Received an email this morning suggesting I follow in the footsteps of William & Kate and visit Atlantic Canada! Their actual tour, which comes in response to an invitation from the federal government, will kick off with the royal couple celebrating Canada Day on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. They will then travel to Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, according to a loose itinerary released Wednesday by the federal government. In all, Prince William and his future bride will be in Canada from June 30 to July 8, 2011. So it would seem Ottawa will be their only Ontario stop. What a shame - I REALLY wish visitors could see beyond the capital, Toronto and Niagara Falls! There are SO many stunning experiences to be had away from the 'tourist' trail. I guess William & Kate get little, if any, say in where they go but for the rest of us, please look beyond the usual brochure locations ...
Ranting over and all credit to Atlantic Canada for seizing the marketing opportunity.
A tripadvisor email just came through with the Best Destinations travellers' choices for 2011. In Canada's top 25, 8 locations were in Ontario. Niagara Falls [5th], Toronto [8th], Niagara-on-the-Lake [12th], Ottawa [15th], Windsor [22nd], Kingston [23rd], Thunder Bay [24th] and London [25th]. I would class Niagara-on-the-Lake [one of our locations], Windsor, Kingston and London as all but unknown to the UK market. Unless people have family in these areas so visit - you'll not find them in most travel brochures. It's good to get off the beaten track, as it were. Thinking of beaten tracks, a couple of years ago when we were north-east of Toronto on a road trip, we found an original settler's road. Boy, did we have fun following that - really could have done with a 4x4. I must hunt the photos out as it was beautiful.
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