The Forks is not only Winnipeg’s top tourist attraction today; folks have been gathering here for centuries. It was named for the piece of land where the Assiniboine and Red Rivers meet. Just across the Red we find Old St. Boniface, with some of Winnipeg’s oldest historic buildings, and centre of the largest francophone community […]
The north shore of Lake Superior abounds in photogenic places, with Neys Provincial Park being among the best spots to spend a night or two, especially if you’re a photographer. The location couldn’t be more convenient – just off the Trans Canada Highway on the rugged Coldwell Peninsula, and right on one of the finest […]
What impresses us most about Thunder Bay is the setting. Known as the Gateway to Northwest Ontario, the city looks over the world’s largest lake, with a backdrop of thousands of smaller lakes. It’s home to the iconic Sleeping Giant, nearby rivers with roaring waterfalls, spectacular canyons, and forested Canadian Shield. Add a rich history […]
Dawson City is a fundamental part of the Canadian psyche. Just think of the North and this icon of the Klondike Gold Rush springs to mind. In the late 1800s, it seemed that the entire world was stampeding to the Yukon, where fortunes were both made and lost. Almost overnight, Dawson City became the largest […]
As we drive through Medicine Hat, the World’s Largest Tepee tempts us to stop and see what this small prairie city in southeastern Alberta, with the peculiar name, has to offer. With main masts as high as a 20-story building, the Saamis Tepee introduces the city’s history and name — a loose translation of the […]
We passed field after field of rice, corn, taro root, and practically every other imaginable vegetable and herb. Most striking was the intensity of agriculture, and how immaculately everything is kept, especially considering that so much work is done by hand. Riding bicycles through the countryside isn’t the reason we came to Hoi An, but […]