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Hidden Canada: 3 New Brunswick attractions that are worth the detour

May 15, 2025May 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

New Brunswick might be Canada’s most underrated province. It rarely makes top ten travel lists, and yet, it has everything from tidal wonders to Acadian

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Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in Alberta is well worth the visit. (Photo by Bob Rulz via Wikimedia Commons)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Alberta adventures you should put on your radar

May 8, 2025May 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Most people imagine Alberta as a land of towering mountains and turquoise lakes and while places like Banff and Jasper are among its greatest attractions,

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Mistaken Point, Newfoundland is home to the oldest fossils on Earth. It's also incredibly scenic! (Handout Photo via Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Newfoundland and Labrador experiences you shouldn’t miss

May 1, 2025May 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Not including the territories, the province that most Canadian travellers visit last is Newfoundland and Labrador, which is a shame because it really should be

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Q drive along Route 389 through Quebec to Labrador is an adventure. Q drive along Route 389 through Quebec to Labrador is an adventure. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Quebec experiences you’ve probably never heard of

April 24, 2025June 5, 2025 Mark Stachiew

As Canadians look to travel closer to home this summer, I am posting province-by-province recommendations of some unique experiences and attractions that can be had

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Ranking the highway welcome signs for every Canadian province (and two territories)

March 6, 2025March 13, 2025 Mark Stachiew

There are countless attractions waiting for travellers along the Trans-Canada Highway, but the landmarks that are never mentioned in any guidebook, yet are photographed by

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As the U.S. continues to threaten Canada with trade tariffs, many ordinary Canadians have vowed they won't travel to the U.S. until the tariffs are removed.
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Canadians vowing boycott of travel to the U.S., but how long will it last?

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Mark Stachiew

There’s been much noise about Canadians boycotting travel to the United States, but it’s too early to tell how serious the threat is to the

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The Muppets starred in Booking.com's 2025 Superbowl ad
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Booking.com had the field to itself for travel ads during this year’s Superbowl

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 Mark Stachiew

I don’t know if you can judge the state of the travel industry by the ads that were aired during that year’s Superbowl broadcast, but

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Kayaking with the manatees in Crystal River, Florida. (Handout photo)
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In an effort to be a better tourist, I chose not to swim with manatees, but to kayak with them instead

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Mark Stachiew

For years, one of the items on my travel bucket list was to swim with manatees in Florida, but the more I researched the topic,

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Mark Stachiew has been exploring the world and writing about it for more than 30 years. His travel stories have appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and online publications in Canada, the United States and beyond.

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