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Whether you’re looking for a new lesser-known destination to explore or a road trip from Toronto, Peterborough and the Kawarthas is a great option. From visiting the epic Canadian Canoe Museum to going back in time at Lang Pioneer Village, there are all sorts of fun things to do. Below you’ll find our complete guide to Peterborough and the Kawarthas as well as a guide to the Great Canadian Canoe Route, a road trip designed to get you paddling and learning about this Canadian icon.

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As usual, we’ve got some visuals for you as well. Below is our latest video about Peterborough and the Kawarthas, which we visited a couple of months ago. The video features Lang Pioneer Village, the Canadian Canoe Museum, Riverview Park & Zoo, and more. Plus, we’ve added in the video we did about the Great Canadian Canoe Route road trip, which takes you through Peterborough and beyond. Enjoy!

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• Northern Lights tourism is becoming all the rage in Northern Canada. In fact, more than half of U.S. travellers are listing the chance to see the Aurora Borealis as one of their top bucket list experiences, making it one of the most sought-after experiences in the world. This is causing tourism to boom in places like the Yukon and Northern Manitoba, the latter of which you might be able to combine with a polar bear sighting. Now is a good time too as the solar cycle approaches an 11-year peak.
  
  

• Ottawa’s new “night mayor”, who is from Montreal, might just be on to something. Ottawa, which was ranked 9th on Uber Canada’s party city list is now ranked 4th, which is quite the achievement for a government city.
  
  

• If there’s one thing Canadians can probably agree on, it’s a mutual hatred for international cellular roaming fees. After all, these fees are higher for Canadians than for anyone else. Ranging from $13-16 per day, these outrageous fees have now caught the attention of the CRTC, which has ordered Bell, Rogers, and Telus to work together to launch a plan for lowering international cellular roaming fees by November 4. Either way, it might be too little too late as the eSIM market is surging as more and more people just replace their SIM cards when travelling.
  
  

• Even when our hotel rooms have jacuzzis, we’re pretty hesitant to use them as we’re never quite sure how clean they are. According to hotel staff, however, this is how clean a hotel bathtub is.
  
  

• Conde Nast has released its annual Reader’s Choice Awards for the most popular countries in the world for travel. Japan tops the list of 20 while Canada sits at 14th. Surprisingly, the USA did not make the cut.
  
  

• Looking for a place to eat in Toronto? These are the 38 best restaurants according to Eater.
  
  

• At this point, we’re shocked that Marineland is still allowed to operate. They continue to plow on though, despite another beluga whale dying recently.

Just for Fun

• A British Columbian photographer just won a prestigious wildlife photography award for his photo “The Swarm of Life”.
  
  

• Remember Clearly Canadian, the flavoured bottled water from BC? We admit that we forgot all about this brand that closed its doors in 2010 but decades after becoming a cultural phenomenon, the drink is back and almost as popular as ever.
  
  

• Is Fido not listening to you? Well, according to scientists, you’re probably talking to your dog wrong.