived in Squamish...
  4. Roadtroll

    Crossing rockies to fairy creek with hwy closed.

    Ive hit a block. Rather not backtrack and take an alternative route as im trying to make best time to van isle. Im in canmore / banff and am really tempted to hop rail but itll be first time n im not certain i know enough yet to do it safely. Are there other routes via thumb that are getting...
  5. moderntrivia

    Question oh Canada

    I haven’t researched this much yet but maybe someone else has. This morning I’ve been thinking about how to permanently live in Canada, maybe even gain citizenship, despite me not even being allowed in Canada due to a larceny charge (which occurred at a Rite Aid). I was thinking I cross into...
  6. vagranteinzige

    Crossing into Canada undocumented

    Hi there! Lately, I've been seriously considering traveling to Canada, specifically the Toronto area. I have a very close friend there who I really, really want to see. He's very important to me, so I'd visit either way, but he's offered me housing if I'm ever in the area, and even told me he...
  7. julianface

    Hello from Canada and the World

    Hey everyone. Long time lurker on many vagabond groups. I've been lucky to be able to travel a whole lot and get really good at cheap minimalist living and travelling. Currently in Edmonton looking to train hop back to Ontario to see my family. Done the research, have the roughing it experience...
  8. XAlbertaWarriorWomenX

    Is it still legal to camp on land in Ontario because of covid-19?

    Does anyone know if it's legal to still camp on public and crown land in Ontario because of covid-19? I read awhile ago in March it was gonna be banned for abit, but I'm seeing online that public campgrounds/RV parking lots are still gonna rent it out to the public? I would like to do some...
  9. ali

    Map: neo-vagrancy by-laws across Canada

    This topic came up on the Discord chat and it occurred to me it would be worth linking here. Last year some Canadian universities put together a team to research how COVID and the police are impacting the homeless population. One of their research projects was to make a map showing various...
  10. JohnnyTW

    RV Insurance (Canada)

    Thinking about pulling the trigger on a 1984 GMC Vandura/Citation but they need some sorta inspection of the propane system and a bunch of pictures before they will give me a quote. The one company I've been able to talk to so far that will actually insure RVs doesn't even have the make and...
  11. Flatlander

    Driving to Alaska thru Canada (pandemic)

    Hi All, I’m curious if anyone on here has experience driving to Alaska thru Canada while the border is closed. Canada currently allows it if you’re going to school, a permanent residence, or a job. The last option is what I’m wondering about specifically. I’m thinking about going wwoofing up...
  12. D

    Interprovincial Travel

    What's the word on the street regarding travelling amongst provinces? Is any anyone out there doing it/done it/will be doing it during this pandemic?
  13. U

    Fruit Picking in the Okanagan this summer?

    Hello lovely people! This is my first post here, but I've been lurking this site for years now. I'm making ideas of what to do with my summer, and as I'm already in BC, I'm thinking of spending the summer fruit picking in the Okanagan. I've heard cherries are where the money's at, and my plan is...
  14. Jillibean

    Hi from Alberta canada

    I'm a albertian living full time in my airstream .looking to hopefully get outta Canada to travel the states California to new Mexico or route 66. I like to adventure with someone else I have good frugal skills ,can cook on a fire, and bush craft all winter in Canada is is surviving it. I'm very...
  15. ali

    Back in Canada, hoping to ramble

    Hey, i guess i should write an official intro since i've poked my head in the Discord and a few threads. I'm Ali, or Al, whatever. Came up as a raver, mostly underground acid/techno and outdoor parties. I've spent much of my adult life doing regular work and only traveling for shorter periods...
  16. Aldous Littlebird

    Missouri man named Chris, last In Halifax NS, Canada

    Met Chris in Saint John, New Brunswick, Heard from him late last year he was staying in shelters in Halifax and had borrowed a strangers phone. He's Tall, dark haired, has a thick accent and "funny" eyes( looks like he's looking up into his brain) Just want to know if he's ok. Thanks
  17. D

    Video Hamilton to London, ON

    On a trip of mine recently I got fascinating footage of Hamilton, Ontario as I was leaving on CP. We ride through CN/CP Bayview Junction - Popular foam spot. Underneath a 1 mile long tunnel underneath Hamilton's downtown core . Traverse through close quarter urban areas as the train leaves the...
  18. D

    Saltspring Island is in British Columbia

    Does anyone know this town? Saltspring Island. I have no choice, I need to leave my home town, too many expectations about my mental health. I've been travelling before. I need some intel about what to expect. If I do end up on t he Island, it will be to regroup and send people the right...
  19. YellowBlazer

    Walking from Mexico to Canada...

    Will fill in on things, but up to this point I’m getting pretty good at filming. John E. Ringo got triggered on Instagram...::snaphappy:: I’m only gonna get better....halfway there. Got the entire thing filmed in 4K and gonna take this game to another level when I’m finished and are able to...
  20. Gori

    OY from Montreal, Canada

    Salut la famille! Im new here so here's a bit about me! From France but I moved to Montreal for school after a bit of travel, so rn only hit the road btw semesters. I do Middle East Studies, Anthropology and Russian Literature if anyone's interested! it was real challengin to sit in a...