Archive for Category: "Canada"
Travel Tip: Winter Wildlife Excursions
Just because it’s cold out doesn’t mean nature tours are off the list. In fact, there are opportunities around the country to observe animals in their natural habitat, even when snow is falling. Every winter, for example, the Virginia Aquarium hosts two-hour wildlife excursions led by an expert guide, which allows passengers to view and [...]
Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio–November 5, 2011–Auberge Saint-Antoine
If you missed this weekend’s Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio broadcast from Auberge Saint-Antoine, you can download the full podcast of the show or listen to it streaming live right here. From a year-round Ice Hotel to Quebec’s gastronomy, Peter explores the latest in Canadian travel. He also tackles this week’s travel news and explores this Thanksgiving’s hot [...]
Radio Guest List–Auberge Saint-Antoine–November 5, 2011
Ever wonder what it would be like to spend the night in an igloo? Well, in Quebec’s Hotel de Glace (Ice Hotel) guests are smack dab in the middle of a frozen hotel complete with walls, seats, tables and décor made entirely of…that’s right—ice! Ice Hotel president and director Jacques Desbois joins Peter to discuss [...]
Can ‘Aboriginal Tourism’ Be Authentic?
Aboriginal tourism is a double-edge sword. At best, travelers begin to understand a culture’s compelling and long history. At its worst, it’s exploitive and misinformed. Virtuous Traveler Leslie Garrett examines the full range of experiences from the superficial presentations of beads and feathers to a deeper understanding of another culture. The dancers wore loincloths, their [...]
Claude Elliot: Gander’s Mayor Remembers 9/11 and His Town’s Generosity and Heroism
The darkness of September 11 seemed to showcase so much of the world at its worst, but thousands of stranded airline passengers had an experience may have shown mankind at its best. Nearly 7,000 passengers and crew that were bound for places like New York, and Miami, and Boston, and Dallas suddenly found themselves in [...]
Ten Years After 9/11 Refugees Return to Gander, Newfoundland
Few people have heard of Gander, Newfoundland, but this Canadian town ended up playing an unsung role in the historic events of September 11, 2001. Following the terrorist attacks, the United States shut down its airspace. Suddenly, hundreds of flights in the air were rerouted to small airports in Eastern Canada. Gander, which has a [...]
Niagara Falls Deaths Highlight Visitors Ignoring Safety Rules
A 19-year-old Japanese student apparently fell to her death after climbing over a safety railing for a photograph at Niagara Falls. When local police and firefighters went searching for her, they instead uncovered the body of an unidentified, unrelated man from the whirlpools at the bottom of the falls. Local officials say the young woman’s [...]
The Great North American Row Trip
When most people want a summer adventure they head out on the open road, but Brian Rooney set out on the open sea. Embarking on a 500-mile rowing trip with one of his oldest friends, Rooney explored small towns in New England and Canada, ate at local restaurants and learned a few lessons about travel, [...]
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