Topnotch Resort – top choice for Stowe Matthew Elder January 26, 2018 2760 Venerable resort’s low-key luxury and world class spa offer a host of on-site activities – and a quick shuttle to Mount Mansfield’s ski runs Stowe, the queen of Vermont ski villages, has been a favourite among...
Ski Vermont deluxe at Stratton Mountain Matthew Elder January 8, 2018 1898 Montreal skiers are fortunate to have easy access to a plethora of good ski terrain nearby in the Laurentians and Eastern Townships – and just a little farther south in the mountains of New England and New York...
Tides Beach Club: down-home luxury at Goose Rocks Matthew Elder September 4, 2017 691 Kennebunkport favourite has a new look that’s stylish, yet true to century-old inn’s roots The Maine coast is the closest seashore to Montreal, and for more than a century Montrealers have flocked there in sum...
Summer at Stratton Mountain Matthew Elder June 20, 2017 783 Spring brings hiking, golf, tennis and world class yoga to this Vermont resort The snow is long gone from southern Vermont’s highest peak, but summer activities are in full swing at Stratton Mountain Resort. T...
The Inn at Manchester offers laid back Vermont luxury Matthew Elder September 16, 2016 2220 A home-style classic in Vermont’s Green Mountains Vermont evokes the postcard image of a peaceful village of white clapboard encircling a church with trademark spire, nestled amid lush forested hills that vali...
Kennebunkport’s Cape Arundel Inn: a classic seacoast experience Matthew Elder July 10, 2016 2119 Luxurious century-old property combines down-home comfort with world-class cuisine For more than a century Montrealers have holidayed on the Maine coast, drawn to its blend of beaches and rocky points, enwrapp...
Old world luxury in the White Mountains Matthew Elder January 18, 2016 3249 Ski, hike, dance – or just plain relax and take in the view – at the Omni Mount Washington Resort, a century-old classic High in the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire is one of the continent’s great o...
Appalachian parkways worth the trip Matthew Elder December 6, 2015 3284 Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive offer 930 kilometres of scenic splendour One of the great things about Montreal, for those of us who enjoy a nice scenic drive, is our proximity to many great road-trip rou...
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver remake: Contemporary meets retro Matthew Elder September 29, 2015 3974 Venerable railway hotel’s new Notch8 restaurant offers top-notch cuisine amid a chic décor that pays homage to the 20th-century railway era Canada’s grandest hotels are a half century or older, and many have u...
Exploring the home of Moby Dick Matthew Elder July 9, 2015 4157 Visit to Herman Melville’s Arrowhead provides a 19th century farm experience The Berkshires was home to a number of 19th-century novelists, notably Herman Melville, author of many novels, notably Moby Dick, Ty...
