Cityscape
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Charlevoix
May 16, 2019On our last full day in Québec, we explored the Charlevoix region. Designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, this region is well known for its agrotourism. The Charlevoix lamb is much prized for its flavor and texture that it became the first food product in North America to be legally protected based on its region… Read more…
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Île d’Orléans
May 14, 2019We originally didn’t think we would have enough time to cramp in a visit to Île d’Orléans during our stay in Québec City, so we excluded this place from our initial trip plan. Since we managed to visit Old Québec in just 2 days, we had an extra day to explore this island at a… Read more…
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Québec City
May 12, 2019 to May 17, 2019Among all places we covered in this 12-day trip, Québec City — or more precisely, Old Québec — was by far our most highly anticipated travel destination. Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1985, Old Québec was characterized as “the cradle of the French civilization in America”. This city was the capital of New… Read more…
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Eastern Townships & Chemin du Roy
May 11, 2019The highway drive from Montréal to Québec City typically takes a little less than 3 hours. However, after learning about a cluster of picturesque small towns in a region known as the Eastern Townships, we allocated an entire day to explore several interesting small towns during our drive to Québec City. Due to our limited… Read more…
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Parc national du Mont-Tremblant
May 7, 2019When we first planned this trip, we contemplated the possibility of spending a few nights in Parc national de la Mauricie, which is located halfway between Montréal and Québec City. However, since half of that park was closed for construction, we decided to do a day trip in Parc national du Mont-Tremblant instead, and perhaps,… Read more…
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Montréal
May 6, 2019 to May 10, 2019The province of Québec intrigues us. While Canada’s majority is Anglophone, Québec has the largest Francophone communities in Canada where 80% of them speak French as their first language while 95% of them can speak French. In fact, Montréal is the fourth largest Francophone city in the world. Prior to arrival, we bought 3-day Passeport… Read more…
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Fraser’s Hill
Nov 3, 2018 to Nov 6, 2018We made an excursion to Fraser’s Hill, located on the Titiwangsa Range at the border between the states of Selangor and Pahang. The drive to the destination took exactly 3 hours. The last stretch was an hour of puke-inducing dizzy drive on a long winding narrow road. We rented a spacious bungalow in a secluded… Read more…
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Fuzhou
Oct 22, 2018 to Oct 24, 2018Unlike other cities we visited in China, our guided tour didn’t cover Fuzhou. Rather, we were there to visit our long-distance relatives. While some of the elders from our group have met them in the past, it was our first time meeting them. Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, is one of the world’s fastest… Read more…
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Hangzhou
Oct 20, 2018 to Oct 21, 2018From Suzhou, we traveled 2 hours to Hangzhou. Hangzhou was the capital of China during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279) and it is one of China’s 7 ancient capitals (the rest are Beijing, Xian, Nanjin, Luoyang, Kaifeng and Anyang). In Hangzhou, we had the opportunity to taste and buy Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea, the most… Read more…
