Quebec City celebrated its 400th Anniversary in 2008. Capital of the province of Quebec, it is in this unique city where French civilization first took hold in Canada. UNESCO in 1985 designated Quebec City a World Heritage Site. From Carnaval-the …
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Oaxacan Chef inadvertently Sets City of Toronto Ablaze by Alvin Starkman
All Pilar Cabrera really wanted was to do a little promotion for Oaxaca, and make a few Canadian dollars during one of the slowest months of the year for tourism. But by the end of Chef Pilar’s four-week September visit …
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Montreal, Mon Amour by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov It didn’t look good; I knew it. I just opened wide to indulge in a juicy chunk of ripe peach from a generous sample plate when I heard a click of my husband’s camera. Oh well, …
La Belle Nouvelle-France – Quebec by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov When a comely passport control officer at Jean-Lesage International airport greeted us with “bonjour,” my flight fatigue just melted away. Everything sounds so much better in French, and the population of the ancient Quebec is 95% …
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A Taste of France in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada by Patty Burness
There are some real travel bargains available now. If you can take advantage of them, try Quebec City — this UNESCO-designated World Heritage site is a treasure. And getting there takes about the same time as a flight from San …
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Oceanside Hospitality in Canada’s Gaspésie
“And to Percé, I shall return one day.” This was the last verse of a poem I wrote when I was eight years old. For our annual summer vacation that year, my parents had driven the family to Percé, an …
Kayaking In The St. Lawrence by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Just beyond Tadoussac at Les Bergeronnes in the wonderful Cote Nord Whale Watching Highway along the St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada, we lunched at Mer et Monde Café, a bistro restaurant with very fresh and tasty food near the adventure …
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Baleen Whales In Quebec by Bonnie and Bill Neely
There are 13 kinds of whales to be seen in the St. Lawrence Gulf. Blues have not been seen here often since 1992. Various theories abound as to why the blues do not frequent this area now. Blue whales are …
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Glacier Adventure Park by Bonnie and Bill Neely
While traveling on the Cote Nord Highway in Quebec, following the Whale Route along the St. Lawrence River, Near Tadousac, we stopped at the small town of Baie-Comeau, and had the pleasure of visiting the newly opened Center Boréal du …
Whale Watching Along Côte Nord, Québec by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Our long awaited highlight of our trip along the St. Lawrence in Quebec was an exciting whale watching excursion. We stopped first to get some information about whales at the Meriscope Research Center where Danny Zbinden opened a biological research …
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