On the centennial of its sinking, find out about the Titanic where the ship has become part of the culture or where it has gained new life as a walk-through replica that is filled with memorabilia.
Butchart Gardens is a blooming wonderland
October 5, 2011 By
Every path leads to another spectacular view. It’s Fantasyland for the horticulturist and Wonderworld for the masses. Famed Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is a blue-ribbon showplace in one of the loveliest corners of the world. Visitors marvel at the variety and harmony achieved by co-mingling easily recognizable flowers like dainty purple daisies and ruffled pink geraniums with unusual specimens such as teardrop fuchsia and delicate drooping trout lily. Since passing the century mark in 2004, privately owned Butchart Gardens has featured more spectacular scenes than ever within its 55 acres.
Yippee Yi Yay! The Calgary Stampede
August 9, 2011 By
For all of the images of the Wild West as being in Montana and Texas, the biggest cowboy show and rodeo isn’t even in the U.S. It’s in Calgary, Canada, and it’s the Calgary Stampede.
Halifax: a Titanic and seascape destination
July 20, 2011 By
Maybe there is a fountain around where we can drop a Canadian coin to ensure we return here also to our other maritime stops of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
History and charm make Prince Edward Island a vacation stop
July 13, 2011 By
We looked forward to disembarking our cruise ship at Charlottetown, PEI’s main port, long before we knew the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, included the town on their North American itinerary.
Scenery and Celtic influence abound at Cape Breton Island
July 11, 2011 By
A cruise ship schedule barely leaves enough time to get more than a tantalizing taste of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Canada’s Maritime region has long been on my destination dream list so when the Princess Cruise Line put Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on its list of summer excursions my husband and I said “Aye Aye.”
