tourism

Got a note from Ottawa photog/videographer Ryan Emond on the weekend: I have just completed an extensive time lapse journey through our beautiful city. I wanted to make something that showcased Ottawa, something that everyone could take pride in. If you have a spare few minutes please take a look, it is over 15,000 images compiled to make one film and a full month of dedication. ...

Attentive readers of our blog may remember Wilbur Sargunaraj , “India’s first YouTube star” from this video released back in February during Winterlude . Good to see him back again promoting Ottawa with a new video called Bhangra in the Capital . ...

_ OttawaStart is on a short summer haitus this week, so we’re re-posting some of our favourite posts from the past few years. Here’s one from August 2009 , featuring a find by the now-defunct (and much-lamented) Ottawa Ephemera blog. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2011-07-04-campground.jpg) Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://about.me/glengower) . We recently launched the Ottawa Campgrounds and RV Guide , a new page on our site with a huge listing of Ottawa and Gatineau campgrounds. ...

A fun video from the folks Ottawa Tourism . Will and Kate visit landmarks around Ottawa. They try Beavertails, sing the Canadian anthem, stand under the Chinatown arch, and get freaked out by the big spider in front of the National Gallery. ...

_ OttawaStart is on a short summer haitus this week, so we’re re-posting some of our favourite posts from the past few years. This one was originally published on October 14, 2006 : _ _ _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_7523.jpg) Blogger Carl Chesal offers six little-known Ottawa tourist attractions : ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/20110601_tourisme_1.jpg) "Because you have kids, our lakes don't have any monsters." Here are some very funny ads produced for [ Tourisme Outaouais ](http://www.tourismeoutaouais.com/) by the Gatineau agency [ Bleublancrouge-kolegram ](http://www. ...

Here’s a letter to the editor from today’s Citizen (thanks to Matthew Pearson for pointing it out). Rundown, unfriendly and mean, I can take. But _ tawdry _ ? That really crosses the line. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ottawa-20110530-00184.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Newspapers Guide

Ottawa makes the cut in an article from CNN Travel titled " 15 of the world’s most bike-friendly cities “. [ ](http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/05/06/bike.friendly.cities.matador/index.html?hpt=Sbin) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Bicycle Guide

It’s kind of inconvenient to get to, and it’s dull compared to the Ottawa Airport, but Ottawa’s Via Rail station does have a cool ceiling. This photo is from Martin Berthelot . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/237195517.jpg) ** ** ** S ** ** ee also: ** Ottawa Travel Guide