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The Best Poutine I’ve Ever Had – Chez Ashton’s in Quebec City
Blog: i Backpack Canada - 4 April 2012
I eat a fair amount of poutine. Not like daily or anything, that would be dangerous. Foolish even. (Plus poutine goes right to my thighs) To me, poutine is something you indulge in every once in a while. A brief meal (typically enjoyed inebriated) to remind you and those around you about your thoughts on [...]The Best Poutine I’ve Ever Had – Chez Ashton’s in Quebec City is a post from: I Backpack Canada
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T’ire D’érable – Why aren’t you everywhere?
Blog: i Backpack Canada - 28 March 2012
One of my fondest memories of taking french immersion was back in Grade 4 or 5. I was living in Saskatchewan and we had a teacher intern from Quebec who was sharing french culture to classrooms throughout the school. Most of us moaned at the thought of learning about anything cultural. That was until she [...]T’ire D’érable – Why aren’t you everywhere? is a post from: I Backpack Canada
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A Weekend in Quebec City for Red Bull Crashed Ice
Blog: i Backpack Canada - 21 March 2012
Crashed Ice has sparked my curiosity for years. The speed and grace of hockey, the agility of ski cross, and the obstacle course like adrenaline rush you would only expect to find in a military training facility. Quebec City was no fluke choice destination for this event, it’s narrow streets and steep hills make it seem [...]A Weekend in Quebec City for Red Bull Crashed Ice is a post from: I Backpack Canada
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Crashed Ice is Coming Back to Quebec, and this Hoser’s checking it out!
Blog: i Backpack Canada - 31 January 2012
It’s getting to that time again in the winter season when athletes from around the world (30 nations!) compete in what can only be described as one of those most awesome sports ever created! These athletes come from all walks of life.
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Le Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 21 September 2011
Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Discover great travel photos.
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30 by 30 Wrap-up – No. 1 – Canada
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 12 September 2011
This is it! In just under a month, I will stop being a fun-loving 20-something year old and start a new decade in my life. It will also mark the end of my travel goal. Here's a quick recap of the countries I visited in my pursuit to visit 30 countries by my 30th birthday. COUNTRY No. 1 - CANADA. Learn why you should go to my home and native land.
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Cute Fuzzy Woodchuck in Quebec – Have You Been Here?
Blog: Vagobond.com - 13 May 2011
Quebec City is one of my favorite places in the world. Part of it is that you can take a walk through the magnificent parks and see cute little fuzzy woodchucks like this strolling through the flowers too. You just gotta love Canada. Related Posts:Vagobond in QuebecNeither a Traveler Nor a Tourist – Are You [...]
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Can't afford Europe? Quebec City is a hop, skip and jump away
Blog: Travel Adventures of Newman - 22 December 2010
If you're bemoaning the weakness of the US dollar vis-a-vis the Euro, unwilling to endure the enhanced TSA "pat down" molestation, or your inner Francophile is itching to parler Francais, then consider a quick getaway to the walled, UNESCO World Heritage site of Quebec City.
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Daily Travel Photo – Quebec City, Quebec
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 10 December 2010
From the World Heritage inscription: Québec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century. It is the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates and defensive works which still surround Old Québec. The Upper Town, built on the cliff, has remained the religious [...]
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Quebec City, an unparalleled romance
Blog: Nono in Guatemala - 18 August 2010
When I arrived in Quebec City in 2005, I was immediately touched by its beauty and its enchanting settings on 200 foot high cliffs with stunning views of the surrounding Laurentian Mountains and the St. Lawrence River.Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in North America. Historic Québec was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. From the top of its imposing ramparts down to the mighty St. Lawrence, Québec City, the only fortified city north of Mexico, is your invitation to plunge into a colorful pageant of history.
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Vieux Quebec et les alentours
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 14 February 2010
Funny how it was living abroad that piqued my curiosity about discovering my own country and the sights it had to offer. During my Oxfam internship in Morocco I dedicated at least one weekend a month to visiting a new part of the country. In Canada, I had only visited 4 cities outside of Montreal, [...]
