Some words are just fun to say. Saskatoon and Saskatchewan are two of them, and when I was planning to travel from Vancouver to Toronto on The Canadian train and saw Saskatoon was one of the possible stops, I knew I wanted to get out and have a look around. I knew next to nothingRead More
Baie-Saint-Paul and beyond in Charlevoix, Quebec’s charming holiday destination
on 09.08.17
It starts at a small train station looking out at a magnificent waterfall. When I arrive at the station 12 kilometres outside of Quebec City I smile when I see Canada’s Montmorency Falls. Just a few days earlier I was on a zip line crossing the face of those falls, which at 30 metres higherRead More
Three (very) Different Quebec City Hotels to Stay In
on 10.06.17
Quebec City is one of the oldest and most beautiful settlements in North America. That’s the definition of North America that also includes Canada, of course. But you got that. The Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site, with narrow cobblestone streets, 17th and 18th-century houses and charming sidewalk cafes. The Old Town areaRead More
Delicious and Fun Things to Do in Ottawa, the Cool Capital of Canada
on 07.05.17
When I told people I was going to visit Ottawa back in 1998 most of them looked confused. Not about the where so much as the why. As I was to discover, back then it was easy to appreciate the ‘city that never wakes’ jokes, but I still had a soft spot for Ottawa andRead More
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