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Americans Discover a Love for Poutine

Posted: 01/13/10 5:28PM
Filed Under: Travel, Canadians Abroad, Dining , Edible Canada

Poutine (iStockphoto)

Unless it's maple syrup, it's unlikely many Americans could identify an example of truly Canadian cuisine. But it seems one national dish, a belly-busting concoction born in La Belle province, is creating a buzz south of the border.

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Fake Canadians Go Home

Posted: 08/31/09 12:13PM
Filed Under: Travel, Canadians Abroad

Canadian flag backpack
By meg82skylark, Flickr.com

I'm as mad as a polar bear reading about global warming. Everywhere I look I see Canadian flags on backpacks. A maple leaf seems to be as important an item of budget travel gear as daddy's credit card, but there's one problem--many of the people flashing the good old red, white, and red aren't Canadian.

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Who Needs Walls In Paradise?

Posted: 08/05/09 4:14PM
Filed Under: Travel, Canadians Abroad, Luxury Resorts, Spas and Wellness Travel

A giant bird swoops overhead, coasting on the hot Caribbean air currents. With a lazy wing flap, it flies past the twin Piton mountain peaks which shoot up out of the sea like the pair of gods—of fertility and war—that the island’s original Carib Indian inhabitants once took them for.

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Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
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Joshua Ostroff
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    Jade Mountain, St Lucia

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Europe Proposes Global Airline Black List

Posted: 07/02/09 3:36PM
Filed Under: Travel, Canadians Abroad, Trains & Planes, Travel Advisory

For several years, the European Union has been maintaining an airline black list. The list contains the bottom of the barrel in the aviation world.

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American Pays $11,000 in Data Charges on Canadian Visit

Posted: 07/02/09 12:00PM
Filed Under: A Guide to Canada's Best Road Trips, Canada Travel Guide , Canadians Abroad, Cross-Canada Trip, road trip, Travel Advisory, Travel Business News, Trips from Hell

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AP

If you are planning a trip to Canada these days there's two important things you should remember -- first your passport and second to turn off all Internet access on your phone and data card.

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Is Kiwi Candy a Racial Slur?

Posted: 04/24/09 11:13AM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide , Canadians Abroad

There's nothing like a racist epithet to stir up controversy and cause an international incident, and a Canadian traveller in New Zealand has done just that, by denouncing a popular Kiwi candy.

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Eskimo Lollies & Pies

Eskimo pie is another popular treat in New Zealand. An Inuk woman travelling in that country said she was offended by the product and pointed that out to a local newspaper. In response, Tip Tap, the company that makes the ice cream pie, has said it will not change the name.
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