Maple syrup is nature’s sweetest and most underrated economic gift to the world, mostly to Canada. A barrel of maple syrup is worth more than fifteen times the price of a barrel of crude oil! Most people buying it at the grocery store have absolutely no idea how it’s made, who sets the price, or […]
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Negative fifteen degrees celcius with wind chill making it feel even colder, and I’m standing outside with hundreds of other people, in the cold, to see Bonhomme’s Ice Palace. A few kilometres away, another crowd is queuing for the toboggan slide at Dufferin Terrace. Tomorrow, I will watch grown adults willingly dive into a snowbank
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Right next to one of the most famous hotels in Canada is a much smaller competitor. On one side, there is Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, a grand landmark with more than 600 rooms, global brand recognition, and full-service luxury. On the other, there is Auberge du Trésor, a tiny 22-room boutique hotel tucked into the
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Every winter, just outside Quebec City, a hotel is built entirely out of snow and ice. The rooms, beds, chandeliers, bar, even a chapel are all made from snow and ice. Then, three months later, it melts. Literally melts. If you’re thinking, “That sounds like the worst possible real estate investment”, you’re not alone. Hotels
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Le Monastère des Augustines in Québec City is technically a hotel, but it is also a museum, a wellness retreat, an archive centre, and a living piece of history. Staying here feels very different from checking into a regular hotel. I spent four nights here on a solo retreat, and from the moment I arrived,
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At first glance, Hotel Monville looks like a stylish modern hotel in downtown Montreal, it actually is a very stylish modern hotel in downtown Montreal. But behind the sleek lobby, compact rooms, and efficient layout is what I consider a more interesting business model. With exactly 269 rooms, Hotel Monville sits in what I would
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There are hotels that give you a clean room and a functioning shower and call it a day. Then there are places like Hôtel & Spa Le Germain Charlevoix, that give you a memorable experience that recalibrates your expectations for what hospitality is supposed to feel like. I spent two nights here recently, and I
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Bienvenue à Quebec City! This is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Canada. This is another city where I keep coming back to every year, and it may actually be my most-visited city in Canada. With its cobblestone streets, historic architecture, French heritage, and river views, Quebec City feels like a little
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