[ad_1] SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) – In the seaside city of Wonsan, North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach, go fishing, and eat royal jelly flavored ice cream in the summer breeze. For their leader Kim Jong Un, the resort is a summer retreat, a future temple to …

[ad_1] Whether it’s curiosity, history or notoriety, the chance to see the inside of Kingston Penitentiary is a hot ticket with the public. Paul Finn made the trip from Lombardy, Ont. to see first-hand what the life of a federal inmate was like. “I’m just looking to see what kind …

[ad_1] Story highlights Port Hope is feeling the buzz around blockbuster, “It.” Fans of the horror flick are flocking to Port Hope to check out some of the movie’s key locations. Port Hope spent a good chunk of July 2016 disguised as Derry, Maine, subbing in for the New England …

[ad_1] It was a sweet success for Peterborough-area bakers at the fifth annual Butter Tart Taste-off on Saturday in Peterborough. Held at the Peterborough Farmers’ Market, the event is part of the Butter Tart Tour, Ontario’s largest food tour dedicated to butter tarts. More than 50 bakeries, restaurants, cafés, and …

[ad_1] If you plan on being anywhere near downtown Vancouver this weekend – be warned, it is going to be very busy. A record number of cruise ship passengers are arriving in Vancouver; which will translate to a greater demand for taxis, as well as more cars on the road. …

[ad_1] M.J. Smith’s family loves to travel. They’re from Arizona and have decided to be in Edmonton for the next four days. “We like to expose [our daughter] to different things, different cultures, different countries, different places. So we chose this as one of our stops this year,” Smith said. …

[ad_1] Nova Scotia saw an increased number of visitors to the province this July compared to the same time last year. Statistics from Tourism Nova Scotia show visitation was up by nine per cent, or 32,000 people, compared to July 2016. Of those additional tourists, 23,000 arrived by plane, which …

[ad_1] Ports around the Maritimes have been welcoming thousands of unexpected travellers due to hurricane Irma. Two cruise ships were diverting to Port Saint John in New Brunswick – one Wednesday and another Thursday – bringing an influx of roughly 5,000 passengers. The Port of Halifax said the Carnival Pride …

[ad_1] Walking along with my guide, Gundela, through what was undoubtedly one of the most spectacular wine trails I have ever experienced, I had to wonder how, nearly a thousand years ago, the Lavaux terraced vineyards were planted on these dizzyingly steep slopes along Switzerland’s Lake Geneva. “We are pretty …

[ad_1] ‘This is a great time to come.” One hears that a lot from the locals when visiting Zion National Park in winter. Fewer people, easy parking, available hotel rooms, much less crowded trails, beautiful snow-covered vistas, no oppressive heat. What’s not to like? There are these slight negatives: the …