Just a hop away from Sandbanks Provincial Park, Presqu’ile Provincial Park bears the fitting French name for “nearly island.” The location on the north shore of Lake Ontario was originally an island, but a sand spit has formed over time, connecting it to the mainland. The mix of geographical features Read more
About midway between Ottawa and Montreal, but more on the road towards Mont Tremblant, Parc Omega is the largest safari park for hundreds of kilometres. It’s near the Ottawa River that demarcates the border of Quebec and Ontario, so the location clearly panders to guests from both provinces. Tickets are Read more
Visible from the air (and most postcards of Cambodia), the Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom are the most-visited tourist destinations in Cambodia. The sites are truly massive as they are about the same size as the modern city of Siem Reap. I don’t know the specific purpose of any of Read more
The Rheinfall is Europe’s most powerful waterfall. It sits in the middle of the River Rhine between the Swiss cantons of Zürich and Schaffhausen. The town of Neuhausen is split by the Rhine and there are three railway stations bearing the name of the town. It’ll be a bit of Read more
Located on the southwestern slope of Mount Royal in Montreal, the St. Joseph’s Oratory is Canada’s largest church. It also has one of the largest church domes in the world with a 39 meter diameter. Completed in 1967, the basilica looks much older than it actually is with its Art Read more
The circuit around Mont Tremblant in the Laurentians is mostly known for cycling in summer. The entire circuit has over 1000 meters in elevation change and features twists with bad camber. However, it’s almost impossible to cycle safely in the winter, so it’s mostly cars between December and April. This Read more
The Canadian Museum of history is a part of the capital’s group of world-class museums. It’s right on the shore of the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec and the only major national museum in the capital region to be in the French-speaking province. The museum comprises of three parts – Read more
About 45 minutes away from the centre of Berlin by regional train RE4, Elstal is an unassuming train station in the outskirts of Berlin. It’s East German “charm,” if you can call it that, radiates from a lonely phallic water tower and graffitied facilities. The nearby outlet village is the Read more
Every winter from about January to March, the world’s largest skating rink opens to the public in Ottawa. Access is free, but parking is scarce. Using public transport is advised as nearby streets have limited parking while downtown parking lots cost more than a rose on Valentine’s Day. It’s usually Read more
You can’t miss it, there’s a big lighthouse, followed by a big steam engine before you get to the museum building. If you go the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum on the same day, you can use a whole day parking ticket for both Ottawa museums so you don’t have Read more