After a couple of months, it became official. Plans were somewhat in place for my mom to pick me up in Ottawa and make a trek out west — a coast to coast journey at the onset of the second wave of COVID-19.
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There are many assumptions of what it means to be a Canadian. Jesse Colautti put some to the test on a road trip west across our own backyard.
Features Editor Jesse Collauti gave us a list of songs that are must-haves on your summer road trip playlist. 1. The Tragically Hip, “Wheat Kings” 2. Norah Jones, “Don’t Know Why” 3. Neil Young, “Old Man” 4. Metric, “Speed the Collapse” 5. Yukon Blonde, “My Girl” 6. Wintersleep, “Weighty Ghost” …
Planning a road trip this summer? Whether they be practical or for entertainment, here are some things you can’t forget to bring with you:
Photos by Rebecca Potter While we were hopelessly lost in a sketchy Montreal neighbourhood, my GPS started re-enacting scenes from The Exorcist. All of the programmable voices yelled directions at me at once while I pulled over my car full of terrified passengers. This was nowhere near a picture-perfect travel moment. It was better. Whenever …
Former U of O student looks to finance Canadian road trip doc Photo courtesy of Adele Reeves What does it mean to be truly Canadian? In 2012, University of Ottawa graduate and independent artist Adele Reeves decided to take a road trip across the country in hopes of discovering just that. Reeves and her husband …
