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BRUCE PENINSULA NATIONAL PARK
Canadian National Parks are vast and charming, and as of 2017, there are 39 National Parks and 8 National Park Reserves, covering about 3% of the total land in Canada. I’ve been wanting to explore one in particular this spring, and have been waiting for the snow to disappear to…
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PLANNING YOUR NORTH AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
Snowy mountains, vast canyons, foggy seashores, green plains, muggy rainforests — we witnessed almost every landscape imaginable. Going through 8 states in the U.S. and 5 provinces in Canada can definitely make one want to see more of the world. While we didn’t know it then, Eric and I embarked…
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ICELAND IN NOVEMBER
I recently stumbled upon Wow Air — a low-cost airline that operates services to a total of 23 destinations (and counting) in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. — so I filled my boyfriend in on it, we purchased our tickets, and seized the opportunity to explore the awe-inspiring country of …
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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…
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HIKING ACROPOLE DES DRAVEURS TRAIL
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…
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