Fill Your Cane at the Winter Carnival (Canada)

On for three weeks at the end of Jan / early Feb, Quebec City’s Winter Carnival is on during the region’s coldest time of the year, so wear a couple of extra socks to ensure you’ll be warm enough to enjoy the fabulous ice sculptures and the carnival’s other activities.Don’t forget to buy one of the trademark a hollow canes filled with Caribou, the local brew which consists of five to six different types of alcohol. That will help to keep you warm!

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The Ice Hotel’s A True Canadian Experience (Canada)

For those of you looking to spend some quality time with your significant other… don’t go to the ice hotel near Quebec City, Canada!But for those of you looking for a uniquely Canadian experience (crowds cheering! beavers flapping their tails!), a chance to stay overnight in a pretty cool igloo, and a reason to just plain come back to visit Canada… the Ice Hotel is the place to go!

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Enjoying a Sip at an Eclectic Tea House (Czech Republic)


The Czech Tea House phenomenon is “a new movement in Czech Republic that began in the early 1990s as a peaceful revolt against multinational fast food outlets and the smoke-filled alcohol-driven atmosphere of the ubiquitous Czech pub. Dimly lit Czech Tea Houses serve an astonishing array of teas from across the world by silent pro-buddhist / hippy waiters.” (Lonely planet)

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Enjoying a Sip at an Eclectic Tea House (Czech Republic)


The Czech Tea House phenomenon is “a new movement in Czech Republic that began in the early 1990s as a peaceful revolt against multinational fast food outlets and the smoke-filled alcohol-driven atmosphere of the ubiquitous Czech pub. Dimly lit Czech Tea Houses serve an astonishing array of teas from across the world by silent pro-buddhist / hippy waiters.” (Lonely planet)

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