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Best Central & West Canada Biking Destinations
From the flat prairie of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the mountainous country of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada's West offers cycling routes for everyone.
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Best Eastern Canada Biking Destinations
To exchange the fast pace of car trips with the relaxed tour on a bike through the beautiful countryside in eastern Canada brings a more intensive experience of the land.
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Best Ontario Beach on Georgian Bay on Lake Huron
The sandy beach of Wasaga Beach on Georgian Bay stretches for 14 kilometers along the southern shores of Lake Huron and makes this area a prime destination for swimmers.
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Whale Watching Below Cap-de-Bon-Désir, Québec
The lighthouse on Cap-de-Bon-Désir east of Tadoussac is part of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park and stands close to a beach where whales can be watched from land.
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Lighthouse Tour Along Québecs Coastal Routes
Lighthouses are visible beacons of maritime history along the coasts of Québec, and many of them offer interesting ways to experience the old way of life along the sea.
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The Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage
Learn more about Alaskan cultures of the rainforest, Athabascan people of the Interior, the Aleuts and Inuit from the north at the Alaska Heritage Center in Anchorage.
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Don't Just Go Whale Watching – Study Them
A whale watching tour takes tourists out for a few hours to snap photos of the sea mammals. In Newfoundland, however, whales can be studied, counted and researched.
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Fun Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Vancouver
Vancouver is one of the world's most beautiful cities, but it is located in an area prone to rainy days. No need to despair! Many indoor attractions are worth a visit.
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Nature's Panorama in Hotels in British Columbia
Nature is never very far on Vancouver Island. Many hotels offer great views. But there are those that offer truly unforgettable sights of the ocean or the mountains.
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Luxury Hotel of the Huron Wendat First Nation
The Huron Wendat First Nation, whose 3000 members live north of downtown Québec, are the owners of a new four star luxury hotel in Wendake, their traditional homeland.
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Lingerie, Wedding Dresses and Other Garments - 300 Years Old
A truly unusual museum is the Costume Museum of Canada in Winnipeg Manitoba. Bras, lingerie and underwear as well as dresses and wedding gowns belong to their collection.
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One of the Best Hotels of the Canadian Rockies
The American travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler ranked the Emerald Lake Lodge of Yoho National Park in the Canadian rockies among the top Canadian resorts.-
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New Clairvaux Abbey Gets Chapter House
The cistercian monks of the New Clairvaux Abbey in Vina, California reconstruct the chapter house of an 800-year-old monastery from Ovila in Spain.
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New Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center
Gettysburg is worth a visit: the museum and visitor center of the National Military Park and the Cyclorama, potentially the most famous painting of the USA, are restored.
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American History in the Metropolitan Museum
After intensive renovations the Metropolitan Museum reopens the historic rooms in the American Wing Galleries and invites visitors to a walk through American history.
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With David Thompson through the Canadian Rockies
David Thompson has surveyed more than 3,9 million square kilometers of land in western Canada. The David Thompson's Trail follows in his footsteps.
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Relax and Unwind in an Alberta Spa
There is no better way to relax and unwind from a stressful daily life than spending a few days in the spa of a luxury hotel in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta.
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Tall Ships along the Nova Scotia Coast, Canada
In summer 2009, tall ships, schooners, windjammers and other spectacular sailing ships will visit the coast of Nova Scotia from Halifax to Lunenburg and Louisbourg.
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Easy Hiking Trails in Yosemite National Park, Ca
Yosemite National Park offers many scenic wonders in the Californian Sierra Nevada which can be explored along easy hiking trails by every visitor.
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New Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
From April 28 to October 25, 2009 Roxy Paine's sculpture Maelstrom will be shown as a new exhibit on the Roof Garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Alcan Highway built through Alaska's Wilderness
World War II provided the main reason for the building of the Alaska Highway. This wilderness road was hacked through unknown forests within just eight and a half months.
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How did Alaska's Statehood begin
After W. H. Seward purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867 it soon was all but forgotten by Washington. It took almost a century for it to enter into statehood.
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Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward
In 1998 the Alaska SeaLife Center was founded in Seward, AK. There are different tasks, the Center has embarked on: research, rehabilitation, education and exhibits.
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Begich, Boggs Visitor Center on Portage Lake
The Begich, Boggs Visitor Center on Portage Lake informs about glaciers and glacial lakes in Alaska with award-winning exhibits, educational presentations and more.
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Russian Orthodox Churches in Alaska
There are not many historic buildings left from the time when Russia reigned in Alaska. Russian Orthodox Churches are a visible sign of Alaska's Russian past.
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Best View of Mount McKinley
Mt. McKinley is one of those mountains that create their own weather. Therefore it is good to know, where to take the best pictures once the weather is perfect.
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Best Glacier Views in Alaska
There are thousands of glaciers in Alaska, but not all can be easily viewed. The following glaciers are easy to reach and provide impressive views of the rivers of ice.
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Bear Watching in Alaska
Bears can be seen when driving along the roads of Alaska. But there are better places: where salmon are running in high numbers bears can be seen for certain.
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Empress Sissi in Merano, South Tyrol, Italy
Merano is a town in the southern Alps which has been a travel destination for the rich and famous. Austrian Empress Sissi was among the first to visit the destination.
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Québec Parks Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie
As a not very wellknown national park, Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park in Quebec offers a perfect nature experience for everybody.
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