Quebec
It started with @whygocanada tweet. Julie Ovenell Carter is a well known Canadian travel writer and she tweets for WhyGoCanada.com, a Canada travel source. Julie’s tweet read: “My favourite food souvenir from Canada? Hawkins Cheezies of course! What’s yours?…” I discovered one on a road trip to Quebec last year. We were with Carole and [...]
If you’ve ever driven any distance through the Canadian bush (as Shania Twain calls it), especially endless miles of tree-lined, two-lane highway, then you will know about the moose. There are foreboding signs along the way featuring outlines of these hulking creatures nonchalantly strolling across your path. The message is not one of protecting the [...]
Chambers’ Dictionary of Etymology defines the term “mascot” as an animal, person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck. According to the dictionary, the word is borrowed from the french word, “mascotte” meaning sorcerer’s charm or good luck piece. Canada is a land of mascots. I’m not sure why but they’re plentiful here. [...]
Rather than drive, we flew to Montréal and spent six glorious nights in Quebec’s largest city. Our flight was complimentary, thanks to WestJet Airlines. Westjet’s VP happened to pick my husband’s business card out of a bowl at a conference and it won us two tickets anywhere WestJet flies (except Hawaii). After much discussion, we [...]
Glenn and I are just back from another glorious Canadian road trip. This time we traveled to Quebec and the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains (Les Laurentides). I’m originally from Montreal but I don’t ever remember taking the Oka-Hudson ferry. This 100 year old service links the towns of Hudson and Oka on the Ottawa [...]
