canada

Had a quick look and couldn't find any recent threads, sorry if this has already been discussed. Have any non-US Citizens crossed the boarding recently (bonus points if you crossed from Eastern BC into WA)? I've been hearing some pretty crazy stories about people being denied entry, and even...

Seems you can't turn a corner here without coming across more beauty. Spent a bit of time up in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park the other day, great spot for hiking and exploring. I'm planning on heading back up there soon and spending a couple of nights (and, y'know, actually being prepared...

Got a summer job here in BC working shit hours (2pm-11pm/11pm-730am shifts) and am living in staff accommodation. Won't go into detail, but the situation here is getting pretty fucked. Does anyone know much about tenants rights in Canada when it comes to staff housing? I only need to be here...

Have you ever woke up one morning and just wish you could disappear. Or wish you didnt have to work just to end up being broke. To wake up and fish or hunt all day. Build a cabin and live the old way. Well you can. It will take a little bit of work but hey, what doesn't. I plan on hiking from...

So, I moved a little ways north of Nelson, BC a couple of months ago. This area is too damn beautiful! So many people are willing to pick up hitchhikers too (something I'm not used to, being from Queensland, Australia). Here's a few photos from the past couple of weeks. Wandering my foot, my...

I am going to be heading south sometime this year. I am in northern ontario but will go east or west as needed. I am planning on attempting a legal border crossing sometime late summer/fall (end of october probably). I have gone over twice before, both times i did have a record but was not...

Hey there! Ill be hitting the road next weekend and I was wondering if yall know any good spot to sleep in the god forsaken city of Ottawa. Anywhere where i wont be bothered by police or security and thats lowkey. Thanks

Hi , new to site - I rarely do social media (only to connect with people), rarely use a phone, and stumbled on StP when I was researching Canadian tobacco, and found a post about it. Blessed! So new profile set up! Still tryna figure out site navigation... Left a shitty life period in the uk...

Looking for a third crew member to tag along and take watches, can stay till canada if all is good (passport plz) no expirience necessary, must be good natured and can spend at least three days at a time w-o drinkin. where two canadians with dogs on a 30 ft sailboat in manageable condition...

Just curios on weather i can become a permanent resident or not with a juvenile record

https://www.mtlblog.com/news/all-national-parks-in-canada-will-be-free-in-2018

Hey everyone! I am going on a bike tour pretty soon from Montreal Canada to Gaspesie. I am leaving with my dog amd we will take it slow - camping and all that good stuff. If anyone is in the area and interested in joining, let me know! Cheers! Martin

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Anyone on here live there, or have been there? It looks like a cool place to check out.

Hey lovely people, I'm a few weeks out from applying for a two-year Canadian "working holiday" visa, there's a lot of reasons I need a massive change in my life and I've decided up-rooting and heading overseas is the way to go. I've been working my arse off and saving everything I can to make...

Hitting the island next week. Don't really know anyone on the west coast so if any fellow stp-ers wanna meetup Im down. Also looking for squatting options if anyone has any ideas. Always up for activities or hanging out so hmu either on here or pm is cool

Hello there. So I've just moved to Victoria on Vancouver island and am living in my car. I've found a big old house in a beautiful neighbourhood that's been abandoned and boarded up and graffitied. I've squatted in various places around the world but never in Canada. What are the rules and...

Hello everyone, I have a pretty serious situation coming up and am asking for any tips, advice and general knowledge. As the end of June is coming and the start of july; my roommate an I are not geared up to pay the rediculous amount of rent and are planning to purchase some gear for living...

Hey everyone at STP, I have been debating taking my trip south from BC Canada. I am currently on the Washington boarder and wondering if i could get some info on hitchhiking South through Washington /// if anyone could PM on the differences hopping in the us compared to Canada that would be much...

Hey , So I have 2 weeks of break the beginning of august but no money to do anything fun. So i decided i would go on a hitchhiking trips north to Canada by myself just for the hell of it. I will have exactly 13 days (and I have to be back by that 13th day, CANNOT be late) and am...

This year, Canada is celebrating its 150th year of colonial existence, and Montreal its 375th. Throughout the next year, we’re going to be celebrating the histories of resistance to the colonial project of Canada, by continuing to bring them into our struggles in the present. This is a call for...

Hey fellow travellers. Im an Australian traveller constantly afflicted with itchy feet. I've been travelling Australia, south east Asia, India and Europe the last 10 years and its finally time for me to check out the Americas. In Australia I usually live and travel in my van and make my living...

Headed for alaska so I've got to deal with this nonsense again. Multiple travelers I know have been given Alot of trouble on this border so I'm seeking the crowds knowledge. What is the best crossing in this area? I was going with the 'fuck it' and heading strait for Blain, WA but taking the...

Hi, everybody! Long time listener, first time caller. I've been lurking around the forum for about a year now, always interested in what other travelers like to use in terms of equipment on the road, as I'm a bit of a gear junkie. I first started hitchhiking back in 2012 when I wanted to...

Hey there. What's the squat scene like in Van? Is it well organized by neighbourhoods or more of wild squattling style? I know there is no shortage of empty houses in Vancouver. Anyways, anybody out there have experience and might be willing to shed some light? With a vast portion of houses...

