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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...

Archive by author: Carol PerehudoffReturn

Carol is an award-winning travel and spa writer based in Toronto. She’s written for many national and international publications such as the Toronto Star, the Chicago Tribune, TraveLife and enRoute Magazine. Her passions include hot springs, lazy-paced cycling and anything with truffles. Visit her travel blog at WanderingCarol.com and her spa blog at SpastoLove.com. Carol is an award-winning travel and spa writer based in Toronto. She’s written for many national and international publications such as the Toronto Star, the Chicago Tribune, TraveLife and enRoute Magazine. Her passions include hot springs, lazy-paced cycling and anything with truffles. Visit her travel blog at WanderingCarol.com and her spa blog at SpastoLove.com.

New Brunswick Island is Simply Grand

Carol Perehudoff |

GRAND MANAN ISLAND, N.B. - It’s not every day you go sea kayaking in the Bay of Fundy with your bikini top stuffed with toilet paper. And no, it wasn’t to impress the finbacks, humpbacks or minke whales that frolic through the bay, or even Ryan, our buff-looking guide.

Floating on the Saskatchewan Prairies

Carol Perehudoff |

WATROUS, SASK. - The last time my mother and I went to Manitou Springs Hotel & Mineral Spa, she floated away. Literally. The water at this European-style spa on the shores of Little Lake Manitou is so buoyant it can be a challenge to stay on the benches lining the pool, and as we soaked, I occasionally had to grab her leg and haul her back.