When Markus Pukonen left Toronto in 2015, he vowed not to use any motor-powered transportation on his journey. The voyage took eight years and spanned 29 countries
Including a trendy gear store, cornhole and fully stocked kitchens
Rates include a multi-course breakfast, drinks, and occasionally an invite to a dinner party at an additional cost
It came with linoleum floors, no air conditioning and shoddy soundproofing
Arcana visitors can book one of two forest cabins—clad in reflective, polished stainless steel
The cabin-like rooms feature modern Canadian-made furnishings, retro soaker tubs and twin bunk beds
"When Covid happened, we had a really expensive pile of dirt and not much else," says Wander the Resort owner Shannon Hunter
“We are currently at 95 per cent capacity. Demand has been very high”
“Do we wait for the province to opens things back up, and hopefully make back some of the money we've lost, or do we take on a long-term tenant?”
“We booked the tickets for $1,272 plus tax each”
Eschew the ho-hum Ottawa of middle-school tours past. Here are a few strategically chosen gems of the lesser-known city
Swanky new hotels, a plein-air public art gallery and Cuban-inspired cocktails. To borrow a phrase from the Fresh Prince, ain’t no city in the world like this
Beantown is an epicentre of excellent new restaurants, sleek boutique hotels and amazing art
With a crop of new dining and drinking options, the peninsula is overhauling its reputation
Ontario’s quaintest weekend destination has undergone an edgy, boozy makeover
