Fiona Harper travel writer/photographer joined Churchill Wild’s Arctic Safari to hike the tundra with polar bears at a time when they’re in a sort of walking hibernation, waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze over.
Polar bear and Seal River Lodge
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Fiona Harper travel writer/photographer joined Churchill Wild’s Arctic Safari to hike the tundra with polar bears at a time when they’re in a sort of walking hibernation, waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze over.
Polar bear and Seal River Lodge
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Churchill Wild
Canada Tourism Commission
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Flavour Trail of Prince Edward Island
Pot of steaming clams and crabs
The chilly North Atlantic Ocean worms its way through the gaps between skin and wetsuit. I’m chest deep in water that can’t be much above 12 degrees Celsius. I can feel liquid ice oozing down my neck as I duck my head beneath the surface.” At least the harbour is free of icebergs,” laughs Captain Perry Gotell w [...]
A Canadian First Nations Sense of Pla...
A First Nations sense of place
It has often been said that Canadian literature, especially the novel, is distinguished by “a sense of place” which reflects in a very distinct way the historical and geographical realities of this nation.
In part, this is the result of Canada being a vast land of “regions” that are clearly demarcated by formid [...]
The Spatial Sense and Sensibility of ...
Architectural travel and playfulness
At The Westin Resort & Spa in Cancun, you are never entirely sure whether you are inside or outside; and this is the fundamental enigma and challenge that award-winning Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta has not only conceptualized but internalized in this very human-friendly space.
It is a place in [...]
Watching the Elephant Next Door ̷...
Travel marketing is one of the most interconnected and exponential industries in the world. However, it is often asked how smaller destinations can compete against “the giants” in the new electronic world of travel and tourism? Well to some extent these “niche” destinations can compete quite well on an increasingly &# [...]
Brother André: Simply a Saint
By Bob Fisher, The Philosophical Traveller
Religion has always played a critical role in the history and heritage of many nations. This is particularly true of Québec, the predominantly French-speaking province of Canada.
St. André de Montréal
When Pope Benedict XVI officially approved bestowing sainthood on a simple carpenter from Montréal [...]
The Siksika Nation of Alberta: Self-d...
A First Nations sense of place
It has often been said that Canadian literature, especially the novel, is distinguished by “a sense of place” which reflects in a very distinct way the historical and geographical realities of this nation.
In part, this is the result of Canada being a vast land of “regions” that are clearly demarcated by formid [...]
Home exchanging allows you to live li...
Living rent-free in London… too good to be true?
“Yes, I would be interested in an exchange… our two-bedroom apartment is less than a mile east of Tower Bridge. The Tube station is opposite – one change gets you into central London within half an hour…”
The novelty of driving in snow…
Jack, a retired motor company executive, meant busin [...]
Travel Wardrobe: Are We What We Wear?
Clothing and the joy of cultural diversity
For some reason, every time I wear my Boise-Basque t-shirt when travelling, somebody inevitably stops me and asks where I am from? When I tell them Canada, they look a little puzzled and sometimes even disappointed. Perhaps it’s the juxtaposition, or even incongruity, of my North American “ [...]
How a Canadian Theatre Critic Sees Au...
Richard Ouzounian is a well-known Canadian in the world of performing arts. He is also the theatre critic for Canada’s largest daily newspaper, the Toronto Star.
So when the paper sent him off to explore Australia and Australians, it was a major gig.
In many ways his journey took him from the land of the moose (many prefer the beaver) t [...]
Do travellers need to take lessons?
Seen the TV series An Idiot Abroad? It makes me cringe – but only because I know this is exactly the way I’ve behaved in the past.
I remember arriving at the ferry terminal in Surat Thani, in Thailand. I thought I’d walked into a time-warp. Here were a whole bunch of “freaks” looking as I had been trying to look twenty year [...]
On the Zen Road Again
If you are a person of a certain age, you will probably remember Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; and you may also remember the surprising effect the book had on the general culture of travel in North America.
Published in 1974, the book became a literary and cultural icon as the author took those of us who were he [...]
The Grand Theatre of Canadian History
Today is Canada Day, July 1.
Prologue
In Canada, character, dramatic conflict, and nationhood have played out and continue to do so against a backdrop of diverse and imposing scenery. This interdependent relationship between landscape and history is not unique to Canada but it is very much part of the matrix of our nation.
Like classical [...]
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art: The...
To listen to a podcast with David Houston, Chief Curator of the museum, click on the links below.
David Houston Part One
David Houston Part Two
The comprehensive nature of Southern art … and narrative
As curator of New Orleans’ Ogden Museum of Southern Art, David Houston wears many hats including: art educator, historian, cultural [...]
Watching the Elephant Next Door
Recession Strategies for the Travel and Tourism Industry
There are many advantages to having the United States as a neighbour, on the other side of what used to be called “the world’s longest undefended border.” One of the advantages is somewhat like the childhood game of follow the leader. While pursuing our own national programs and po [...]
