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A complete three-day Banff itinerary for families: what to do each day, how to reach Lake Louise and Moraine Lake now that the roads are restricted, where to stay, where to eat, and what you need to book before you fly. Based on a summer visit with two teenagers and two grandparents, and half a …
Stone staircases, spiral tunnels, and 19 waterfalls tucked into a narrow gorge. Hiking Watkins Glen State Park feels like stepping into another world, and it’s one of our favorite family hikes anywhere. The first time I saw photos of Watkins Glen State Park, I didn’t quite believe them. We were planning a long weekend in …
Bring Greece home with 5 easy Greek recipes: souvlaki with tzatziki, saganaki, koulouri, moussaka, and honey-soaked baklava, plus where we ate each one. I have eaten at family-run roadside tavernas where the yiayia (grandmother) runs the kitchen, and the menu is whatever she decides to make that morning. You don’t order. You arrive, and she …
Granite shorelines, rushing falls, and maple hills glowing red and gold. The fall colors in my hometown are the best in Ontario, and I’m not even a little bit biased. I had just pulled my canoe out of the gorgeous lakes of Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park when I noticed it. The maples along the shoreline …
A complete family guide to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The best things to do with kids, where to stay and eat, day trips to Peggy’s Cove, and how long to stay. Somebody, somewhere, at some point decided that Halifax was “the Vancouver of the East.” I have been to both cities this year, and I can …
The Mingan Archipelago is one of Canada’s most extraordinary and least-visited national parks: a string of wild islands carved into giant stone monoliths, ringed by puffins and whales. Here’s exactly how to visit, island by island. I fell asleep to the sound of whales. It wasn’t the deep whale songs that the storybooks tell you …
Explore the beauty of Saklikent Gorge, Turkey’s longest canyon. Here’s everything you need to know before you go, from the icy river walk and the boardwalk to tubing, mud baths, what to wear, and how to visit with kids. The moment I stepped off the boardwalk and into the Esen River, I understood why this …
Hiking the Cup and Saucer Trail on Manitoulin Island is a must for outdoor lovers in Ontario. Here’s everything you need to know, from the easy main loop to the ladders and rock scrambles of the Adventure Trail. Manitoulin Island is blessed with some phenomenal hiking trails. But of all the amazing things to do …
Twenty-three mapped routes along a river that has carried people for ten thousand years, and one tourism director who got tired of telling visitors to launch from a stranger’s backyard. The heron launched thirty feet in front of my bow. A mess of legs and feathers awkwardly vomiting forth from the weedy shallows. Great blue …
Discover the best things to do in Şanlıurfa, Turkey’s ancient “City of Prophets,” from the 12,000-year-old temples of Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe to the sacred carp of Abraham’s Pool, the beehive houses of Harran, and one of the most authentic bazaars in the country I’ve always been a bit obsessed with history. Growing up …