by janecanapini | Oct 19, 2019 | Accommodations, Canada, Quebec
One of the benefits of exploring beyond the tourist hotspots is the opportunity to discover not just places that are authentic and less trafficked, but the chance to find unique or quirky places to stay. Québec’s Eastern Townships region prides itself on being ‘off the beaten path’, and what Henk and I discovered on a recent visit was that they offer accommodations that promise the same. And two of the places where we stayed, a bonafide treehouse and a “Rectangle” in the woods, gave us the opportunity to get close to nature, too.
by janecanapini | Sep 28, 2019 | Attractions, Canada, 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...
by janecanapini | Sep 17, 2019 | Accommodations, Canada, Quebec
“Unique” and “boutique”. These are two words that Henk and I like to use to describe what we look for when we travel. Sometimes this can mean a singular attraction that sets a destination apart from the others; sometimes it can be unusual or...
by janecanapini | Sep 11, 2019 | Canada, Nature & Wildlife, Quebec
Call me Ishmael. Well, call me Ahab, actually, because like the obsessed captain from the novel Moby Dick, I was on the hunt for the white whale – only this time the white whale wasn’t some menacing giant out in the vast expanse of the open seas, but a smiling...
