Moncton, New Brunswick is one of the bigger cities in the province. The community is rich with old architecture including castles, heritage homes and nearby historic forts. It is an ideal destination for people visiting New Brunswick who are interested in museums and history like the Acadian Museum, Lutz Mountain Heritage Museum, Settlers Landing, Moncton […]
Fundy National Park! It is a park I have heard about since I was a youngster. It is a park I would never have dreamed of ever visiting in my lifetime being that I lived in BC, not in New Brunswick. But dreams do come true and life has a strange way of throwing twists […]
I came down from my perch camping on the cliffs in Saint John, New Brunswick and found myself surging forward exploring on the road again. My next stop was the Fundy National Park. I was excited to go crazy exploring in the park as I have heard allot about the park for some time now […]
I am camping high up on a cliff in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. There are swallows, swifts and seagulls playing tag in the air currents out my front door. And the city of St. John is on full display, spread out below me, at my feet. The views are endless. Out front I see […]
From province to province, territory to territory… there are cultural, architectural and historical differences in Canada. Many are proudly presented, explained and documented in the local tourism booklets and plastered all over street signs. The more popular are touted as attractions with full page ads and colourful pictures. Some are even immortalized with monuments, street […]
Lately, my French has been under attack, challenging my French knowledge base and storage units. Spending so much time in Quebec gave me a crash course and now… my French is being challenged in the predominately French speaking northern regions of New Brunswick on the Acadian Isles. My time in the Isles was coming to […]
In the top east corner of New Brunswick is the Acadia Peninsula. The peninsula is sparsely populated with small villages and two islands. The peninsula road travels along pebble, cliff and sandy shorelines only to bump into recreation beaches, lighthouses and marinas. It is not uncommon to find bogs, wetlands and marshes on both sides […]
I guess you can say I am officially on the east coast! A few days back I crossed over the Restigouche River, from the province of Quebec into the community of Campbellton, News Brunswick. It was a goose-bump moment for me. But this one was different – it was an east coast-ish type goose-bump. […]
Gaspe, Quebec is a seaside village on the edge of the ocean. Except is is not an ocean nor a sea, just looks and feels like one – it is a humongous river! The ocean like scenery is really a very large river and gulf converging at the point of Gaspe. Both bearing the same […]
More jagged cliffs and red lighthouses, pastel colored homes and towering churches, white caps and lapping waves, seagulls and sailboats… I took up along Highway 132 from Rimouski, Quebec and continued my journey towards my end destination of Gaspe, Quebec. I would suggest all who venture this way to take the route of Highway 132. […]
Holly Hanna! What a road tour. So many mini villages. Most resting on the edge of cliffs. Some cliffs decorated with a lighthouse. Many of the villages sported houses painted in pastels. Was I in Newfoundland or Quebec? This is not on the brochure covers? There were sandy, pebbled and boulder beaches. Water for as […]
Quebec City… where to start? First, lets make it clear, there is not enough room here to let it all out about my great adventure in Quebec City. The city was like a European movie with sub titles and no ending in sight. It transported me back in time. It was historical, unique, romantic and […]
Had a couple big days looking around the Lac Saint Jean-Saguenay region. It is more beautiful than I thought. I felt like there was a carrot in front of my nose leading me further east the whole way. The lake, the rivers in the region have provided me with great quality time. The region is […]
East of Lac Saint Jean is the Saguenay Region which includes the communities of Chicoutimi, Jonquiere and La Baie. Chicoutimi and Jonquiere rest on the shores of the Riviere Saguenay while La Baie is on the Baie des Ha Ha! All are west of the cliffs and canyons of the Fjord du Saguenay. My next […]
After the bigger cities of Montreal and Sherbrooke, I high tailed it north 300+ kilometres to get some outdoor wilderness action. Plus, in our line of work, it is important to research and confirm the tourism hot spots. And Lac Saint Jean-Saguenay region is a hot spot. Just the nuimber of campers and RVs on […]
Left Montreal this morning in a hail of a rain storm for Sherbrooke, Quebec. Rain is good, as we have had almost all sun while researching this summer of 2010. One of the hottest summers we can remember since we started our adventure in tourism. Today the rain was pounding down on poor little moi, […]
After a few days of traveling by train exploring in the downtown Montreal and in the community of Laval I was feeling brave. I shucked the idea of traveling by train again, it was fun while it lasted. But now it was time to do some serious long distance research, get down and dirty and […]
When researching Canada, there is nothing better than to jump in with both feet. From community to community you are always on the move. Feet are hiking, canoes paddling, cameras clicking and video is rolling. Not only do you have to learn each communities culture, history, street routes and adventures, but in this case, respect […]
Mount Tremblant National Park.. where to start. There are over 400 lakes, plenty of wetlands, sandy beaches, canoe routes, mountain peaks and over 20 hiking trails. For all intensive purposes I had to be selective. The best was to take a sightseeing drive and check out the park. I set up camp on Lac Escalier. […]
Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada! Another surprise. Most of us have heard about the mountain – the Mount Tremblant Ski Hill – but did you know that there was a massive National Park and two other small villages also. The region of Mount Tremblant is so much more than a world famous ski and snowboard hill […]
Bonjour mes amis! I have crossed over into Quebec Canada! I love it. Let the adventure begin. My first destination is Gatineau, Quebec which is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River just across from, you guessed it, Ottawa. Once I crossed the bridge, there was no turning back. Once I crossed the […]