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Begin to travel Canada here with information on taking the kids to Montreal, Quebec, Vancouver, Toronto, Alberta and Canada train tours.

 Lavender Fields in the Eastern Townships

Boulangeries and Mercis in the Eastern Townships of Quebec

About 150 miles south of Quebec and maybe 90 miles east of Montreal, The Eastern Townships of Canada (Cantons De L'Est,) are so French, you may have to brush up on your language skills. The villages and hamlets are French Canadian enclaves, and while many may bear English names, they boast a...

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Top 10 Family Ski Resorts

Top 10 Family Ski Resorts

Looking for the top ski resorts for a family ski or snowboarding vacation? The following are winners of FTF's Top 10 Getaway awards in the snowsports category, honored for their top family facilities and instruction. Our "Top 10 Getaways" award winners, selected annually since 1998...

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Baby Equipment Rental on Arrival

Baby Equipment Rental on Arrival

By serving tiny travelers and their parents from coast to coast, baby gear rental companies know what babies and toddlers need to travel in comfort and style, so take advantage of them and save on checked baggage fees. Why Renting Baby Gear Saves Stress & Money Ensuring that baby's needs...

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Ottawa, Canada: Audio PostCard

Remember when sounds stirred the theater of the mind? When audio transported us magically to a place and our imaginations carried us? Please listen to this Ottawa Travel Audio PostCard and enjoy the trip.

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Luxury Dude Ranch

Dude Ranch Vacations - The Finest in Luxurious Winter Hideaways

Top50Ranches.com is dedicated to showcasing some of the most breathtaking, authentic and luxurious ranch destinations in the world. So, why not take a trip at Christmas or New Year for a truly magical retreat and enjoy some of the winter events and activities they have on offer? Western...

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Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming. Photo courtesy of Buffalo Bill Hi

10 Best Family Destinations For Learning Vacations

I usually hate 10 Best Lists because when it comes to vacations, the “best” for each family is a subjective choice based on circumstance and timing. When my family is exhausted from work and school, a “flop and drop” beach vacation sounds ideal. In mid-winter, an active ski...

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Acadian parade for Carnaval

Acadian Culture, Alive and Well in New Brunswick, Canada

Acadian Culture, Alive and Well in New Brunswick, Canada "This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks..." And so goes the epic, deeply moving poem, Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It’s about the star-crossed romance of two Acadian lovers, Evangeline...

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View from rockpile

Inspiring Beauty

  No one would probably expect much out of a place called Moraine Lake; especially when it took two hours on the Trans-Canada Highway to reach there from the resort in Canmore. Nonetheless, my initial naive and judgemental notion instantly vanished when I saw the lake; I was simply amazed...

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Tourist or Terrorist?

This trip may sound all too familiar to many: Dad attempting to fit the last duffel bag into the overflowing Suburban whilst Mom frantically runs around trying to find passports - younger brother fending off the dogs as they ensure they are not left behind on this grand and exotic adventure. I kept...

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Mastering Montreal

           “Only we would be able to find the ghetto of Montreal!” My best friend James and I stumbled around downtown Montreal looking for somewhere to eat, and we had wandered far enough to find a desolate, creepy street that consisted of exactly one...

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