8 Interesting Facts About Quebec

8 Interesting Facts About Quebec

Canada is one of my favorite countries and a place I have extensively explored during my more than a decade of world travels. Many of my trips have focused on visiting and recording every single one of Canada’s 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but I’ve also dedicated many trips to visiting every province and every …

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Things to Do in Vancouver’s 6 Best Urban Parks

Things to do in Vancouver’s Urban Parks

Vancouver, Canada is lucky to be home to a wealth of urban parks, including its most famous: Stanley Park. But there’s a lot more to this part of British Columbia than Stanley Park! Some parks are almost as pretty as Stanley Park, and others are pint-sized. But, all of Vancouver’s many parks are unique and …

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Traveling Eastern Canada by Train

Parliament Hill on a train trip around Eastern Canada

Over my more than decade of travel, Canada has featured prominently in my list of places I’ve returned to over and over again. I’ve extensively road tripped across Canada’s most incredible national parks, deeply explored the country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and even visited regions of the country that few people have ever seen due …

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George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana

George Rogers Clark National Historic Park, Indiana

The George Rogers Clark National Historic Park commemorates George Rogers Clark, the man who led several of the most successful and famous military actions in the western theater of the Revolutionary War. This National Park Services site is located in Vincennes, Indiana which was the location of his most famous victory, when he and a …

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Dry Tortugas National Park: A Delightful Day Trip from Key West

Dry Tortugas National Park: A Delightful Day Trip from Key West

Dry Tortugas National Park is one of the least-visited, but surely one of the most unique, gems in the U.S. National Park system. For most, the highlight is a massive sentinel red brick redoubt, Fort Jefferson, that stands resolute and in stark contrast to the bright blue skies and crystalline Gulf of Mexico waters that …

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Ultimate Florida Road Trip Guide

Ultimate Florida Road Trip Guide

This post is sponsored by Discover Car Hire, a global car rental search and booking engine.  One of the most memorable things you can do in life is to undertake an epic road trip. You rent a car or kit out a campervan, fill up your tank, convince a good friend to join, put on …

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7 Sensational Day Trips from Orlando

Day Trips from Orlando

Are you wondering what to do on your next Orlando vacation when you can’t stand another second at a theme park? Let’s face it, the Land of the Mouse can be draining, but there are so many incredible day trips from Orlando that you could home-base your holiday with the budget hotels and cheap flights …

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What is a Sugar Shack? – A Journey into Traditional Quebec Culture

I loved visiting Quebec.  Montreal and Quebec City were lovely cities, and they were full of charm.  But, they were cities.  They had a lot of history evident, but life had moved on.  Most parts of the cities were as modern as any other city, and you had to go into the “Old Town” if …

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Why You’ll Regret Traveling to Iowa for the Bridges of Madison County

Whenever I plan a trip to visit family, I look around to see what else I can see and do while I’m there. This past weekend, I headed to Des Moines, Iowa and so I began my search. There are only three things Iowa is known for… cornfields, the Field of Dreams (also a cornfield) …

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