Ottawa
Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Ottawa.
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Sophie Nadeau is a YouTube travel channel by Sophie Nadeau, producing documentary-style videos with historical, cultural, and adventure travel themes.
This one-day Ottawa guide video is practical for planning, featuring Parliament Hill, Byward Market, Maman, Notre Dame Basilica Cathedral, Rideau Canal, and the Ottawa Sign.
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vagabrothers is a YouTube travel channel from Alex and Marko Ayling, focused on cultural and culinary discovery around the world.
The travel video gives a lively cultural and culinary look at Ottawa, covering ByWard Market, local businesses, breweries, restaurants, galleries, boutiques, and Nordik Spa.
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Wolters World is a YouTube travel channel offering first-hand travel advice about destinations, including positives, negatives, and practical tips.
This Ottawa travel advice video gives a balanced guide to visiting, including museums and the character of Canada's capital city.
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Hey Nadine is a YouTube travel channel by Nadine Sykora, covering real destinations, practical travel advice, and travel vlogs.
The video is a well-rounded summer Ottawa travel guide, covering a biplane flight, yoga on Parliament Hill, Parc Omega, Le Nordik Spa, and other local stops.
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Gabriel Traveler is a YouTube travel channel by Gabriel Morris, focused on travel experiences and practical information.
This walking travel video offers a clear on-the-ground exploration of Ottawa, centered on Canada's capital city in Ontario.
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Samuel and Audrey is a YouTube travel channel from Canadian media publishers Samuel and Audrey.
The video gives a concise first-visit view of Ottawa, combining main attractions with eating, drinking, and time with a friend.
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The New Travel is a YouTube travel channel focused on stories from people and places around the world.
This street-interview video provides a thoughtful people-focused angle on Ottawa by asking strangers in the city how many languages they speak.
Travel articles & blogs
Nomadic Matt is a long-running budget-travel advice site focused on cheaper, longer, and practical travel planning. Their Ottawa budget guide is a practical planning resource covering things to see and do, costs, savings, places to stay, and trip details.
A comprehensive budget travel guide to Ottawa with tips on things to see and do, costs, ways to save, where to stay, and more.
nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/canada-travel-tips/ottawa/
Lonely Planet is a professionally edited travel guide site and publishing brand with broad global destination coverage. Its Ottawa guide is a helpful broad overview for planning when to visit, where to go, and how to approach a trip to Canada’s capital.
Explore Ottawa holidays and discover the best time and places to visit.
lonelyplanet.com/destinations/canada/ontario/ottawa
The Broke Backpacker is an adventure and budget travel site for backpackers, digital nomads, and independent travellers. Their 48-hour Ottawa itinerary is a practical fit for short stays, giving independent travellers focused activity ideas for making two days in the city count.
Read the guide at thebrokebackpacker.com/weekend-in-ottawa/.
thebrokebackpacker.com/weekend-in-ottawa/
Trekaroo is a specialist family travel community and planning resource with parent-written guides, reviews, and itineraries. Their Ottawa guide is especially useful for family planning, combining kid-friendly things to do with places to see, stay, and eat.
Think you know your map? Name this capitol city and explore its family-friendly offerings.
blog.trekaroo.com/top-10-things-to-do-in-ottawa/
A Dangerous Business is Amanda Williams' travel blog focused on realistic travel planning and personally visited destination guidance. Her Ottawa article gives travellers a positive destination overview through ten reasons to visit Canada’s capital city.
Don't skip Ottawa when planning your trip to Canada! Here are 10 great reasons to visit Ottawa, Canada's capital city.
dangerous-business.com/reasons-to-visit-ottawa/
Legal Nomads is Jodi Ettenberg’s food and travel site with a strong focus on celiac and gluten-free travel. Her gluten-free Ottawa guide is a strong resource for celiac travellers, with restaurant options and cuisine-based planning support.
A celiac-safe guide to my new home of Ottawa, including 100% gluten free restaurants, and other GF options divided by cuisine type. Enjoy!
legalnomads.com/ottawa-gluten-free/
Wanderlust Chloe is a UK travel blog covering destination inspiration, hotels, food, family travel, and polished travel guides. Their Ottawa hotel roundup is a helpful starting point for visitors comparing luxury and boutique accommodation in Canada’s capital city.
From five-star luxury to quirky and chic accommodation, these are the best luxury and boutique hotels in Ottawa, Canada's capital city.
wanderlustchloe.com/ottawa-boutique-hotels/
The Planet D is an adventure-travel blog focused on destination guides, itineraries, travel tips, and experience-led travel stories. Their Nordik Spa Nature guide is useful for planning a restorative Ottawa-area experience, covering spa features, costs, and practical visit advice.
Just a 20-minute drive from downtown Ottawa is a quiet forest oasis known as Nordik Spa Nature. It is the largest spa in North America with 10 outdoor hot
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