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ICELAND IN NOVEMBER
I recently stumbled upon Wow Air—a low-cost airline that operates services to 23 destinations (and counting) in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. I filled my partner in on it and we seized the opportunity to explore awe-inspiring Iceland on a tight budgetWhat does Iceland look like in November?…
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WALLINGFORD-BACK MINE
Wallingford-Back Mine is a semi-natural mine made up mostly of feldspar and quartz located in Québec. Once the largest mine of its kind in North America is now a hollow hill stabilized by rock pillars and surrounded by bright turquoise waters. I’ve second-guessed writing about this abandoned mine many times… -
HIKING L’ACROPOLE DES DRAVEURS
After a lot of thinking about where to go for the long weekend, my partner and I decided to take a refreshing camping trip to Québec where we wanted to try a hike that would surely test our limits. A 7-hour drive from Ottawa, Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière Malbaie National Park is located… -
FROM CAYO COCO TO MORÓN: CULTURE SHOCK
I took a last-minute trip to Cuba in January, booking my flight with WestJet just a day before leaving. My cousin had been planning on visiting someone there and asked me if I wanted to tag along as she knew the authentic city of Morón and the picture-perfect beaches of…