TRAVEL CANADA: QUÉBEC WINTER CARNIVAL CARNAVAL DE QUÉBEC: ADVENTURE AND FUN IN THE SNOW by Habeeb Salloum A few years ago during my winter visit to Quebec City, the party was in full swing in our luxury Québec City hotel when, suddenly, a colourful doll-like creature danced into the room. “Bonhomme! Bonhomme!” my Québécois friend […]
Newfoundland Hike: St. John’s to La Manche Provincial Park What I Wish I Knew Before Hiking the East Coast Trail By Carolyne Whelan While it felt like a miracle at the time, that seven of us made it out of the woods of the East Coast Trail in Newfoundland, Canada together was the product of […]
July 2015 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter So Many Exciting Travel Possibilities! Greetings! Have you visited Central Oregon in the summer? If not, this area is definitely a destination to add to your travel list. While Bend is the largest city in the high desert (population just over 80,000 – which can double at the […]
Travel Ontario: Master Chef Culinary Competition A Culinary Competition of Local Ingredients in Peterborough and the Kawarthas By Muna Salloum It all started when Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism invited a group of travel and food writers, food designers, and photographers to participate in a Master Chef challenge. Promoted as a culinary competition, it would […]
Travel Ontario: Reclaiming the Land of the Kawarthas Reclaiming the Land of the Kawarthas by a New Generation of Canadians By Habeeb Salloum and Muna Salloum Located only 125 kms (78 mi) from Toronto, the region of Peterborough and the Kawarthas is a tourist destination par excellence. Peterborough, a city of some 74,600 is known […]
WEEKLY CRUISE TRAVEL TIP – MAY 20, 2015 Top Things To Do With A Cruise Day in Vancouver By WAVEJourney Q: We have an overnight in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during an Alaska cruise. What is the best way to spend a cruise port day visiting the city? A: You’re going to love that your […]
Touring Ontario’s Lake Country Maple Syrup Trail By Habeeb Salloum Our first stop on the Tap into Maple Route located in Ontario’s Lake Country was at Shaw’s Maple Syrup and Sugar Bush, a plantation of maple tree wonder and also home of the Shaw Pancake House near Orillia. In this vacation land of scenic tamed […]
Travel Canada: Stratford, Ontario – An All-Around Arts Destination By Dominique Millette The town of Stratford in Canada is a world-famous theatre hub after embracing the destiny its name implied. Since Alec Guinness and Irene Worth joined the cast of Stratford’s inaugural performance of Richard III on July 13, 1953, luminaries such as Christopher Plummer, […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Cauldron By WAVEJourney In February 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was the host of the Winter Olympics. This is a photo of the 4-armed glass and steel cauldron that was lit for the games, and which represents the 2010 Games’ “Fire on Ice” theme.
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Fresque des Québécois in Quebec City By WAVEJourney We really enjoy seeing trompe-l’oeil murals when we travel, and the Fresque des Québécois on Côte de la Montagne in Old Quebec’s Place-Royale is one of our favorites. This photo shows just one small part of the mural, which depicts real life […]
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]