Quebec City (Canada)

A ski vacation deep in the heart of Francophone Quebec is an adventure in its own right. But at Le Massif de Charlevoix, a year-round resort about 90 miles northeast of Quebec City, getting to the slopes by rail adds to the experience. Not content to...

MONTREAL — The following is what's left of my Quebec fall color story. Sometimes things don't quite work out. Thursday: Fly into Montreal, pick up a car and begin the three-hour drive to glorious Quebec City. Two hours into the drive, a tire...

QUEBEC CITY — It probably shouldn't come as any surprise that a town that's been around more than 400 years would claim beaucoup historical bragging rights. "That's the Ursuline Convent," says our guide, Sharon Frenette. "It's the oldest girls...

Those who possess the soul of a locavore, a respect for the classics, a taste for the innovative and a well-stamped passport should pack an appetite and head to Quebec City. Tucked amid the city center's historic buildings and along its cobblestoned...

THE BEST WAY TO QUEBEC CITY From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) is available on Air Canada, United, Continental and Delta. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $783. WHERE TO STAY Auberge Saint-Antoine, 8 Saint-Antoine St., Quebec city;...

Gasoline prices are astronomical and hotel rates are going through the roof, but that hasn't discouraged people from planning getaways this Memorial Day weekend. And summer travel — especially within the U.S. — is looking hot. Studies...

--For a fall color experience, there can't be many places as glorious as this. We're talking leaves of the appropriately brilliant hues here, of course. Mountains, lakes, villages, inns and art. A great, scenic river, plus people who speak and cook and...

Oct. 2-12: Okanagan Fall Wine Festival, Okanagan area, British Columbia, 250-861-6654; www.owfs.com. A taste of western Canada's prime grape region. Oct. 3-5: The New Yorker Festival, New York, 800-440-6974; festival.newyorker .com. Weekend of wonks...

Snowflakes dusted my nose as I stood in Place-Royale, the birthplace of French civilization in North America and, more recently, site of the arrest of Leonardo DiCaprio's con-man character in the 2002 film "Catch Me If You Can." In the movie, the ancient...

Getting there: From LAX, connecting service to Montreal is available on Air Canada, US Airways, American, Delta and Continental. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $323.50. Service to the Magdalens is available on Air Canada Alliance and Air Canada...

GETTING THEREUnited, American and Air Canada fly non-stops between O'Hare and Toronto's Pearson International Airport; a recent check found round-trip fares in the $250-$275 range (all subject to change). Porter Airlines, which began service out of...