The average spa day does not normally necessitate submerging yourself in cold water – and by cold we mean bone-chilling, take-your-breath-away freezing. Yet, visit one of the many Nordic spas in Quebec, and this is exactly what you’ll get. Le Nordique Spa offers cold and … Continue reading 
Drinks on ice, definitely. But sleeping on ice? That’s hard to fathom. Yet despite preconceptions, over 48,000 visitors have done just that at the Quebec City Ice Hotel. Travel Writer Kate Pocock was one of them. One of the most surprising highlights for her was … Continue reading 
Fun-loving and cosmopolitan, Montreal is Quebec‘s largest city and the second biggest francophone population in the world. 250 kilometres to the east lies Quebec City, the province’s cultural and romantic capital. Both cities are celebrated for their festival atmosphere, history, artistic flare, and good food. … Continue reading 
Torontonians refer to the Haliburton Highlands as “˜cottage country’. Nine-to-fivers leave work early on Fridays and flee 220 kilometres north of the city, where they find rolling hills, 600-plus lakes, and rugged forests. Paddling, hiking, fishing and drinks on the dock are all on the to-do … Continue reading 
Few tourists stray from the heart of Vieux-Quebec, and why should they? The narrow cobbled streets of the 400-year-old walled city reveal historic architecture, fine dining, museums and even a battlefield. But there is always something to be said for getting off the main tourist … Continue reading 
What do Goldie Hawn, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Bill Murray have in common? They all have holiday homes in Muskoka, Ontario. Often called Toronto’s Hamptons, this region has been the pristine playground of the rich and famous since the end of the 19th century. … Continue reading 
“Good food makes us happy,” states Susur Lee, Toronto’s superstar chef who has won countless accolades, including the highest rating ever for a plate on TV’s Iron Chef America. Lee’s imaginative cuisine, blending Chinese flavours with French technique, was at the forefront of a new wave of fusion cuisine that’s now become entrenched in Toronto’s culinary scene. … Continue reading 
The French settlers who made it through their first winter in New France more than 400 years ago – and only nine out of 28 did “”were tough. Today, Quebecers still don’t let the cold stop them from getting outside. And having fun while they’re … Continue reading 
The number one comment you’ll hear from visitors about Quebec City is how European it feels. And with cafés spilling out unto cobbled streets, fine food, boutique shopping, architecture spanning 400 years, and views of turrets and battle fields within a walled city, … Continue reading 
Vieux-Quebec is what first attracts visitors to the much-loved capital city of Canada’s French-speaking province. The 400-year-old fortressed heritage district is as romantic as they come with beautifully preserved architecture, historic fortifications and a tangle of cobble-stoned lanes brimming with galleries, artist studios, boutiques, restaurants and museums. But … Continue reading