​ Whether the outing is in fog or brilliant sunshine, this region of Alberta, Canada delivers a memorable experience. Saturday dawns frosty and foggy. Initially, my daughter, Grace, and I fear our 8 a.m. horseback ride in Alberta's Badlands will be cancelled. But no, Rocking R Guest Ranch co-owner Marvin Kinsman assures us the conditions are perfec...

Seminole County, in the Orlando-Kissimmee area of the Sunshine State, has long been an option for a budget conscious base by those wanting easy access to the nearby theme parks and the Atlantic coastline around Daytona Beach. In recent years, however, the County has been forging a name for itself as a destination in its own right, and this has led ...

The Canadian province of Québec is the only one with a predominantly French-speaking population. It offers a number of unusual experiences, quirky food traditions and adventure attractions that can only be found in Québec. Ice Canoeing Québec is the home of ice canoeing and is the only place in the world that offers this sport. Originally, ice cano...

Clearwater Beach is located on a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida. The white sand beach, which stretches for 2.5 miles along the Gulf, is supported by what USA Today readers deemed to be Florida's Best Beach Town 2013. The area, which was once a convenient second destination for visiting the theme parks of Orlando, has w...

Palm Beach County in southeast Florida, also known as the Palm Beaches, is located some 60 miles from Miami and 150 miles from Orlando. The Atlantic Ocean runs along the eastern half of the county, offering 47 miles of beach and sea water warmed by the Gulf Stream. Its northwest part takes in Lake Okeechobee, the second largest freshwater lake in t...

Manisota Key forms part of Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands, an area of Southwest Florida between Tampa and Naples. The Key has four stunning beaches including Englewood Beach, the focus of this feature, and one of the purest stretches of shoreline anywhere. It is a year-round, eco-tourism destination of unspoiled beauty teeming with Florida w...