Category: Canada
Gifts of Affordable, Unusual One Day Travel Experiences
The spring gifting season looms before us, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduations, Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, and on and on. What will you give this year, another pre-wrapped gift box from the mall? Step out of the ordinary and give the gift of a one day travel experience that promises memories to last a lifetime. We’ve [...]
6 Reasons Quebec City is a Great Deal This Summer
Visiting the old world charm of Quebec City is always a treat, but this year it gets even better. This grand walled city has proudly graced the banks of the St. Lawrence River for four centuries – Yes, that’s 400 years since Samuel de Champlain established the first permanent French settlement in North America. In [...]
Victoria British Columbia’s Secret Walking Tours
Like whispered tales of an infamous mistress, grand Victorian cities harbor legendary fables of life among gas lit streets. Victoria, capital city of British Columbia, offers to reveal its hidden history and mysterious secrets in four self-guided historic walking tours. So forget the traditional tourist sites and immerse yourself in this city’s grand and illustrious [...]
Best Travel Planning Guides For Canada
Stretching for over 3,000 miles coast to coast, from the Atlantic Maritimes, to the soaring pacific mountain ranges, the five (whoops, make that 10!) Canadian provinces deliver dramatic beauty and friendly welcomes. With so much to see and do, you’ll be back to Canada more than once! Begin your travel planning by visiting the Canada [...]
Compare Ski Resorts Worldwide With Ease
It’s going to be a spectacular winter for skiing! (Well, in the United States anyway.) Your biggest challenge will be trying to decide between snow packed vertical runs and powdery lanes all the way from California to Maine. We’ve found a super website that makes choosing the right mountain a cinch. On The Snow has [...]
3 Perfect Days in Vancouver
We’re just back from our first in-depth visit to Vancouver, British Columbia. What a beautiful city!! Of course it helped that we had great weather (Vancouver can be rainy, similar to Seattle and Portland), but for us the sun shone and we took advantage of every minute. Here are our impressions and recommendations:
