(CNN) — Ski resorts are big travel business, and in the battle for visitors, size is everything. Adding extra runs and lifts, or connecting into other areas of the mountain are all part of the alpine arms race to attract more punters. Marketing departments drool over the figures, casting them out like juicy lures. In…
(CNN) — Is it possible to travel to another continent without actually leaving North America? The answer is “oui” if you venture to Old Quebec, Canada — a 300-acre, self-contained neighborhood within the capital of Quebec City. Unlike similar historic districts in Puebla, Mexico; Old San Juan, Puerto Rico; or even Boston’s Beacon Hill, Old…
Lake Louise, Alberta (CNN) — Lake Louise, the hamlet within Canada’s Banff National Park, is as vast as it is small. On the one hand, there are only a handful of hotels, a ski resort, no real business district and few roads. On the other, there is the epic natural grandeur of Lake Louise and…
(CNN) — A British invasion and a Jumbo Jet anniversary tribute are both generating buzz around this year’s North American air show season. For the first time in more than a decade, the UK’s legendary Royal Air Force fighter jet performance team, the Red Arrows, are touring the USA and Canada. Known as “The Reds”…
(CNN) — Can you imagine hanging over a straight drop — and staring down 245 feet into the gaping maw of an underwater tunnel? Well, you no longer have to imagine. You can travel to Canada’s Wonderland, a large theme park outside of Toronto, and submit yourself to that thrill on the Yukon Striker roller…
(CNN) — Cold rains, icy sidewalks and gray skies can make winter travel a trial. But hot drinks, snowy slopes, frozen lakes and crisp, blue skies full of fresh air? That’s the kind of winter we can all wrap our mittens around. And winter actually seems to bring out the best in some cities. In…
Nunavut (CNN) — Candice Pedersen remembers hearing about her great-grandmother’s tattoos and wanting the same traditional markings on her skin. “She had them on her forehead, her cheeks and her chin, on her wrists and all the way up her arm. When my mom was a little girl, she would trace each of the lines…
(CNN) — Each evening, Point Roberts residents Steve Work and Shauna Sylvester head out for a walk. Strolling along the sandy beaches that surround the community, Work says it often feels like the American/Canadian couple has the eight miles of shoreline to themselves. This is because many of the houses in their neighborhood are empty…
Ottawa (CNN) — To curb coronavirus transmission, Canada announced rules Friday to further discourage international travel, especially during spring break. Most incoming travelers will be required to quarantine in government-approved hotels at their own expense, and flights to the sun-soaked Caribbean and Mexico will be suspended through April. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement…
(CNN) — Days ahead of her road trip north, Robin Masters had already packed her car, filled the tank and mapped her route, all a measure of the anticipation and relief this Texas nurse says she feels now that she can finally return to her beloved Canadian cottage. “Going home for me is going to…
