Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on the country and the passport. A Canadian passport enters Japan, South Korea and almost all of Europe without a visa, though the European Union is rolling out a pre-travel authorisation for exempt travellers, and India, Kenya and Vietnam each require an online step before departure. Even an American stopover calls for an electronic authorisation. We confirm every document with you before anything is booked.
A tour settles the logistics, the local guides and the site entries, and it suits a first big trip or a destination where the language complicates everything. An independent trip gives you free time and hotels chosen one by one, but it asks more decisions of you. Many of our clients take a hybrid: an eight-day tour, then four days of their own in a single city. Our escorted trips and our piece on slow travel from Quebec cover both approaches.
May, June, September and October. You gain liveable temperatures, free terrace tables and sites you can actually move through, and you lose the August crowd. July and August remain the right window for Scandinavia and Iceland, where the season is short. Our file on Europe on a budget from Quebec breaks it down month by month.
Montreal reaches Paris, London, Lisbon and Dublin nonstop in six to seven hours. Rome, Athens and Reykjavik also run direct depending on the season. Asia takes one connection, usually through Europe or the west coast, for a total of eighteen to twenty-four hours door to door. The options shift every year: see the new flight routes from Quebec.
The rule that works best is also the simplest: live on local time from the moment you land, get outside into daylight and hold out until evening to sleep. For Europe, plan a quiet first day rather than a museum marathon. For Asia, count two days of adjustment and put the demanding sites mid-trip. That is the kind of detail we build straight into the itinerary.
For Europe, Japan and temperate South America, routine vaccines cover most cases. For sub-Saharan Africa, the Amazon and parts of Southeast Asia, a travel health clinic visit is in order, ideally six to eight weeks before departure. Some countries require proof of yellow fever vaccination at the border. We tell you which destination asks for what, and you take it from there with a health professional.
It covers a great deal, provided you read the three lines that matter. Medical costs abroad are the heart of the product. Cancellation and interruption protect the non-refundable share of your trip. Pre-existing conditions and activities such as diving or climbing often need to be named explicitly. Our article on embassies and travel insurance explains what we look for in a policy.
Yes, and it often makes more sense than coming back twice. Portugal pairs well with Andalusia, mainland Greece with the Cyclades, and Peru shares Lake Titicaca with Bolivia. The trap is wanting to see everything: three countries in twelve days mostly produces airport memories. We help you decide what gets cut.
It is a very good idea, and a number of our clients travel no other way now. The thing to plan for is the single supplement, which some tour operators reduce or waive on selected departures. Our articles on a first solo trip and on solo travel for women gather what we have learned from the people who have done it.
Three levers: the season, the hour and the neighbourhood. Seeing the Colosseum at opening or late in the day changes the experience. Sleeping in a residential quarter rather than across from the main station changes the week. And choosing Italy in October rather than July changes everything. Our selection of hidden treasures in Europe goes after the cities nobody thinks to name.
Japan, for the safety, the punctuality and the complete change of scene. Iceland, for immediate landscapes and a short flight. Italy or Portugal, for a gentler entry. Our overview of world destinations from Quebec ranks the candidates by what you are looking for.
Call 1 866 628-6241. You will reach someone who has walked these streets and who has time for you. We start from your dates, your pace and what you actually want to bring home, we build an itinerary that holds up, and we stay a phone call away while you are travelling. That is the difference between booking alone in front of a screen and leaving with someone behind you.



