Whether or not Niagara-on-the-Lake is the prettiest town in North America is up for debate, but if you ask Marian Markarian, trip advisor at Niagara Wine Tours International, you’ll get a resounding “Absolutely.” With its stately homes, pristine lawns and manicured gardens, a Main Street to rival any quaint New … Read more
Canada’s largest city, Toronto, is home to a diverse population of nearly three million people which includes virtually all of the world’s culture groups, reflected in the more than 100 languages and dialects spoken. As a result of this diversity, Toronto is known for its tolerance, open-mindedness, and acceptance. Multiculturalism … Read more
Porter Airlines is one of those quiet success stories. The airline has grown immensely since its humble beginnings just over six years ago from their Toronto Island hub base, to become an airline of choice for travelers to numerous key Canadian destinations. Since their maiden flight on October 23, 2006 … Read more
It’s time to get a bit creepy with the onslaught of Halloween! Don’t know where to start with getting the heebie jeebies? Well, maybe we can help by pointing out some spooky destinations that are guaranteed to make the hairs on your neck stand. From celebrating with the dead to … Read more
Usually, Halloween is about dressing up in costume, candy corn, jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin spiced lattes. But to some, Halloween is the spookiest time of year. And what better way to scare yourself silly then to stay in a haunted hotel? Thrill seekers will delight in visiting places where paranormal activity … Read more
If there’s anything that Canadians – at least the ones we’re hanging out with – know for sure, it’s that we own winter. The coldest season of the year is in our blood and in our bones. It’s a lifelong love affair born during childhood when, after the first major … Read more
Taking a trip that allows you to learn about the place, its culture, the cuisine and the language spoken can bring you one of the most authentic travel experiences. It’s possible to choose almost any location and find a program, class or tour that’s enriching, fun and educational. If you … Read more
A visit to Thasos Greek Taverna should be made in two parts. By day the restaurant’s blinding all-white color scheme is eye popping. By night the intricate exterior light show on the roof and façade of the simple white structure becomes a dazzling beacon for everyone smart enough to follow … Read more
The first time I visited Nova Scotia, I stayed three weeks, the longest I’ve ever stayed in one place in all my travels. It wasn’t just the natural splendor of this Canadian maritime province—an idyllic landscape of wide sandy beaches, towering bluffs, lush forests, and rolling green meadows lapped by … Read more
If you’re thinking about spending some time in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, anytime soon, beyond attending one of the numerous festivals offered to visitors year-round in Canada’s “Festival City”, you won’t have any difficulty planning the libations for a little spontaneous party in your hotel room. Why? The province’s … Read more
It isn’t easy to match a single word with every hotel you’ve experienced in your travels but word association comes easy when it comes to the Windsor Arms in Toronto – discreet. You realize this at check-in when you’re introduced to your butler. Don’t think starched collar and white gloves, … Read more
A black bear flips over giant beach boulders as though they were mere rubber balls then paws at rock crabs hiding underneath – a bountiful seafood feast at the water’s edge. We watch transfixed for a good ten minutes, before motoring slowly out of Ucluelet. Ucluelet and its more gentrified … Read more
While New England embodies fall in America, Tuscany is the place to spend autumn in Europe. With warm days and cool nights, options are almost endless and it is still warm enough for swimming in a pool, hopefully one at Adler Thermae. Fill your day with mushroom and truffle hunting … Read more
When you just want to kick back and enjoy some of life’s creature comforts what do you do? You go for broke and spoil yourself rotten, that’s what! The kind of activities we like (none of them “high energy” we promise) will make you forget about the hectic last few … Read more
What’s the first thing you notice when summer turns to fall in Canada? It’s the color … especially in Southern Alberta, our neck of the woods, where autumn hits early and the low hanging, late afternoon sun lights up the landscape like a movie screen. This is peak hiking season, … Read more