Canada & Alaska

Wildlife of Canada

Wildlife of Canada There's no seagoing experience quite like watching, close-up, a sleek whale weighing thousands of pounds frolic like a child in its natural habitat. Up and down the coast of British Columbia, from Victoria to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, from Vancouver to the BC Gulf Islands, and up to the ...
Posted on August 19 2010 Read More...

Inspiration Travel Ideas for Canada & ...

Inspiration Travel Ideas for Canada & Alaska Rugged charm, unforgettable scenery, and wide open expanse care all typical of Alaska. Breathtaking views, fascinating history, pleasant towns and a relaxed atmosphere ensure that Yukon and Alaska are both enjoyable and memorable. Yukon The smallest and most westerly of Canada’s territories, the Yukon takes its name from the meandering waters of the ...
Posted on December 2 2009 Read More...

Canada – Atlantic Provinces

Canada – Atlantic Provinces Offering a myriad of water and land based activities; the Atlantic Provinces present a superb choice of highlights, including New Brunswick’s unusual Hopewell Rocks and the spectacular World Heritage setting of Newfoundland’s Gros Morne. On Prince Edward Island you can visit the sites that inspired the book ‘Anne of Green ...
Posted on August 12 2009 Read More...

Autumn in Ontario

Autumn in Ontario Richard Godden, Canada and Latin America specialist spent the weekend discovering Ontario. After a pleasant 8 hour Air Canada flight from overcast London Heathrow, I arrived at Toronto Pearson airport to be greeted with picture perfect blue skies. Autumn, or should it be fall, is definitely a good time to visit ...
Posted on May 28 2009 Read More...

Trains, Planes and Bears

Trains, Planes and Bears Dave Orrock, Canada Specialist, checks out Rocky Mountaineer's newest itinerary: The Fraser Discovery Route. The lady from Sutton Coldfield seemed remarkably unfazed by my clambering almost on top of her seat in order to peer out of the domed window of the viewing compartment on the train. Fortunately for me, she ...
Posted on December 28 2007 Read More...

Quebec Cuisine

Quebec Cuisine by Josephine Wiggall-Lazarus, Director of Tourism Québec is known the world over for its stunning scenery, wealth of history and love of the arts; but perhaps most importantly it is known for its strong sense of identity. The Québecois have strived to preserve their individuality and in doing so have protected ...
Posted on November 28 2007 Read More...

Bear Necessities

Bear Necessities For a close encounter of the furred kind with the planet’s biggest bear, head to Churchill, Manitoba, where Dave Orrock’s expectations of a frosty reception are confounded I felt like a naughty schoolboy when the gruff tour guide hastily grabbed me and yanked me away from the tail end of the ...
Posted on October 28 2007 Read More...

Snow Good…?

Snow Good…? Dave Orrock, Canada sales specialist, explores Quebec to witness some of Canada's most spectacular sights... Somewhat to my surprise, it was not the temperature (which was, incidentally, -20°C) which sent a shiver down my spine. The ear-splitting baying of 42 huskies (if you have not had the chance to hear it recently) ...
Posted on October 28 2007 Read More...