A “Bubble” and a Lighthouse: 2 Unique Places to Stay in Québec’s Maritime Region
"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 unique places to stay. We found both on a road trip to the Québec Maritime region, where we had the chance to stay in an inflated 'Bubble' in the trees, and...
In Search of the White Whale: Whale-Watching in Québec Maritime
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 beluga in the St. Lawrence Seaway. Henk and I were whale-watching in Québec along the Maritime region's Whale Route and we were on a...
3 Killarney Hikes with “Group of Seven” Views
The impressionist paintings of Canada’s Group of Seven artists may be familiar to many of us in Canada (and many more of us now, thanks to actor Steve Martin’s high-profile interest in Lawren Harris.) But it’s only when you see the landscapes that inspired those evocative paintings that you can truly appreciate how these artists were able to capture the unique beauty found in certain places in Canada. One of those places is Killarney Provincial Park, in northeastern Ontario, and after doing 3 Killarney hikes with truly inspiring views, Henk and I were even more impressed with this Park’s beauty.