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A “Bubble” and a Lighthouse: 2 Unique Places to Stay in Québec’s Maritime Region

by Jane Canapini | Sep 17, 2019 | 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...

In Search of the White Whale: Whale-Watching in Québec Maritime

by Jane Canapini | Sep 11, 2019 | 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...

Brutal Beauty: Moshe Safdie’s Habitat 67 in Montreal

by Jane Canapini | Oct 16, 2017 | Architecture, Quebec

Years ago (and I mean YEARS ago!) when I attended Guelph University and lived in one of the on-campus housing complexes known as South Residence, I was told that our multi-tiered concrete community had been modelled after the Habitat 67 housing development built for Montreal’s World Exposition of 1967…

Château-Hopping Stop #3: Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

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...