Last week the Explorica crew put on their best Explorica gear and headed to the airport to help send off groups from Ontario travelling on March Break tours. Calling March Break at the airport busy is a huge understatement, with more than double the normal number of passengers flying. Our goal was to help travelling Read More …
Modern families come in many different shapes and sizes. They do have a few things in common, however. They’re almost always full of people who have made an impact on our lives. Families consist of people who we can turn to when we’re in need. And we share our most important moments with them. Immediate Read More …
This year will be the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands! Officially a national Dutch holiday since 1990, Liberation Day commemorates the First Canadian Army’s liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation in World War II. On May 5, 1945, Canadian General Charles Foulkes and the German Commander-in-Chief Johannes Blaskowitz reached an agreement Read More …
Recently, we attended the Ontario History and Social Sciences Teachers’ Association (OHASSTA) 2013 annual conference. Manning a booth full of Explorica swag, we had the opportunity to talk to several History and Social Sciences teachers from all across Ontario, and ran into a few familiar faces! Canadian history was a hot topic at the conference, Read More …
Happy Remembrance Day! To celebrate the bravery of those who have served, we here at Explorica are sharing the soldiers who changed our lives—our friends, our family members, and our heroes. Join us in taking a moment today to remember the brave soldiers who have fought for our country, and remember your own Canadian heroes. Read More …
Happy Canada Day! Today marks the country’s 146th birthday, and Canadians are celebrating with picnics, beaches and parades from coast to coast. To celebrate the nation’s birth, one of our favorite teachers sent us some photos from the Canada Day celebrations in her hometown in British Columbia. Get your fill of flags, picnics and fun Read More …
Tuesday night, the Explorica staff joined the Vimy Foundation and a number of Canadian philanthropists for the 2013 Inaugural Vimy Foundation Gala Dinner. The fundraising event served to kick off the countdown to Vimy 2017 and gather contributions for the new Vimy Ridge education centre. The Foundation’s primary goal is to remind us all of Canada’s contributions during World War Read More …
In the first part of this two-volume series by Canadian historian Tim Cook, we follow Canada’s Citizen Soldiers through the first three years of World War I. Cook helps the reader understand almost 100 years later what made regular Canadian farmers and shopkeepers willingly leave their homes and families to take up arms for Britain. Read More …
Welcome to Barcelona! An Ottawa soccer team just finished their own perfect tour with Explorica, squeezing in practices and international matches across Spain, France and Italy between visits to famous stadiums (like FC Barcelona‘s above), guided tours through historical sites, and relaxation hours at the beach. Read about the Spanish leg of their trip below, and flip Read More …
It’s the kind of life you may have glimpsed only in the movies. On the silver screen, the life of a desert nomad might seem romantic, adventurous, and enviable….Find out what it’s really like for a migrant member in a Moroccan Berber tribe and help preserve a way of life now threatened by desertification on Read More …
