Travel Guide:canada

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    Weak Canadian Dollar = Your Next Cheap Vacation

    The exchange rate for the Canadian dollar (or “loonie” to its friends) recently set a 13-year low versus the U.S. dollar, meaning American visitors are now seeing about a 30 percent discount on prices up north. Unlike Canadians, who see the exchange rate highlighted in their daily newscasts and papers, Americans are less aware of the recent changes. According to Rob Taylor, VP of the Tourism Association of Canada, Americans haven’t “jumped on the trend as much as they could.”

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    Best Date Night Restaurants in Toronto

    Valentine’s Day is around the corner and if you’re looking for the perfect romantic corner table for you and your someone special, look no further than this list of suggestions from Toronto-based bloggers who know the city inside out.

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    Visit These Under-the-Radar Cruise Destinations Before Everyone Else

    Credit: Flickr/amira_a By Matt Meltzer There are different schools of thought when it comes to cruising: some go for the ships themselves, where you can do crazy stuff like ride water slides and dangle over the water in a giant glass orb. For others, cruising is a way to experience the local culture of four or five different countries without having to worry much about logistics. Related: Best Beaches in the Caribbean  Credit: Flickr/Kyle Simourd Progreso, Mexico Go with: Carnival, Princess Th

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    This Is Why Québec City Is the Ultimate Winter Destination

    Québec City is beautiful any time of year, but winter is when it truly shines. After a snowfall the city turns into a fairy-tale winter wonderland, and the locals are just as mesmerized as the tourists. 1. The Snow Gets Its Own Festival  Bonhomme waves from Dufferin Terrace in Vieux Québec. The first Carnaval de Québec took place in 1894 as a way to celebrate winter, and was held sporadically (it skipped some years during the World Wars and the economic crisis of 1929) until 1954, At that poi

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    Canadians Talk Funny. We Translate

    When I first moved to the Big Apple from Syracuse, a co-worker at my new job asked me, confused, “Wait, What’s your name again? Where are you from? Is it, Kerri, Carrie, or Carey?” My response was, “It’s spelled C-a-r-e-y and where I’m from ALL three spellings of my name are pronounced exactly the same, KEER-RIE.”

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    Toronto: the Ultimate Mother-Daughter Weekend Getaway

    Writer and comedian Carey Reilly heads to Toronto with her daughter. (Video: Carey Reilly) Growing up my parents started a tradition for our family; when we hit our 10th birthdays we were given a trip with my dad to celebrate the milestone of turning the “the double digits.” He allowed us to pick wherever we wanted to go within reason. So, when my sister turned 10, she chose a father/daughter beach getaway to Miami, Fl.

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    Confessions of a Haunted House Employee: Inside the Fear Factory

    While we weren’t told exactly what causes the horrifying looks on the faces of tourists and thrill seekers in the photos here, employee turned digital marketing director Vee Popat shared what really happens inside the famously freaky establishment, why he hasn’t done it himself, and why over 135,000 people have chickened out at this terrifying haunted house. It’s not your traditional haunted house. There are no live actors, no blood, no gore.