Where To Go In March: 10 Places And Festivals Around The World Worth A Trip
So much to do, so many places to see, but so little time to do it all. That's where Destination Unknown comes into play. At the beginning of each month, HuffPost Canada Travel will be putting together...
View ArticleA Tequila Massage in Mexico
I can most definitely say that my body was drunk after my first tequila massage at Apuane Spa at The Four Seasons Resort in Punta Mita, Mexico. Well, drunk in the way that my body felt like jello after...
View ArticleTips For Eco-Friendly Family Travel
I can't forget those big eyes looking up at me. Angelica is two years old and she has been living at one of the Dominican Republic's SOS Children's Villages since she was six months old. A social...
View ArticleYour Weekly Travel Zen: Deserts
This week's Moment of Travel Zen comes to us from Caley Weyman. Her photo of wooly camels in Mongolia's Gobi Desert shows the tranquility of the desert and its wildlife. With vast stretches of sand,...
View Article7 Reasons To Give New Jersey A Chance
We understand the premise of this post may give you pause (see below), but hear us out. Let's face it. New Jersey is pretty polarizing. You either love it or you love to hate it. And if the latter is...
View ArticleWell Isn't Zalipe Just The Sweetest Little Town You Ever Did See
In the tiny Polish town of Zalipe, a teeny tiny town northeast of Krakow, there remains an endearing tradition amongst residents. It all started back in the 19th century, when residents would whitewash...
View Article16 Dogs Who Get To Travel More Than You
It's a sad, sad thing when a dog has been to more exotic countries than you have. ...and we'd totally hate them, if they weren't so gosh darn adorable. 1. This is Caique. He's a regular on the beaches...
View ArticleVancouver 2010 Olympics' Most Memorable Moments (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia have people on the West Coast feeling a little nostalgic. It's been four years since the Olympic Winter Games swept Vancouver and Whistler. Those...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Home Feel Like A Luxe Ski Lodge
When we escape our homes for the winter season, it's usually to head to the mountains and hit the slopes. And the best part of it all? Snuggling up with a blanket in the lodge. But that doesn't have to...
View ArticleWinter's Not So Bad In Finger Lakes, NY
I'll be honest, despite living in Southern Ontario my whole life, I had never heard about the Finger Lakes region of Upstate NY. If it wasn't for some friends who recently rented a cottage there last...
View ArticleBorder Guard Asks Naheed Nenshi: How About That Other Mayor?
Calgary's Mayor Naheed Nenshi got an interesting question from a border guard at the Calgary International Airport on Sunday. On his way back from a trip to the United Kingdom, Nenshi, who celebrated...
View ArticleJamaican Me Hungry: A Culinary Adventure
If you are looking for a way to truly connect to the food culture of Jamaica then I have the culinary adventure for you! It turns out that the white-knuckle, hair-raising journey over the mountains...
View ArticleEiffel Tower Replicas Around The World For When You Can't Make It To Paris
(PARIS-AFP) - What do Tokyo, Las Vegas, Hangzhou and Tegucigalpa have in common? All boast a replica - more or less true to the original - of the Eiffel Tower, Paris's landmark building that has long...
View ArticleThere's Something About Disney...
In the never ending rat race of adulthood, you'd think Walt Disney World would ultimately be lumped in with countless other family-friendly locales as a place that’s “Just for kids.” After all, we...
View ArticleAirline Fees Hit $400 Or More, And They're On The Rise
Airline fees for everything ranging from booking a trip by phone to checking a bag are on the rise, and four carriers are levying fees of $400 or more, a USA TODAY survey of a dozen U.S. airlines shows.
View ArticleAcqua Alta Is Back In Venice And It's As Pretty As Ever
Every now and again (but really in the fall and winter), heavy rains, high winds and bizarro tides couple up to create Acqua Alta, which is a pain in the neck for tourists and locals alike but is...
View ArticleArielle Ostrander, Edmonton Teen, Recalls Harrowing Bus Hijacking In Mexico
Edmonton teen Arielle Ostrander is on her way home after being caught in the middle of a harrowing bus hijacking in Mexico. The 16-year-old had been visiting her grandfather in Puerto Escondido and had...
View ArticleForget Winter. Just Hibernate In One Of These Cozy Homes Instead. (PHOTOS)
There are six more weeks of winter and probably six more polar vortices to get through before we can reasonably hope for the soul-nourishing rays of the sun to appear again. Instead of fighting the...
View Article5 Destinations To Celebrate Six More Weeks Of Winter
Yesterday, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. While we're not quite thrilled with the idea of another month and a half of snow, ice and polar vortex temperatures, why...
View ArticleFake Money and Real Friends: Mancora, Peru
I nearly fell into the waves as he spun me around and around. The weather was perfect and the sand was golden in the moonlight. Our friends were gathered on the beach, or also playing in the ocean, and...
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