National Post - Travel

Aloha, Mickey Mouse

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:19:52 Z

Plant a seed of genius on a stunning stretch of white-sand beach, cover it with a heaping helping of rich local culture, then sprinkle on a measure of pixie dust and watch as Disney’s newest vacation experience comes to life

Lucky in luxe in Jamaica

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:11:53 Z

Standing there in a villa in Jamaica, helping myself to handfuls of fancy nuts (not a peanut in sight) and looking over the spotlit infinity pool to the seemingly infinite ocean, I felt very far away from the Jamaica I had heard about

Big relaxation on tiny St. Barths

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:24:43 Z

It wasn’t so long ago that St. Barths, tucked away in the Leeward Islands, was perfectly happy if you never heard of it

Santa’s Lapland: Where does the man in red really live? The Finns say Joulukka

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:25:34 Z

Whether he’s known as Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Julenisse or Santa Claus, almost every country has its own version of the jolly man in red

Exotic P.E.I.: Sure things without Anne Shirley

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:55:49 Z

Hikes, tours and rides that will allow you to explore scenic Prince Edward Island worry-free

Exotic P.E.I.: Making friends with bats

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:55:46 Z

A small black form zips from a tree, dipping rapidly. “Oh!” we all gasp together. “Wow!” someone says. It’s our first bat sighting of the night and you’d think from our euphoric reactions that we’d just seen a Yeti.

Curative Trips: Back to lullaby island

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:27:51 Z

Ken Hegan: My goal was to fly to the Caribbean, fall asleep and then wake up weeks later with a relaxed and happy spine

Exotic New Brunswick: The big trip

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:58:05 Z

The magnificence of Hopewell Rocks makes New Brunswick’s reputation seem like a terrible mistake

Exotic New Brunswick: The small trips

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:00:11 Z

From riding the rapids to wtching the whales, we present a series of outings in New Brunswick that don't require a massive time commitment

Exotic New Brunswick: The medium trip

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:00:16 Z

If New Brunswick is unfairly overshadowed by Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and even Prince Edward Island, picturesque Grand Manan Island is even more underrated and unexplored

Head Trips: You are getting sleepy...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:49:45 Z

My sleep problems started in December, when, after a lifetime of championship on-cue unconsciousness, I found myself awake in Hong Kong, unable to break the three-hour barrier any night of my 10-day trip

Curative trips: A pilgrim's regress

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:43:56 Z

People say we’ll never have peace in the Middle East. But now that I’ve been to Israel, I know only one thing in life is impossible — and that’s trying to sleep off a hangover in a Scottish hotel by the Sea of Galilee

In Rwanda, a date with gorillas

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:50:08 Z

In the foothills of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, I am part of a small group of visitors who are gathered, awaiting a rare chance to observe gorillas in the wild

Exotic Quebec: The medium trip

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:20:08 Z

Culture within a culture (within the first culture) is what Îles de la Madeleine is all about

Exotic Quebec: The small trips

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:20:11 Z

Get the most of Quebec for the least amount of time

Montreal is their kind of town

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:13:01 Z

Literary figures, musicians, fashion designers and more share with us what makes Montreal special to them

Turn that layover into a playover

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:06:01 Z

When life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. So what do you do with four kids when you have a 10-hour layover in Los Angeles?

A beach for every day of the year in Antigua

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:06:04 Z

Tour guide Alex Browne is the first to cast suspicion on the claim that Antigua has 365 beaches.

Autumn in Umbria

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:05:58 Z

The central region known as “The Green Heart of Italy” is now all yellow corn stalks and ploughed hillsides and the sound of tractors comes over the valleys from dawn to dusk

Debt takes a holiday on Corfu

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:08:22 Z

In the middle of the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Greece, sits a quaint little island that thinks it’s Italian

A toast to Champagne

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:25:06 Z

Scarlett Johansson isn’t exactly our era’s incarnation of Marie Antoinette — Sofia Coppola chose Kirsten Dunst for that honour in her 2006 biopic — but they do have similar tastes in fizzy beverages

Cruising the Caribbean with a mulligan crew

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:24:59 Z

My father had a name for it: a mulligan. Not a golf shot, but a meal — one where you pull together all available foodstuffs, toss them into a pot, add some spices, heat and hope it all turns into a tasty stew

Boys on the mountainside in Whistler, B.C.

