My Backpacker Life

You’ve probably already noticed that I love traditions. One of the Christmas traditions in Sweden is celebrating Lucia on the 13th of December. For all the Swedes in Canada thinking they will have to make their own Lucia at home, don’t worry! I thought I would miss it this year as well, but to my…

I did it! I’ve found a job in Calgary! During the last week I’ve been to three different job interviews, for two part-time jobs and one full-time job in Calgary. All interviews went well but in the end the choice was easy – of course, I took the full-time job. I’ve already worked my first…

Finally! We’re in Calgary and we’ve accomplished number one on our short list of things we need to fix to be able to live here (1. Finding an apartment in Calgary, 2. Finding jobs in Calgary)  – we’ve got an apartment! It went much easier than we thought and we’ve already moved in. And it’s…

Today is the 1st of December. Only for about 20 more minutes, Mountain Standard Time. I’ve been looking forward to this day, although it has been somewhat mixed together with a tiny bit of a feeling I think can be something close to regret. The 1st of December means starting to count down to Christmas.…

Here we are, in Edmonton – the capital of Alberta. By first glance it feels like Edmonton’s rival Calgary might be a more fun city to visit, but we thought we’d give Edmonton a chance – and we haven’t regret it after spending three days here! Since the weather might not be the best (I…

This is a follow-up to my latest post about travelling across Canada. So, you have read it and now you have decided to take the train instead of the plane? Great, you have a big adventure ahead of you! But there are a few things you need to know if you will be taking the train…

Canada is huge. It’s the second largest country in the world. If you need to go from one side to the other, you really only have two-three options: Taking the train, going by car or going by plane. If you read my latest post, you already know what option we chose. We’ve been in Saskatoon…

We made it! We haven’t crossed Canada yet, but we’re halfway there – in Winnipeg. Fredrik and I stay in a beautiful room that we found on airbnb. The 35 hour train ride passed by much quicker than I thought it would and I had a really good time on the train. Before our trip…

Let’s face it – you need money to travel. I have a lot of tips and tricks on how to travel on a really small budget, but you will never get everything completely for free. Therefore, going on a Working Holiday Visa to Canada (or any other country) is the perfect opportunity to both explore…

Here it is – the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The home to so many stars and role models, and to some people that we (Fredrik) don’t like at all but who’s made a great impact in the world of hockey. Do you remember that I told you it is quite important to me…