by Jane Canapini | Sep 15, 2017 | Accommodations, Architecture, Quebec
It is the crown jewel on a piece of prestigious real estate named after another jewel – Cap Diamant (the ‘diamond cape’) – and its unmistakable turrets with their verdigris copper roofs have made it one of the most photographed hotels in the world. This is...
by Jane Canapini | Aug 27, 2017 | Accommodations, Architecture, Quebec
Ten thousand giant, hand-hewn red cedar logs shipped from British Colombia went into its creation. Thirty-five hundred workers worked around the clock for 4 months, on the first-ever jobsite lit with electric lights to accommodate three shifts. And in order to get...
by Jane Canapini | Jun 3, 2017 | Accommodations, Architecture, Ontario, Ottawa
For a country as young as Canada (a mere 150 years this July 1st), it is difficult to find historical landmarks that can rival the great castles and estates of their much older cousins in Scotland or France. Luckily, though, we do have our own group of turreted...
by Jane Canapini | Mar 19, 2017 | Architecture, Colombia, Photography
I may be going out on a limb here by declaring definitively that Guatapé is Colombia’s most colourful town, since I haven’t visited every single place in the country. But given the photo evidence that you’re about to see, I think I am on pretty solid...
