Each year 500,000 visitors walk the central path of Monet's Clos Normand flower garden Credit: All photos by Julie Kalan

Impressions of Normandy

After years of seeing reproductions of Monet’s work on the waiting room walls at doctor’s offices, I had developed a kind of Pavlovian response to the images. The very sight of water lilies made me bored, impat...
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Dover and New Hampshire’s Seacoast Region

DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Well, this was a new stop for our family. While we originally looked at staying in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, getting a booking there was no easy task. Always a fan of the Homewood Suites ...

Discovering the Great Waterway of Ontario

Just when you think your days enjoying time away from home on vacation are over - they’re not. Some will miss those long hazy, hot days of summer touring Europe, the Caribbean and the US, but what about those ...

A banner year to visit Olympic London

Even under normal circumstances, London is one of the world’s great vacation destinations but this year sets an exceptional standard for England‘s capital city. Not only did it just host the 2012 Olympic Games,...

Colorado – the great Spirit of The West

Despite the June wild fires in a small section of the state, tourism remains a thriving segment of the Colorado economy. The fires are out – the skies are clear and the welcome mat is out. It’s a good time to v...
Looking out at the vast wilderness from Tremblant’s summit

At the top of Tremblant

Tremblant has again won the award for Top Year Round Resort in Eastern Canada. The resort village hosts a variety of outdoor activities throughout the summer and early fall, attracting families, young couples a...