Jan 17th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
There's something indescribably calming about looking over a body of water at sunrise. Flickr user James Wheeler captures this feeling in today's Photo of the Day, taken at 6 a.m. from an old pier in the West Point Grey district of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The image's quality is partially thanks to Wheeler's Nikon D5000, but the scenery doesn't hurt either.
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Photo of the Day: Western skies
Jan 17th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
There's something indescribably calming about looking over a body of water at sunrise. Flickr user James Wheeler captures this feeling in today's Photo of the Day, taken at 6 a.m. from an old pier in the West Point Grey district of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The image's quality is partially thanks to Wheeler's Nikon D5000, but the scenery doesn't hurt either.
Does your photo ...Photo of the Day: Lake Louise from above
Jan 7th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Tonight's Photo of the Day depicts the stuff dreams are made of for hikers.
Flickr member AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker brings this shot from Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, in the Lake Louise and Icefields area of Banff National Park. In what is also known as the "hiking capital of Canada" this photo was taken with a Canon PowerShot S50.
Adam tells us "I've gone hiking in a lot of ...An ice wine crawl in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Jan 5th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
I love my family and visit them often, but after a few days at my parents' house, I'm usually in need of a drink. For many years, my refuge has been the Niagara Wine region, centered around Niagara-on-the-Lake, a well-preserved, picturesque town on Lake Ontario, just minutes away from Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Over the last decade, the area has exploded from obscurity to a serious wine ...Toronto, Canada, hotel features a new kind of art using sexy male athletes
Jan 4th, 2012 at 5:30PM: While you can usually expect a nice landscape painting or maybe even a piece from a well-known abstract artist on your hotel room walls, the Hôtel Le Germaine Maple Leaf Square in Toronto, Canada, puts a new spin on hotel art by featuring sexy portraits of athletic male bodies in the rooms.
Because the hotel is part of the Air Canada Centre, Canada's premier sports and entertainment ...Burgess Shale online exhibition brings 500 million year-old sea back to life
Dec 3rd, 2011 at 1:00PM:
The Burgess Shale in British Columbia, Canada, preserves an amazing collection of fossils of sea creatures from the Cambrian period. This was a time dating from 488 to 542 million years ago, when complex creatures were beginning to evolve but before the dinosaurs existed.
Some of the creatures were pretty strange, like the Anomalocaris canadensis pictured above in this image courtesy Nobu ...Photo of the day - Toronto turkey
Nov 24th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
It's Thanksgiving today in America, and thus time for the obligatory turkey-related photo. Our friends over at Matador called our attention to this turkey-shaped building in Canada, of all places. The University of Toronto's John P. Robarts research library was designed to look like a peacock, but bears more of a resemblance to tonight's main course. The concrete and vaguely Soviet structure was ...Alice in Wonderland pop-up restaurant opens in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nov 24th, 2011 at 10:00AM: And, you probably thought Alice in Wonderland was just a fairytale. Not anymore, as Swallowtail Canada presents their pop-up restaurant, Down the Rabbit Hole, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from November 24-December 17, 2011.
Diners will not just enjoy delicious cuisine, but will actually experience the world of Alice in Wonderland. The night begins just outside an enchanted forest ...Wine, food, and partying at Cornucopia in Whistler, Canada
Oct 27th, 2011 at 12:00PM: From November 10-13, 2011, Cornucopia, a four day and night food and wine festival, will take place in Whistler, Canada. The event caters to both amateur enthusiasts as well as experts with seminars, tastings, and culinary programs that allow attendees to gain insight and knowledge.
In addition to educating the palate, Cornucopia will also be hosting an array of parties including:
Araxi's ...The Whistler Sabbatical Project - sign us up
Oct 26th, 2011 at 1:00PM: We're a sucker for these amazing free trip contests. Year-long diving contracts in Australia? We'll get SCUBA certified. Photographing wedding locations across Ireland? We'll find a husband. For this new incentive from Tourism Whistler, we'll learn to ski on more than just the bunny slopes.
