Thursday, January 29, 2009

February Fun in Ontario

Rideau Cup Sled Dog and Skijoring Races. Photo courtesy Ken Watson. Janie Robinson discovers skijoring in her February Weekend Getaways travel column on CBC Radio Fresh Air Saturday, January 31, 2009. If you miss the show, listen in on Janie's latest travel chat anytime at www.cbc.ca/freshair and check out some of Janie's suggested websites for February fun in Ontario:
Ontario Travel http://www.ontariotravel.net/
Ontario Ski Info http://www.skiontario.on.ca/
Ontario Snowmobile Info http://www.ofsc.on.ca/
Toronto Winter Festival www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity
Credit Valley Snow Train http://www.creditvalleyexplorer.com/
Hamilton Tourism http://www.tourismhamilton.com/
Niagara Parks http://www.niagaraparks.com/
Niagara-on-the-Lake http://www.niagaraonthelake.com/
Ottawa Winterlude http://www.winterlude.gc.ca/
Rideau Canal http://www.rideauheritageroute.ca/
Thunder Bay Tourism http://www.visitthunderbay.com/
Sault Ste. Marie Tourism http://www.saulttourism.com/
Haliburton Tourism www.haliburtoncounty.ca/tourism
Ontario Travel North of Toronto http://www.400eleven.com/

Friday, December 12, 2008

Bermuda turns stodgy into steamy

Photo courtesy of Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa
Bermuda's oldest cottage colony is going adults-only, has hired a sexologist for relationshop wellness getaways, and even built a new clothing-optional terrace.

Janie Robinson finds some R&R (that's romance and relaxation) for us all at Bermuda's Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa, in her front cover Toronto Star Travel Extra story December 7, 2008. www.thestar.com/Travel/article/543670

Thursday, December 4, 2008

First Light

Photograph courtesy of Sainte-Marie among the HuronsRediscover the magic of the season at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and join Janie Robinson for other great December Weekend Getaways on CBC Radio Fresh Air between 7:30 and 8 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008. Janie will also point you in the right direction for Weekend Getaways online at www.cbc.ca/freshair
Janie's suggested websites for December Weekend Getaways include:
Ontario Travel www.ontariotravel.net
Festivals and Events Ontario www.festivalsandeventsontario.ca
Ottawa Tourism www.ottawatourism.ca
Rideau Canal Skateway www.canadascapital.gc.ca/skateway
Niagara Parks www.niagaraparks.com
Toronto Tourism www.seetorontonow.com
Hills of Headwater www.thehillsofheadwaters.com
Georgian Bay Tourism www.georgianbaytourism.on.ca
Ontario's North www.ontariosnorth.ca
Entertainment coupon book www.entertainment.com

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Plenty in New Zealand

The legendary Maori chief, Paikea.  Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel Writer
Join Janie Robinson in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, and discover Maori culture, scenic splendour and gleaming glow worms in her Toronto Star newspaper travel story. www.thestar.com/Travel/article/539892

Friday, November 7, 2008

From Midhurst to Mayreau

Saltwhistle Bay in Mayreau.  Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel WriterJoin Janie Robinson in the palm-swaying paradise of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, in the Nov/Dec 2008 issue of Simcoe Life Magazine.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Ontario - Cheap and Cheery




Join CBC Radio Fresh Air columnist Janie Robinson on Fresh Air, Saturday November 1, 2008 between 8 and 8:30 a.m. for some cheap and cheery Ontario November weekend getaway ideas.

That's on CBC Radio One 99.1 Toronto, http://www.cbc.ca/freshair.

If you miss the show on Saturday, you can still catch Janie's travel chat at www.cbc.ca/freshair/2008/11/november_getaways.html

Janie's suggested websites for Ontario November weekend getaways include:
Ontario Travel http://www.ontariotravel.net/
Ottawa Tourism http://www.ottawatourism.ca/
Niagara Parks http://www.niagaraparks.com/
Toronto Tourism http://www.seetorontonow.com/
North of Toronto Travel http://www.400eleven.com/
Premier Spas on Ontario http://www.premierspasofontario.ca/
Algonquin Park www.ontarioparks.com/English/algoyurts.html
Science North http://www.sciencenorth.on.ca/
Niagara's Great Wolf Lodge www.new.greatwolf.com/niagara/lodge
Travelocity Canada http://www.travelocity.ca/
Expedia Canada http://www.expedia.ca/
Travelzoo Canada http://www.travelzoo.ca/
Entertainment coupon book http://www.entertainment.com/

Monday, October 20, 2008

Heart of the country

Little Alex. Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel Writer Getting away from the beach resorts lets you discover the rural roots and hardy spirit of the Dominican people. Join Janie Robinson as she gets a glimpse of the rural life hidden away in the lush mountains and fertile valleys behind the all-inclusive beach resorts of the Dominican Republic, in her front page story of the Travel section in the Toronto Star newspaper www.thestar.com/Travel/article/517996