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Rock Star Travel Tips

Posted: 03/12/10 1:11PM
Filed Under: Travel

Singer Nelly Furtado performs onstage during the
Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic.com

Aspiring rock stars take note: Life on the road isn't all standing ovations, nubile fans and morning mimosas ordered from room service. Unless your name is Mick Jagger, touring usually means living out of a suitcase, sleeping on a bus and hanging with the same cranky characters day and night.

Hotel Offers Ground Zero Views

Posted: 03/12/10 11:17AM
Filed Under: Travel

A new hotel opening in close proximity to New York City’s ground zero is boasting views of the massive construction site nearby.

Want to Hike? There's an App for That

Posted: 03/12/10 11:09AM
Filed Under: Travel

Trailpeak app.
The Canadian Tourism Commission

The iPhone may now join the Ten Essentials of backcountry travel in Canada. Just last spring an Ottawa, ON-based company, Trailpeak.com, launched an Apple application that points users to the nearest hiking trails.

B.C. Surf Town Could Ban Fast-Food

Posted: 03/10/10 1:59PM
Filed Under: TravelBritish Columbia

Peter Devries of Tofino smashes the lip of a wave during the second round of competition at the O'Neill Cold Water Classic.
The Canadian Press

A councillor in Tofino, B.C., wants to ban fast-food franchises and retail chains from the West Coast surf town in order to preserve its uniquely laid-back character.

Hockey More Important Than Flying

Posted: 03/10/10 2:56PM
Filed Under: TravelTrains & Planes

Canada's Drew Doughty (8) waves a flag after the men's ice hockey medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
The Canadian Press

How many boarding calls does it take to get a Canadian on a plane? Well, Air Canada learnt that if it's during an Olympic hockey match, don't even try.

Le Massif Gets Set to Dazzle the World

Posted: 03/10/10 12:11PM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide quebecWhistler/Blackcomb

Can a local ski hill an hour out of Quebec City be transformed into an international ski destination?

Daniel Gauthier thinks so and if there's anyone who can take a vision and turn it into a technicolour reality, it's Gauthier.

For this is the Daniel Gauthier that founded Cirque du Soleil in the nearby artists' colony of Baie St Paul, and built it into one of the world's most successful entertainment groups. After more than 20 years at the helm, he decided to return to his roots and purchased Le Massif ski hill in the early part of the decade. Several years in the making, his vision is finally taking shape.

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