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Canada Travel s Understated Treasure
he second largest country finally unified under a
in the world should by no constitution in 1867, while
means stand in the shadow maintaining ties to the British
of its more boisterous southern crown. Since then, a large Quebec
neighbor. Canada's 10 million sovereignty movement has emerged
square kilometers of land, lakes in the French speaking province
and life brings its own signature and has gained momentum at the
flavor to the North American federal level.
continent. Travel through Canada
is a truly mind-opening Canada's Untainted Urban Gems
experience for even the most
seasoned vacationer. Canada's cities are as diverse as
its territory is expansive.
The region has been inhabited French-speaking Montreal is the
since the retreat of the last ice largest city in Quebec and
age, creating nearly 10,000 years arguably the liveliest in Canada.
of aboriginal history. Vikings After the 1976 Montreal Olympics,
roamed Canada's arctic shores the Biodome de Montreal filled in
long before Europeans began the empty stadium with four
bickering over land rights during actively maintained ecosystems
the 16th century. The French and numerous living exhibits. The
settlers founded Quebec City in collection of species is nothing
1608 while British explorers short of phenomenal. Montreal has
populated the Atlantic seaboard a thriving museum culture (buy a
and Hudson Bay. European wars 3-museum pass) and an
exacerbated Franco-British irresistible nightlife, boasting
tensions until the American the largest dance floor in the
Revolution sent British refugees country and a pioneering music
north, tipping the balance away scene with an eclecticism not to
from the French. Canada was be found elsewhere. Travel west
into Canada's serene backwoods to natural beauty in North America,
discover Vancouver, a along with the best light show
metropolitan diamond in the rough around complements of the Aurora
of British Columbia's rugged Borealis. Kluane National Park
wilderness. Ski Whistler's nearby protects Yukon's World Heritage
slopes or enjoy a day of sailing, Sites and Canada's highest peak.
then flex your cosmopolitan In Alberta, Banff and Jasper
muscle in the evening with a National Parks provide the most
stroll through the acclaimed spectacular views from the
Vancouver Art Gallery and Canadian Rockies and a visit to
appetizers at Canada Place. Canada's Glacier National Park,
British Columbia, is imperative
Visit Vancouver for a taste of to witness the retreating ancient
Canada's blossoming glaciers. With 39 National Parks
multiculturalism and and Reserves, Canada provides an
international flavor. For a infinite stock of breathtaking
slower and more intimate pace, encounters.
discover Nova Scotia's capital of
Halifax in the northeast. This Due to Canada's extreme northern
revamped harbor town has become latitude, travel is best enjoyed
Canada's Hollywood, with a large during the summer months of July
number of movies and shows being and August, even if the days are
filmed along the charming extremely long or endless. Winter
avenues. sports can be enjoyed in many
resorts year-round; however,
Unlimited Supply of Adventure December and January tend to be
unbearably cold and dark,
Canada's Northwest and Yukon particularly in the northern
Territories offer some of the regions.
most pristine stretches of
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