I've been doing more and more of this when I'm out with my dog or wherever I park my van up. It's mad how lazy people are with their rubbish. These guys are next level hardcore though. Carrying a mattress a hundred miles...

This is a thread for anyone venturing the infamous migration from Ontario to British Columbia this upcoming spring/summer of 2017. (Every type of travel) I noticed there hasn't been a recent post in the Canadian section and decided to update a thread so anyone traveling in the area can meet /...

has anyone hitchhiked from canada to alaska before? i really want to go to alaska this summer, and i can't find any cheap bus ride or trains that go to alaska. any tips help guys!

Hey friends, Pleasure to meet you all. My name is Loki, I'm from a small Kootenay town in British Columbia Canada. I'm 24 years old and have done a fair bit of traveling in my life. I'm an avid WWOOFer and I currently work seasonally (the late winter to summer months) as a camp...

Ok so just signed up because I see alot of people squatting in abandoned buildings but wanted to know how to go about squatting on land. I'm an American thinking about moving up to Canada (please don't laugh), around Vancouver (since its supposed to be warmer). I've never done the squatting...

I traveled to Salem, MA this past weekend and had a blast. On my way back home, I decided to cut through Canada. I've been to Canada a few times in the past, and always had my passport stamped, whether I came in via a border crossing or an airport. This time, when I crossed into Canada, the...

Hi all, Heading from Toronto to Halifax at the beginning of August, got seven days to kill and thinking of checking out Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, and Halifax. Looking for cool kitschy places, anarcho communities and squats, small cool towns, food, nature, etc. Any information is greatly appreciated!

Apologies in advance if this is the wrong section for this... I'll be crossing into Canada soon via hitchhiking, legal with passport but have long going questions about the knife laws. I have a large Bowie knife for survival and defense, but read and heard mixed feelings about knives and what...

Hello People!!! My friend and I are traveling from tel aviv to Canada. Looking for a squat or a house project to stay for a couple of days and people to hang out with. Cities we want to visit are Winnipeg and Toronto. From there we are headed to New York. any help will be apriciated United Strong

Hi folks.. Have wanted to do a west coast trip on my bicycle for a while now and am now starting to plan and get ideas for around end of august, beginning of September this year. Wanting to first off get some ideas on rad places to stop along the way. Plan so far is Vancouver BC downwards to...

I am thinking about flying to canada around sept. since the flights are dirt cheap at the moment (260€ return). I could fly to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal or Toronto. Because I have never been there -and didn't think I would go there any time soon- I don't know too much about these...

Hello STP! Just lost / quit my job, now i'm in the process of figuring out how to make my grand escape from society! Tired of paying taxes into, and otherwise contributing to the system, so I think i'm going to live out of my car for a while as soon as I pick up a few skills. Thinking of...

Hi all, I'm Keegan. I'm 16 years old and I've been lurking here for a few months, but tonight I finally decided to create an account. I'm only in grade 11, but for the past while I've been considering a nomadic/hobo lifestyle as I find it very appealing. I would pursue this lifestyle right when...

Hey all, long time lurker here, finally decided to make an account. I'm Lem from southwestern Ontario, currently back visiting my hometown before starting my next journey out west for the summer. Trying to keep it positive and uplifting, giving and taking inspiration as I go forward. If anyone...

Figured i'd introduce myself, I'll just give a Quick lil personal history i guess, i was a system kid group homes and institutions and grew up on the streets . i had alot of fun running around on the streets and above all odds i put myself through college and made i nice little life for myself...

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Hi, guys. I initially came across this board while doing research into the best channels to promote a new web-series about crusty kids on and wish I'd found it sooner... like when I was still on the road. My life has always been almost comically contradictory. I went from being signed to one of...

Finally decided to join after years of lurking, I'm 24, been on and off the road since I was around 17. Not too experienced in train hopping, but have hitch-hiked across most of Canada several times. For the time being, I'm in Saskatchewan preparing for a trip out east. Just thought I'd...

Shit's got really bad here and the only safe place left for me to go is in Quebec. I don't have the time to wait for a fucking passport card or the money to pay for expediting or whatever. People do this. I know people do this. Help me out. Don't care how I get there just need to go now.

If your in Ottawa and looking for gear, check out irvings rivers in byward market. Just bought canadian army bivy and other gear there for good price. Plus owners are nice and will help you out.

"Costs Covered Sailing Adventure" http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/rid/5213861325.html ride offered The owner of SV Shuala, a 44 foot sailing vessel, is looking for young, adventurous crew members to join the boat on a voyage from Guaymas, Mexico to Victoria, Vancouver Island. This trip...

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-best-place-to-stand-what-i-learned-hitchhiking-across-canada?utm_source=vicefbuk What I Learned Hitchhiking Across Canada August 28, 2015 by Emma Cosgrove Photos by Emma Cosgrove This article originally appeared on VICE US. Blink 182's self-titled...

just rode in on a stacktrain, looking for a spot to chill in the streets....don't say E Hastings. anybody know this town?

looking for good rollies in Canada....loose tobacco is ridiculously priced here, so I can't really experiment. Help! we're used to Bali Shag....anything comparable here? what are the good brands? cheapest places to buy? EDIT: to be clear, this is not a veiled reference to marijuana. i'm...