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Riding the Acadian Coastal Drive

Riding the Acadian Coastal Drive

You could drive the route in a day, but set aside longer to make sure you have the freedom to get out and explore along the way. [Read More]

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Coming out ‘naturally’ at Jasper Pride

Coming out ‘naturally’ at Jasper Pride

OUT Jasper is the town’s queer peer and advocacy group and is coordinated by Mychol Ormandy, who stands well over six feet tall in heels. [Read More]

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3 LGBT-Friendly Areas in Toronto Outside “The Gaybourhood”

3 LGBT-Friendly Areas in Toronto Outside “The Gaybourhood”

Toronto’s Church-Wellesley neighbourhood has long been recognized as home to the city’s gay community. But LGBT visitors can find plenty of other friendly places. [Read More]

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5 Maple Syrup Festivals in Ontario

5 Maple Syrup Festivals in Ontario

If you think spring begins when snow is still on the ground, you just might be Canadian. Maple syrup producers know that when the daytime temperatures rise, the sap starts flowing—an invisible signal that winter is almost over. April is the perfect time, and with close to a million litres of syrup produced per year, Ontario is the perfect place to visit any of numerous festivals celebrating Canada’s “liquid gold.” [Read More]

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Exploring Southwest Ontario’s Barn Quilt Trails

Exploring Southwest Ontario’s Barn Quilt Trails

Southwest Ontario is renowned for its fall foliage, and the entire area is marvelous and mild during the spring and summer, but a Canadian winter hardly inspires road-tripping dreams—until now. [Read More]

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Get your eat on in New Brunswick

Get your eat on in New Brunswick

Last month I spent five days as the hungry guest of Tourism New Brunswick, road tripping along the Acadian coast. I got everything on this list into my belly at one point or another, and I suggest you do too. [Read More]

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Guide to New Brunswick wineries

Guide to New Brunswick wineries

While still a fledgling industry, the small number of producers in New Brunswick makes it easy to comprehensively sample the region’s wines. On my recent trip to the region, I was hosted for a tasting at Magnetic Hill Winery, a small craft outfit located on a working farm overlooking the Chocolate River in Moncton. [Read More]

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Road tripping the Acadian Coastal Drive in New Brunswick [PICs]

Road tripping the Acadian Coastal Drive in New Brunswick [PICs]

You could complete the Acadian Coastal Drive in one long day if you tried, but I recommend that you give yourself more time. You’ll have to get yourself a headstrong GPS to point you down some strange back roads if you want to replicate my trip. [Read More]

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How to eat a lobster in New Brunswick, Canada

How to eat a lobster in New Brunswick, Canada

There’s something about this setup that feels a little like Dexter’s kill room. [Read More]

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You had me at lobster

You had me at lobster

My itinerary is 14 pages long and could have been longer. Because of time constraints I won't be able to make it to Alma beach, Sackville, and (perhaps fortuitously), Cape Enrage. [Read More]

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