Updated: Aug 2026 If you’re driving from Quebec City towards Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, there are plenty of places demanding your attention. Montmorency Falls. The countryside. The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. And then there’s a rather unassuming little building in Château-Richer that you could very easily drive past without giving it a second glance.…
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Updated: Aug 2026 Now that I think about it, I spent a lot of time in Canada on boats. You’re probably wondering what one does on boats besides fishing – but no, I did not fish. Boat Tours in Canada Instead, I sailed around Toronto Harbour on a tall ship,…
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It was a rainy weekend when we headed out to Ottawa, the very next day after landing in Toronto. It was July 1 – Canada Day – and the streets were full of people dressed in red and white. Basically, everything you would not expect outside a Parliament was there:…
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Updated: Aug 2026 Majestic, surreal, stunning, hypnotic, mind-blowing… none of these adjectives can quite describe Niagara Falls. By day, silvery mist rises from the Falls and seems to reach the clouds. At night, the water is illuminated in a riot of colour, turning an already spectacular natural wonder into something…
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Trying to fit a truckload of things to do into a trip to Ontario is no easy task. The more you do, the more there is to do. The list of things to see, eat and experience seems never-ending. And don’t even get me started on all the walking involved.…
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Updated: Aug 2026 Canada is home to two spectacular Notre-Dame churches: Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa and Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal. I visited both on the same trip, and while they share their Gothic Revival heritage, the experience of stepping inside each is completely different. Maybe it’s the Goan blood,…
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Updated: Aug 2026 It towers 553.33 metres (1,815 feet) into the sky and is Canada‘s most recognisable landmark. The CN Tower was once the tallest free-standing structure in the world, a title it held for more than three decades. And then someone thought: let’s let people walk around the OUTSIDE…
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