Porter Airlines moves restart date to Oct. 7
TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2020 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is updating its return-to-service date to Oct. 7, from the previously-announced target of Aug. 31. Key factors affecting the ability to restart service include the Canada-U.S. border remaining closed to non-essential travel until at least Aug. 21; the Atlantic Canada travel … Continued
Route du Rhum yacht race celebrates 40th anniversary
prestigious solo Atlantic yacht race turns 40 If you are booking a visit to Brittany, France in early November, one thing to keep in mind is a spectacular event that takes place every four years in the fortified seaside resort … Continued
Bienvenue à Nantes: Reimagining a city through public art
It’s unimaginable to expect a city to rise and flourish after losing its main economic arteries but Nantes, located in the Pays de la Loire region of France, has done just that. The last time I visited the beautiful French … Continued
Five Fab Finds in Golden, BC: Exploring Kicking Horse country
Cradled between both the Rocky Mountain and Columbia Mountain ranges, Golden is about a 3-hour drive from Calgary airport (or 1.5 hours west of Banff) along the Trans Canada Highway. Golden idyllically sits at the junction of frigid (4ºc) glacier-fed … Continued
Oceanfront Luxury Without Pretension: Fox Harb’r Resort, NS
As our driver negotiates a roller coaster of windy narrow roads and stomach dropping hills, I try to focus on the distant mountains and the fresh sea air to curb that queasy feeling. The hour and a half shuttle from … Continued
Ski the French Alps: Spring skiing at Club Med Peisey-Vallandry
What is your dream ski destination? If you ask an Ontario skier, more than likely the response is either the Rockies, or the Alps. Of course, the East offers fantastic mountain experiences but the slopes of Europe and the West, … Continued
Panorama: Pure Canada
There is nothing anyone could say that would have prepared me for the sheer spectacle about to unfold as our shuttle driver Takuya, pulls out of the Calgary airport arrivals level. But before we begin our four-hour journey that takes … Continued
Valencia: Spain’s city of surprises is one of Europe’s hottest tickets
story and photography Terry Lankstead As our puddle jumper from Paris dropped below the clouds, my north facing window seat afforded me a breathtaking view of the mountains of the Valencia region, lush greenery and palm trees below. A convenient twenty-minute shuttle … Continued
Le Massif de Charlevoix
story Terry Lankstead photographs Le Massif de Charlevoix Over the din of players taping up shin pads and discussing ski trips, I announce to the Friday night hockey crew that I’m going on a ski trip. At this point, Mississauga’s … Continued
Ski Vermont: Exploring Killington, Stowe and the Mad River Valley
Having visited the breathtakingly beautiful Green Mountain State on family vacations and a few Guy-getaways to Killington, I think I have a grasp on all that Vermont has to offer. It turns out this can’t be farther from the truth. … Continued