The Best Time To Visit Canada: Where to Go Each Month
As a Canadian, I'm often asked when is the best time to visit Canada. Summer is the peak season for travel in Canada, because of…
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Photos: Tulips Up Close
The tulip season is one of my favourite times of the year in Canada's capital city, Ottawa. The annual Canadian Tulip Festival grew (literally) out…
Photo of the Week: Magical Snow in Calgary
Maybe I've seen Frosty the Snowman too many times, but I think there's something special about snow on Christmas eve. When I was in Calgary,…
Photo of the Week: Sittin’ on the Dock
My best friend came to visit for a couple of days this week. We've been friends since we were teenagers, but even though we've lived…
Photo of the Week: Summer Dreaming
There's something about summer that reminds us to slow down and soak in the sunsets. As it turns out, admiring the sunset is also good…
Photos of the Week: Oh Canada
It was a big week for Canada. United States President Barack Obama made an historic speech in our Parliament, praising the country saying, "The World…
Photo of the Week: Signs of Spring
Oh, bother, as Winnie the Pooh, would say. It's time to wake up and start looking for some honey. Not a bother for the rest…
Photo of the Week: The Peace Bridge in Calgary
This is the view for 6000 pedestrians and cyclists who cross the Peace Bridge in Calgary every day. The bridge was so named because it…
Confessions of a Christmas Market Neophyte
I confess. Until this year, I'd never been to any bona fide Christmas markets in Canada or anywhere. I'd been blithely walking around, not knowing…
Photo of the Week: November Sunsets
Sometimes, the best scenery is close to home. Canada's capital city, Ottawa, is known for its vivid sunsets and the beautiful views over the Ottawa…
Photo of the Week: The Tent Room
Tennis anyone? This used to be the tennis court at Rideau Hall, the Governor General's residence in Ottawa, Canada. As the Queen's representative in Canada,…
Photo of the Week: Wakefield, Quebec
Fall is my favourite time of year in Eastern Canada. And so, on one of the last glorious fall days of the season, I went…