Seeing Quebec by bicycle

With the flavors of café au lait and chocolate croissant lingering on my tongue from breakfast, I steer my bike toward the banks of...

Montreal by Bixi bicycle

Call me a tightwad, but when I heard that Montreal had rental bikes you can pick up and drop off all over town for a mere $5 Canadian a...

Wine in Quebec? Heard it through the grapevine

There had already been three years of failed harvests. Three straight years of weeding, planting, pruning, every day, into every night, on...

Vancouver's secondhand stores: a real treasure trove

During a lull on a train from Amsterdam to Paris, it hit me. A group of Canadian backpackers was chatting with the Belgian conductor, and...

In Vancouver, enjoyment is an Olympic event

Across Vancouver, banners and billboards have been trumpeting the 2010 Olympics, which started Friday. Many folks associate the athletic...

Vancouver and Whistler team up for an Olympic effort

From the slopes to the streets, Vancouver and Whistler have a lot to offer Winter Olympic visitors by day and by night.

Vancouver's smorgasbord of cuisines

From pannekoeken to pakora to poutine, the dishes of the world are relished in this ethnically diverse city. Let the eating Games begin.

Spots to see, skip in Vancouver, Whistler

The Arctic warmth of Hudson Bay's belugas

The welcoming whales in waters lapping Manitoba break the ice with a bedazzled swimmer.

One sweet ski trip in British Columbia, Canada

Sun Peaks, Canada

A salute to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RCMP Heritage Centre, on police academy grounds in Saskatchewan, delineates the force's history. Yes, there are parades.

Go with the floe to 'Iceberg Alley'

The icebergs that travel to Labrador are time capsules -- sealed thousands of years ago, when snow fell on Greenland. The snow compressed...

Warming to Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park, Mont.

Ice hotels are hot in Alaska, Quebec, Finland & Sweden

Takes your brrrrrreath away: If you can't get enough of winter, check into an ice hotel. Temperatures are brisk, but the cool factor is...