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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: Kay LoekReturn

Freelance writer Kay Loek is a native Torontonian who enjoyed a distinguished career in the financial sector before devoting her life to travel writing. Along with her photographer husband, long time Toronto Star photographer Dick Loek, Kay has travelled extensively and enjoys sharing her findings with readers.

Fogo Island is Newfoundland's 'inn' place

Kay Loek |

FOGO ISLAND, NL — Lots has been written about the contemporary inn that bears this island’s name and its legendary founder Zita Cobb. In fact, the reason most people come to this remote outpost off Newfoundland’s northeast coast is to stay at the incredible Fogo Island Inn.

Sleeping with wolves in a Quebec park

Riverbend is the Inn place in Niagara

Heli-paddleboarding takes off in B.C.

Le Château Frontenac a living history

Montréal is Canada's capital of cool

AW, shucks! P.E.I. oyster festival a fun event

Fogo Island is Newfoundland's 'inn' place