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About Me
- About Melanie Cox Chable
- # of Years Experience:
- 3 years
- Locations Visited:
- Canada*, USA*, Mexico*, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Caribbean Cruise (Puerto Rico, Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten & St. Thomas), England*, France*, Belgium*, Italy*, Switzerland, Germany, Kenya, Australia*, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti, Taiwan, Hongkong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand*, Malaysia (including Borneo) & Singapore. Future trips include: Trans-Mongolian Railway, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Peru (Macchu Picchu & Nazca Lines) and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands).
- Travel Specialty:
- Adventure travel
- Languages:
- English, Français
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The National Capital Region (including Gatineau, Québec) has attractions enough for every season!
Most locals will spend at least some part of their day on the Rideau Canal. During the warmer months, people bike, jog and blade along its paths. And in the summer, you can see the locks at work carrying ships from the Rideau River to the lakes. There are tours on the canal, or bus tours that pass along it. During the winter, the water is lowered to allow it to freeze over and become the world's largest skating rink. Don't worry if you didn't bring skates -you can rent them- or if you don't skate at all! Sip hot chocolate and eat Beaver Tails (not literal, they are delicious pastry treats either savoury or sweet) and wash other people...
Most locals will spend at least some part of their day on the Rideau Canal. During the warmer months, people bike, jog and blade along its paths. And in the summer, you can see the locks at work carrying ships from the Rideau River to the lakes. There are tours on the canal, or bus tours that pass along it. During the winter, the water is lowered to allow it to freeze over and become the world's largest skating rink. Don't worry if you didn't bring skates -you can rent them- or if you don't skate at all! Sip hot chocolate and eat Beaver Tails (not literal, they are delicious pastry treats either savoury or sweet) and wash other people...
