by Jane Canapini | Jun 18, 2020 | Canada, Trip Planning
The summer of 2020 is shaping up to be a year for local travel. Luckily for us, there are plenty of hidden gems in Canada within a couple of hours’ drive of most major centres, and the summer of 2020 is the perfect opportunity to discover them. Here are some suggestions for day trips from Canadian cities, wherever you happen to be!
by Jane Canapini | Jan 12, 2020 | Quebec
Ha! Ha! It’s Lake Témiscouata! Laughing out loud wasn’t exactly our reaction when Henk and I first saw this large, pristine lake an hour or so south of the St. Lawrence River. Impressed, yes, but amused? Not really. But we couldn’t help but smile when we spotted...
by Jane Canapini | Oct 5, 2019 | Yukon
Anyone visiting the Yukon will obviously want to spend time in the Territory’s gateway city, Whitehorse. And there are plenty of things to see and do there, whether you want to shop for gold or tour an historic paddlewheeler. But there are also some interesting destinations and fun adventures waiting for you outside the city that show off the uniqueness of this beautiful Territory: here are 4 must-do day trips from Whitehorse that will show you glaciers, jewel-coloured lakes, deserts and more.
by Jane Canapini | Sep 28, 2019 | Quebec
When a Québec town with less than 10,000 people attracts more than 300,000 visitors every year, you know it must have something very special. That town is Coaticook, in Québec’s bucolic Eastern Townships, and that something special is Parc de la Gorge de...