Carla Salazar
Carla Salazar is the Lima-born journalist behind Ottawa Is Not Boring, sharing weekend events, seasonal outings and local guides to help newcomers enjoy Canada’s capital.
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Ottawa Is Not Boring
Ottawa Is Not Boring
Ottawa Is Not BoringOverview
- From
- Lima, Peru
- Based in
- Ottawa, Canada
- Work
- Journalist and creator of Ottawa Is Not Boring
- How it started
- A University of Toronto online communications assignment in 2020
- Breakout
- Instagram event coverage grew her audience from about 2,000 in February 2022 to nearly 30,000 by the end of that summer.
Mini bio
Finding home.
Born and raised in Lima, Carla describes a deep attachment to Peru and its food, culture and family ties. After marrying a Canadian, she eventually made Ottawa her home. Her website says she has lived there since 2018, and her guides are written with newcomers in mind.
How it started.
Ottawa Is Not Boring began with a 2020 online communications course at the University of Toronto. Asked to build a blog from scratch, Carla chose the city she had come to love. In 2021 she began concentrating on Instagram alongside her longer articles; covering returning city events helped her audience grow in 2022.
Helping people get out.
Her work turns local events into practical plans, from weekly lists to guides for spring festivals and winter outings. The blog won Blog of the Year at the 2023 Ottawa Awards. Her focus remains helping people discover the city and settle into life in Ottawa.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Things to do in Ottawa spring 2026Writer, Ottawa Is Not Boring
- 2026Snow tubing near OttawaWriter, Ottawa Is Not Boring
- 2025Winterlude 2025 guideWriter, Ottawa Is Not Boring
Awards
Quotes
It was natural to start blogging about Ottawa and the things I love about this cityCarla Salazar, Ottawa Business Journal
In an October 2024 interview, Carla explained why she chose Ottawa as the subject of her course blog.
Trivia
- Her first family snow-tubing experience after arriving in Ottawa was at Winterlude.
- She says Ottawa won her heart even after visiting Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
- A class assignment became the starting point for Ottawa Is Not Boring.
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