Feeling Festive? Try Quebec City, Santa Fe

By Robert Waite

As Perry Como once crooned, “There’s no place like home for the holidays.”

However, let me offer up a couple of alternatives. (And if you can’t make it for the actual holidays, these two spots will satisfy all winter and beyond.)

The first is Quebec City, Canada.

Quebec City is Europe without the six-hour flight from The East Coast. Established by
explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1608, it oozes cobble-stoned Olde World charm. This
is especially true during the holidays.

Its residents embrace winter. The city’s annual Winter Carnival runs this
year from January 25 to February 14 . Its mascot, “Bonhomme”, turns 70 (although he
doesn’t seem to have aged much for someone whose diet consists largely of beaver
tails and poutine).

As good as the Carnival is, Quebec City during the holidays offers an equally wonderful
experience, one our family thoroughly enjoyed a few years… Continue reading →