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See Canada's British Heritage in French Gaspesie

You might be surprised to find that within the very French (and proud!) region of Quebec there stands a village that pays homage to Canada's British, not French, heritage.

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on June 26, 2012 at 10:08:18 AM EDT in Travel Tips, Arts & Culture, Trip Ideas Tagged:
What to Wear: Chic Trip to Montreal

Whether you go for the jazz festival, the art, or the poutine, Montreal makes for a fantastic, charming city break. To make it an ultra chic getaway, take these style cues.

Posted by Bee-Shyuan Chang on June 22, 2012 at 10:24:23 AM EDT in Travel Tips, Trip Ideas, Style Tagged: Montreal, Clothing, Tips
Cool, New Hotels Hit Toronto this Summer

There's tons going on in Toronto lately, so it should come as no surprise that chic new hotels are cropping up all the time. Here are the latest openings we're buzzing about.

Posted by Jimmy Im on June 12, 2012 at 12:23:55 PM EDT in Hotels Tagged: Hotels, Toronto
Montreal's Underground Art Scene

Known for its jazz festival, chewy bagels, and guilty pleasure snack poutine, Montreal is one of the best places for a city breaks in North America. And now its time to discover its underground art scene.

Posted by Fodor's Guest Blogger on June 08, 2012 at 4:29:34 PM EDT in Trip Ideas, Trip Ideas Tagged: Montreal, Art
Seeing the Canadian Rockies by Rail

Seeing the Canadian Rockies by plane or car won't do it justice. But by train (luxury train at that), they can be seen in all their glory through glass domed coaches, with a glass of red in hand.

Posted by Trish Friesen on June 06, 2012 at 1:50:18 PM EDT in Trip Ideas, Trip Ideas Tagged: Train Travel
10 Perfect Girlfriend Getaways

Nothing beats a getaway with the girls, whether you hit a nearby foodie haven like Portland for the weekend or make it a far-flung jaunt to scope out the big five in Kenya or sip champagne in Australia.

Posted by Trish Friesen on April 30, 2012 at 5:22:42 PM EDT in Trip Ideas, Hotels, Trip Ideas Tagged: Australia, Portland, Kenya, Phoenix, Spa, Bonaire, Aruba, New York City, British Columbia, Scotland, Hotels
Fly-In Hiking Takes Off

Heli-hiking, which essentially borrows from the heli-skiing concept—minus the skis or the snow—is quickly gaining ground as the latest bucket-list adventure trend. Here, a few spots where you can fly high on your next hiking trip.

Posted by Blane Bachelor on April 05, 2012 at 11:58:20 AM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: Hiking Walking, Alaska,
Titanic-Themed Escape to Halifax

Nova Scotia’s capital is a hip, harbor-hugging city and its 400,000 citizens know how to have some serious fun. But Halifax has a past that's been touched by tragedy, too: Most famously so in April 1912, when the RMS Titanic went down in the North Atlantic Ocean. Being the closest major port to the site of the capsized ship, Halifax became the base for recovery operations, and international attention focused on the city as wreckage and remains filtered through. In this centennial year, the spotlight is being switched on again in Halifax as Titanic aficionados—from near, far, from wherever they are—flock in. Here’s the how-to for a perfect (and poignant) weekend escape.

Posted by Fodor's Guest Blogger on March 16, 2012 at 8:55:13 PM EDT in Trip Ideas Tagged: Events, Halifax
North America's 5 Greenest Hotels

It’s one thing for a hotel to tout "green" initiatives that smack of sustainability; it’s another thing for properties to actually practice what they preach. We’ve investigated a number of self-proclaimed leaders in the eco-consciousness branch of North America's hotel business. Here are our top picks that leave the others green with envy.

Posted by Matt Villano on February 15, 2012 at 5:44:17 PM EST in Hotels, Trip Ideas Tagged: Hotels, Green Travel, Wilmington, North Carolina, Yountville, California, Boston, Massachusetts, Las Vegas, Nevada, Toronto
This Week's Top Hotel News

The most noteworthy hotel news of the week is collected here, from the planned two-plus-year renovation of the Paris Ritz to the reopening of LA's Hotel Bel-Air.

Posted by Rachel Klein on October 21, 2011 at 12:00:00 PM EDT in Travel Tips Tagged: Toronto, France, Paris, California, Los Angeles, Louisiana, New Orleans, China

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