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:04:08 Z

There’s a whole list of stereotypical male things that are so unpractical that for some reason everyone should do them at least once. As it turns out, Whistler, B.C., is a great place to cross a few of these off the list

Exotic Ontario: The National Parks Project

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:10:40 Z

As part of the National Parks Project, artists from across Canada sought inspiration in our protected open spaces, producing a soundtrack album and a Gemini-award winning film. Here, filmmaker Geoff Morrison details time spent in Ontario

Exotic Ontario: Wreck diving in Tobermory

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:02:05 Z

It was an easy wreck dive — my first, in fact — and not even a dive, technically speaking, but a full-suited snorkelling expedition in the cold waters of Georgian Bay, just off the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula

Exotic Ontario: The small trips

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:18:04 Z

Check out the changing fall leaves. And 19 other suggestions for Ontario activities

Exotic Ontario: An insider's guide to Toronto

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:18:40 Z

Toronto is a city where it helps to have friends. To that end, we asked some of ours for the places they love

Exotic Ontario: A capital adventure

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:18:36 Z

The plan for the expedition had been simple: to follow in the wake of our 19th-century bushwhacking ancestors and paddle up the Rideau Canal

Brit stops: Go off the beaten path in the United Kingdom

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:50:04 Z

Between Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics, there’s no shortage of upcoming spectacles on the British Isles.

Eight signs New Orleans is back

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:11:16 Z

'Do you hear that?' asks Treme character Davis, as the brass instruments of a second line parade make their way down a New Orleans street in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. 'That sounds like rebirth to me.'

Austin, Texas is about more than just the music

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:17:19 Z

Sure, with SXSW and Austin City Limits, the capital of Texas is known for its music scene. But I will remember it for its food.

Why bother with beaches when there are wave pools?

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:01:20 Z

To inspire some cool — albeit probably not calm or relaxing — thoughts, here are three of the world’s top water parks

Exotic Canada: It’s their berry, after all

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:39:37 Z

Forget your apple and your pecan, your coconut cream and sweet potato, or even your strawberry rhubarb pie, because Saskatchewan has something much, much better

Exotic Canada: No prairie predictability

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:38:11 Z

As part of The National Parks Project, artists from across Canada sought inspiration in our protected open spaces. Here, producer Ryan J. Noth details his time in Saskatchewan

Exotic Canada: The prairie road companion

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:36:15 Z

Angela Hickman's suggestions on what to do in Saskatchewan, from dino skeletons to kiteboarding

Exotic Canda: Where the buffalo hide

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:33:11 Z

I’ve owned a pair of cowboy boots for close to 20 years, but this is the first time they’ve been on a horse

Exotic Canada: Bathe like a bootlegger in Moose Jaw

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:34:41 Z

Driving to Moose Jaw from the Regina airport, it’s easy to see why locals joke that in Saskatchewan, you can watch your dog run away for three days

Live from New York

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:05:20 Z

When you think of a week in New York, television may not be the first thing to come to mind, but with close to two dozen shows coming out of the Big Apple offering free tickets, it’s possible to build a substantial itinerary based on being a member of a live studio audience

Giving Saturday Night Live the Friday night try

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:07:18 Z

Generally speaking, sleeping on the streets of New York is frowned upon. There is at least one exception, however, and that’s the Saturday Night Live standby line

The NYC TV Tour: How to get tickets

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:05:59 Z

Upwards of two dozen shows are taped in or broadcast live from New York City. For information on how to get tickets to all of the shows, visit nycgo.com/tv-show-tapings. Here is the info for the shows we saw