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Hilarious Brief Travel Guide for Each Province and Territories in Canada

June 2, 2023 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Here’s a hilarious Brief Travel Guide for Each Province and Territories in Canada! Oh, Canada! Our home and native land! If you’re looking for a great place to travel, you won’t find a better one than the Great White North. But don’t just take my word for it, eh? Take

Tulip Festival in Ottawa - Gatineau is on May 8-18, 2015.

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The Tulip Festival in Ottawa is a Dazzling Show of Colours

May 12, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

The Tulip Festival in Ottawa is a dazzling show of colors, a feast to the eyes. When Tulips are in bloom, you can’t go back to winter anymore. In fact, when I was in Ottawa last weekend, it felt like summer already. Yes, there are many people out there but

Ice Hotel / Hotel de Glace in Quebec City.

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What’s Inside the Ice Hotel in Quebec City

February 24, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

One thing that’s in my bucket list is: sleep in the Ice Hotel. I’ve been to two Ice Hotels already: one was in Montreal in 2013 and the other was in Quebec last weekend. I can’t afford to stay in there yet. As a poor backpacker and a solo traveler,

Montmorency Falls is frozen in Quebec City.

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Watch: Montmorency Falls is frozen

February 22, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments

Montmorency Falls is frozen. Yes, there’s another Canadian falls that’s equally gorgeous as Niagara Falls when frozen. Go to Quebec City and find it out yourself and you’ll be amazed at its sheer magnificence and beauty that you’d be telling all over and over again to your friends. And the

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The Frozen Beauty of Montmorency Falls

February 19, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

The frozen beauty of Montmorency Falls in Quebec City will never fail to delight your naked eye. In winter, when the city is literally enveloped in inches of snow and in sub zero Celsius, Montmorency Falls, which is higher than the world-famous Niagara Falls, shows its beauty that you would

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Quebec Winter Carnaval Parade

February 18, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

A parade in freezing temperature? And at night? That’s even colder! Oui! Only in Quebec City, the self-proclaimed “Winter Capital of the World.” And guess what? People really went out, watched the parade and braved the biting wind and freezing cold. Since I was staying at HI Quebec – Auberge

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Ice Castle and Ice Sculptures

February 17, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

Last weekend, I went to Quebec City for the last weekend of its annual Winter Carnaval. I’m glad I did–despite the freezing winter that almost made my cheeks as hard as a stone. I’ve never experienced such coldness before and I don’t think I’d be going back to Quebec City

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Quebec City: Observatoire de la Capitale

September 29, 2012 alainsojourner 0 Comments

Observatoire de la Capitale in Quebec City offers a 360 degrees view of the city where half is a blast from the past and the other half is a picture of modernization. Up there, youll see rivers, mountains, bridges, spires and mazes of streets below. While going around in full

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Quebec City – Chateau Frontenac

September 22, 2012 alainsojourner 0 Comments

Intimidatingly sturdy right in the heart of Old Quebec, Chateau Frontenac towers above all other buildings. Its nestled right on a hill overlooking the St. Lawrence River that extends to Montreal. Its Quebec City’s most prominent landmark and, perhaps, a favorite resting/nesting place for those who can afford luxury. The

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Montreal Panorama

December 30, 2011 alainsojourner 0 Comments

A walk or trip uphill to Mount Royal will reward the visitor a sweeping and breathtaking panorama of the city. The white dome you see is the Stade Olympique (Olympic Stadium). Montreal is the ONLY city in Canada that hosted the Summer Olympic Games, circa 1976. Montreal in winter time.