Article Archive for July 2013
Travels of a New Canadian: From Vancouver to Halifax by Train — with the Cultural Access Pass
Did you ever eat a nun’s fart? Walk on a glacier? Explore an urban national park?
Have you sampled shmoo torte? Taste-tested bagels or perogies? Snacked on Kouign-Amann?
Have you gone about your daily business — as if …
What’s Different in Canada? A Guide for Americans
“Mom, there’s a word that people use here that means ‘hat,’” my 10-year-old daughter told me one day during our first winter in Vancouver.
“It sounds like ‘tunic.’”
“Tunic?” I asked. “A hat? Are you sure?”
If you’re …
