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Traveling Throughout CanadaGorgeous landscapes, fantastic outdoor adventures, and cosmopolitan cities -- visit Canada
For more articles from around the world click on Travel the WorldBritish Columbia: Exploring Haida Gwaii -- Queen Charlotte Islands -- Prince Rupert, Scenic Beauty and Haida Aboriginal Cultureby Patrice Raplee. Under a misty sky, a large tarpaulin and wood structure shields the carvers and painters who are hunched over and working intently on a 32-foot pole. The air is filled with the pungent aroma of cedar shavings piled high on the ground and talk is at a minimum. There is
little time left for the artists to complete the magnificent totem pole that will be raised in ceremony for Masset's community center on Haida Gwaii. Slideshow
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Discovering Vancouver, British Columbiaby Patrice Raplee. The city lights shimmer, casting reflections on the harbor, as a cool breeze drifts inland. Pedestrians button coats and stroll down the avenue gazing in
colorful boutique windows and pointing out their favorite architecture against Vancouver, British Columbia’s beautiful skyline.
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Traveling the Canadian Rockies on the Rocky Mountaineer Train from Vancouver, British Columbia into Banff, Albertaby Patrice Raplee. The train sways in a gentle rhythm, as travelers gaze out the window at passing trees of burnished gold and deep yellow. A moving landscape
slowly unfolds upon expansive views of snow-capped peaks and rushing rivers, conveying a sense of timeless serenity in the magnificent Rocky Mountains.
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Whistler, British Columbia: Canada's Olympic Playground - Eco tours and Squamish Lil'watby Rick Millikan. Magnificent vistas begin along the vast shoreline of Howe Sound. Taking in picturesque Porteau Cove, famed stone monolith Stawamish Chief in Squamish and
spectacular seventy-meter Brandy Wine Falls, our rhapsody intensifies as we ‘hang’ from the heritage open-air viewing car to ogle awesome Cheakamus Canyon.
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Naturally Beautiful Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario, Canadaby Suzanne Wright.
A white feather, curled like a comma, floats in the water. Overhead a float plane practices take-offs in a cobalt sky. To my left, vast grain silos rise
on the banks at the water’s edge. I lay my paddle across my lap and plunge my hand into the liquid cold and arch my neck to the warm rays of
the sun. I am in Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario, Canada.
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Steveston, British Columbia: it's easy to love this charming marine town near Vancouver by George Bailey. Steveston is a pin dot on a map on the west coast of Richmond, 30-minutes south of Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s where the mighty Fraser River and
the Pacific Ocean meet. If you can’t unwind in this seaside village, consider stress-management therapy.
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Québec Canada: A City of Winter Enchantment That Lasts Through April by Patrice Raplee. Evening has settled in and a tapestry of gentle snowfall and soft lights illuminate the European stone buildings,
archways and narrow streets in Québec, Canada’s old town. But there's also snow bathing, snow sculpting and more.
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Read more Quebec's famed Ice Hotel - Hotel de Glace Riding Mountain National Park – Manitoba Canada: A bit of outdoor heaven by Neala Schwartzberg. The air is crisp scented with sweetness of trees and rich deep earth. There’s incredible beauty
and peace at Riding Mountain National Park that comes from intimacy with nature.
Churchill Manitoba Tundra: Polar Bears and Tundra Buggies by Robert Painter. Polar bears are big. Polar bears are powerful.
The best, and safest, way to see these behemoths is to go out on a Tundra Buggy. If you think this is the Arctic version of a photo safari you’re
right.
Farm with a Soul -- The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada
by George Bailey. Ass, Mule, Donkey, Burro, they all want the same. To be protected and loved.
Toronto's Kensington Market: A cornucopia of colours, smells and sounds by George Bailey. Kensington Market is not really a market like most of us think of a market. It's dozens of tiny shops that house dry goods, terrific vintage clothing, bakeries, dollar stores, and unique eateries inside century old buildings.
Wolf Sightings in Canada's Yukon Territory by Marty Essen. One man, several wolves, and the opportunity of a lifetime. Excerpted from Cool Creatures, Hot Planet -- Exploring the Seven Continents
Hamilton, Ontario Canada: The Grand Old Lady HMCS Haida and More by George Bailey. If you enjoy battleships, this is the place. Visit Haida, a Tribal class destroyer, and, the only one left in the world. And you can also enjoy a bit of Hamilton, Ontario while you're there.
Unwind As You Step Back in Time in Montreal by Linda Fasteson. Swinging open the dormer windows, we could hear the clip-clop of a horse-drawn carriage on the cobblestone street below. The church bells of Notre Dame sounded the hour as a passer-by called out Bonjour! Paris? No. Montreal, just 45 miles from the United States border.
Grosse Ile: Illuminating the History of Immigration in Canadaby Neala Schwartzberg. It has an air of beauty and tranquillity, but Grosse Ile is part memorial and part fascinating exhibit about the process of immigration in Canada.
Niagara Falls, Canada: The new Two Billion, that's with a B, Dollar City by George Bailey. If you haven't been to Niagara since 1996 you'll see a new vibrant and exciting city and it's all because of Ontario government sanctioned what they like to call gaming. But whether it's gaming, or gambling, it has changed Niagara forever and in some ways given the city new growth.
Quebec's Beautiful Countryside -- Two Perfect Inns by Neala Schwartzberg. Returning to one of my favorite places, this time exploring the countryside with delightful manoirs, charming sights, beautiful quiet lakes, and important pieces of history.
Prince Edward Island, Canada: Big Pleasures in a Small Package by Sheree Bykofsky. Pleasures of the harbor, the ocean, good food and excellent inns.
British Columbia by George Bailey. He was told Here are the keys to your car, now go enjoy yourselves and find stories about British Columbia.
Calgary Stampede: The Legend by Robert Painter. From the rodeo to the chuck wagon, to entertainment, the Calgary Stampede took Robert Painter by storm. He started planning his return even before he left.
Postcards From… Traveling the Canadian Rockies in Style: Scenery, Service and Savory Cuisine Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer It's another Postcard from Fyllis Hockman, and this time she's aboard the Rocky Mountaineer training her way across the Canadian Rockies.
Halifax Heritage: Enjoying Halifax Nova Scotia by Guylaine Spencer. There is much to enjoy in this waterside city.
Nouvelle France Festival in Quebec City, Canada by Neala Schwartzberg. On a recent August morning I discovered the antidote for the maladies of modern life. A visit to the 18th century, courtesy of a costume, and the Nouvelle France Festival in Quebec City.
St. John's Newfoundland, Canadaby George Bailey. "This is the land of my birth," writes Bailey, "the stories my mother told me about St. John’s came alive." Eight years old when he left, in mid-life he travels back to re-experience the years of his childhood.
Auberge Saint-Antoine: Luxury With a Sense of Historyby Neala Schwartzberg. This family-owned boutique hotel in Quebec City, reflects delicious luxury, high-tech elegance and comfort, and rich archeological history.
Walk on the Ocean Floor: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canadaby George Bailey. You've probably seen the amazing photos but didn't know where to find that spot. Now you'll know, and there's lots more to see.
Rock and Water: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canadaby George Bailey. Located on Atlantic Canada's Bay of Fundy, surrounded by rock and water, there's a charming city, and great natural beauty.
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