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World’s great winter festivals
Blog: Lonely Planet blog - 18 January 2010
A cold winter is the rat of seasons. It always appears and most of us greet it with irritation, contempt, whining, even fear. Shouldn’t be the case. Vancouver’s showing off winter fun at the Olympics next month, and even away from ski slopes (or luge tracks), some places save their biggest events for the chilliest [...]
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Perfect day: Québec City
Blog: Lonely Planet blog - 17 January 2010
Why Go to Québec City? This Canadian city of half a million people is stunningly gorgeous, more manageable by foot than Montreal’s comparative sprawl 150 miles west, and decidedly Old World, with a new ‘I can’t believe this is North America’ moment around every cobblestone corner of its 402-year-old walled historic center. And the food’s [...]
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Quebec City: A Quaint Get Away in French Canada
Blog: GoBackpacking - 6 December 2009
My professor liked to say, the Quebecois are more French than the French! (Photo: David Ohmer)Join Go Backpacking on Facebook for updates, plus exclusive travel photos and videos. Buy your travel insurance from World Nomads (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier).
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Beautiful Quebec City, A Winter Wonderland
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 23 October 2009
There is no city more beautiful in the middle of Winter than Quebec City. Dave filmed there a few years ago for the Christmas movie Blizzard with Whoopie Goldberg and Christopher Plumber. If it is a magical enough setting for a Hollywood holiday film, it is certainly magical enough for us to spend a few days there in the heart of the cold season.
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Québec City, Canada: Five Family Favorites
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 2 October 2009
If you’re jonesing for a taste of Paris but the long flight and even longer credit card bill are holding you back, Québec City is a slice of the continent that embraces your family while taking it easy on your bank account.
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Quebec City Baby Travel Guide: Eating
Blog: Have Baby Will Travel - 11 September 2009
We enjoyed our fair share of poutine; we shopped at the market for staples for our room; but we ate in a lot of restaurants. Way more than we’ve done on previous trips… In Quebec City, even the poshest bistro welcomes children, but we didn’t go there. We did manage to avoid fast food, and stuck [...]
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Ville de Québec avec un bébé (Québec City With Baby)
Blog: Have Baby Will Travel - 19 August 2009
With every trip we take with our daughter, I get less and less concerned about how she’ll handle the journey, and how to keep her occupied en route. This was trip number 6 for her, and at 3.5-years-old, she’s a great little traveler. Because I was a big chicken (and thankfully I was because that [...]
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Chocolat et Tourtière et Poutine, Oh My!
Blog: Have Baby Will Travel - 10 August 2009
or… What I fed my family in Quebec City (Part 1)… In the grand scheme of international cuisine, the French are up there with their Michelin stars and their Zagat bias… Now Quebec City is a little slice of Paris with plenty of charming cafés and elegant bistros, but when you’re feeding a family (that includes a [...]
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New England
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 20 June 2009
I didn’t get much kip last night, the weather was very clammy and I never do anyway when I know I’ve got to get up at unsuitable times. When I did get up at half 5 I realised I didn’t have time for a shower and had to roll hobo style. A brisk walk through [...]
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The Flying Scotsman
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 18 June 2009
There wasn’t much doing last night so I had a relatively early one, in me bunk before the witching hour no less. Which was just as well as the herd of inconsiderate tubsters crashing about and talking without any volume control woke me up at half 6 in the morning. Bad hosteling that, okay people [...]
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Lightning, 2 strikes and all that
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 17 June 2009
Today my new pals from last night woke me up at 10, scandalous stuff. We then just took our time strolling round the Old Town and taking in the general Quebec pleasentry. A strange thing happened when Eric (the Filipino who lives in Sydney) was taking one of the hundreds of pictures of us that [...]
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A comedy of galactic proportions
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 16 June 2009
The train journey to Quebec was nice enough, I spent most of it watching ‘Galaxy Quest’ on the phone. A splendid spoof and sci-fi adventure in it’s own right. Also dead funny! On the way to the train station I stopped by the bus depot in Montreal to pick up a Greyhound ticket to Boston, [...]
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