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Sleeping with wolves in a Quebec park

Andrew Cruickshank

Quebec

On a trip to Parc Omega in Montebello, QC, Andrew Cruickshank gets to spend time with packs of wolves in their natural habitat in the ultimate nature experience.
Riverbend is the Inn place in Niagara

Marc Atchison

Ontario

Marc Atchison spends a few nights in the heart of Ontario’s Niagara wine country and discovers an historic inn nestled among the vines where hospitality and history intersect.
Heli-paddleboarding takes off in B.C.

Andrew Cruickshank

British Columbia

Andrew Cruickshank hops aboard a helicopter with some avid paddleboarders and heads into the B.C. interior to enjoy their favourite sport on azure glacial rivers and snowcapped mountains.

Le Château Frontenac a living history

Marc Atchison

Quebec

QUÉBEC CITY — Every time I push open the polished bronzed doors of one of Fairmont’s legendary heritage hotels, like this city’s fabulous Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, I’m imbued with a sense of...
Montréal is Canada's capital of cool

Marc Atchison

Quebec

Marc Atchison spends a few days in Montréal to recharge his body, mind and soul at the city's great urban spas, it's fabulous museum of fine arts and in the latest boutique hotel.
AW, shucks! P.E.I. oyster festival a fun event

Necee Regis

Prince Edward Island

TYNE VALLEY, P.E.I. - I posed a simple question to professional oyster shuckers at a competition in Miami Beach in 2006: “Tell me about your knife.” It was my first exposure to the wild and colourfu...

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Marc Atchison is a veteran journalist and a seasoned traveller with more than 20 years of travel writing experience. As the former Travel Editor of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper, and now Editor-in-Chief and Senior Writer for TraveLife magazine (Canada) and travelife.ca, Marc has been to over 100 countries in the world. Japan is one of his favorite destinations and he's been there on numerous occasions.

Quebec Spa is Sugar Sweet

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MONT-TREMBLANT, QC - Caroline bent my leg and with the weight of her own body pressed up against it, pushed it back until she introduced my knee to my nose.

Mont-Tremblant an all-seasons resort town

Marc Atchison |

MONT-TREMBLANT, QUEBEC - A visitor bellies up to the Whisky Bar in the lobby of Le Grand Lodge and is greeted by reflections of the past. Under a glass panel that runs the full length of the bar rests images of sports personalities who made Mont-Tremblant famous around the world.

Frontenac more of a museum than hotel

Marc Atchison |

QUEBEC CITY - Off the beautifully ornate lobby of the famed Fairmont Chateau Frontenac Hotel sits a dimly-lit area with a few chairs, a small chest and a portrait of a man dressed in the robes of a Cardinal.