Dubbed the "Whistler Sabbatical Project," this one-month, all expenses paid trip will include airfare, ...Frommer's reveals top destinations for 2012
Oct 25th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
What destination are you dreaming of for 2012? The staff at Frommer's have just unveiled their list of top travel destinations for the coming year. Included in the list is a little something for everyone: large metropolises, secluded beach towns, colorful riverside villas, and more.
But Frommer's didn't just rely on their expert editors and author's for this years list--they also polled ...Win your dream trip to Canada
Oct 23rd, 2011 at 3:30PM: Lonely Planet is currently hosting a contest that gives travelers the chance to explore the world's second-largest country however they please. Whether you enjoy winter skiing or summer hiking, this contest can help you have the experience your dreams in Canada. First prize is a $10,000 travel voucher towards the Canadian trip of your choice, while the second place winner will $500 worth of Lonely ...Photo of the day - Montreal smoked meat
Oct 21st, 2011 at 5:30PM:
Sandwiches. They're essential to well being. And few sandwiches are as remarkable as this specimen, the Montreal smoked meat sandwich, captured by Flickr user mciccone640. This particular smoked meat sandwich appears to be a product of Montreal's completely wonderful Schwartz's Deli.
Got a great photo of a sandwich lying around? Submit it to the Gadling Group Pool on Flickr. If it makes us ...Serial public art around the world
Oct 17th, 2011 at 4:30PM:
Public art exhibitions featuring a common sculpture that is multiplied and then embellished by various artists have been popping up in cities worldwide since 1998. Artistic director Walter Knapp first came up with the idea and convinced artists to dot Zurich, Switzerland with a collection of artfully-decorated lions. Within a year, Chicago businessman Peter Hanig had taken the idea and ran ...Whistler: On the inside looking out
Sep 9th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
We've all heard it before. Spoken in commercials, printed in brochures and even told to us by friends when describing a place: "There's something for everyone." Sure, many places live up to that incredibly broad statement. Certainly diverse cities like New York, Barcelona and Tokyo truly do have something for every type of person and traveler. However, some places fill very specific niches. ...Nova Scotia, Cuban-Celtic-style
Aug 31st, 2011 at 12:00PM:
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One of the best things about travel is the ongoing chance to have your most basic ...
Visa-free travel by the numbers
Aug 15th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Visa-free travel is easy travel. Procuring visas takes time, energy, and money, and is beyond debate a pain for frequent travelers. The erection of visa barriers responds to a number of factors, though it can be said without too many qualifications that the citizens of rich countries tend to have a much easier time accessing the world visa-free than do the citizens of poor countries.
The ...Traveler Q & A: Pavia Rosati
Aug 2nd, 2011 at 9:30AM: Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and an avid traveler. Her enthusiasm for Fathom's subject matter is palpable and infectious. We love Fathom and can't wait to see ...Montreal sewer geyser tears apart car
Jul 19th, 2011 at 2:45PM:
With a little bit of luck, I have lived my life hitherto in a relative bubble of innocence. Before today, I knew not the existence of sewer geysers. This terrifying video shot by a youtube user captures the intense eruption of a sewer geyser in Montreal, Canada. The force of the geyser blows open a manhole cover, lifts a car off the ground, and severely damages the vehicle. As the underground ...
Photo of the Day - Alberta sky
Jul 14th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
The Alberta sky is legendary. It's big and bold and overwhelms the horizon. This photo, taken by Flickr user Chris Maki on the Stoney Indian Reserve, depicts the Alberta sky in all its glory. The cute church in the foreground is the McDougall Stoney Mission Church, built in 1875. It may not be the star of this show, but it certainly punctuates the sky awfully nicely.
Got an image you'd like ...One wild year in Banff National Park
Jul 7th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Banff National Park, located in the the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada, is a truly wild place. But I'm not sure anyone knew just exactly how wild it is, until the park launched its remote wildlife camera project last year. The project stationed a number of webcams throughout the park, allowing visitors to check in on the various sites from the comfort of their own homes.
Now, the park has ...
