I was planning to do a cross-Canada trip by train after I graduated in August. I’d been meaning to do it for years and I needed to get from Montreal to Edmonton anyway. Besides, I felt that I deserved a vacation after the hell that was my thesis year.
I had it pretty much worked out: Via has a CanRailPass that allows you 12 days of travel over a 30-day period. I would fly to Halifax and make my way to Vancouver, stopping for a few days in every province along the way. Then I would fly from Van to Edmonton.
But. I got suckered into buying my sister’s car so it didn’t happen – I have since sold the thing without ever driving it, but that’s another story.