Your Weekly Travel Zen: Canada

Your Weekly Travel Zen: Canada
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This week's Moment of Travel Zen comes to us from Melissa DeCastro of beautiful Butchart Gardens near Victoria, British Columbia.

"The air feels fresh, the flowers are in bloom and there is sparkling blue waters surrounding the gardens and historic buildings on Victoria Island that make everything feel as if it is near perfection. Victoria Island is a stunning gem of Canada."

Where have you traveled for a moment of zen? Email travel@huffingtonpost.com with your travel zen or submit below.

Look: Canada
Vancouver, Canada(01 of16)
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The mountains near Vancouver from above. Vancouver is amazing in that there are beaches near the mountains. Nature at its best. Stunning.-Melissa DeCastro
View from The Fairmont Lake Louise(02 of16)
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-James Robert Reid
The Canadian Rockies near Banff Springs(03 of16)
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-James Robert Reid
River Crossing Near Banff Springs(04 of16)
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-James Robert Reid
Toronto(05 of16)
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A few photos from my trip to Toronto in Nov/12 -Tim DelougheryTapion Dialysis (St. Lucia ltd)
Toronto(06 of16)
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A few photos from my trip to Toronto in Nov/12 -Tim DelougheryTapion Dialysis (St. Lucia ltd)
Kensington Market, Toronto(07 of16)
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Toronto Graffiti and Street Art(08 of16)
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Toronto Distillery District(09 of16)
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One of several gates in Old Quebec City(10 of16)
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-Pablo RechaniFlickr
Parksville Canadian Open Sand Sculpting(11 of16)
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-Steven Zussino,Canadian Travel Hacking
Victoria, British Columbia(12 of16)
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Breathtakingly beautiful Butchart Gardens near Victoria, British Columbia. The air feels fresh, the flowers are in bloom and there is sparkling blue waters surrounding the gardens and historic buildings on Victoria Island that make everything feel as if it is near perfection. Victoria Island is a stunning gem of Canada.-Melissa DeCastro
Mount Royal(13 of16)
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The top of Mount Royal (for which Montreal is named) looking over the skyline-Cindi Brothers
Chalet du Mont Royal(14 of16)
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My daughter standing in the Chalet du Mont Royal (also at the top of Mount Royal)-Cindi Brothers
Quebec City gates(15 of16)
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The gates surrounding Quebec City, Quebec and of the funicular (at the end of the street) that carries people up the cliffside from the port area in Quebec-Cindi Brothers
Quebec City(16 of16)
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The gates surrounding Quebec City, Quebec and of the funicular (at the end of the street) that carries people up the cliffside from the port area in Quebec-Cindi Brothers

And to see our past featured Moments of Travel Zen...

Look: Lighthouses
Cape Byron Lighthouse in Byron Bay, Australia(01 of23)
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Last weekend at one of my favourite lighthouses in the world-Satya Tammareddy
Nassau, Bahamas Lighthouse(02 of23)
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I love visiting lighthouses. There's something so classic about them.-Merete Brownwww.outsidethelimits.comwww.merete-brown.portfoliolounge.com
Nassau, Bahamas Lighthouse(03 of23)
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I love visiting lighthouses. There's something so classic about them.-Merete Brownwww.outsidethelimits.comwww.merete-brown.portfoliolounge.com
Nassau, Bahamas Lighthouse(04 of23)
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I love visiting lighthouses. There's something so classic about them.-Merete Brownwww.outsidethelimits.comwww.merete-brown.portfoliolounge.com
Nubble Lighthouse in Cape Neddick, Maine(05 of23)
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Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine(06 of23)
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Cabo Rojo Light House, Puerto Rico (07 of23)
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Cabo Rojo Light House, Puerto Rico(08 of23)
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Hereford Inlet Lighthouse in North Wildwood, New Jersey(09 of23)
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-Cole Altmann
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse in North Wildwood, New Jersey(10 of23)
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-Cole Altmann
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse in North Wildwood, New Jersey(11 of23)
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-Cole Altmann
Old Baldy Lighthouse on Bald Head Island, NC(12 of23)
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Picture taken this June.-Fran Scofield
(13 of23)
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-Jessica Friedlander
New Cape Henry Lighthouse(14 of23)
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From the original Cape Henry Lighthouse-Kaitlin Smith@kaitlinsmith89
Nauset Beach Lighthouse(15 of23)
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-Kaitlin Smith@kaitlinsmith89
Tybee Island Lighthouse(16 of23)
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-Kaitlin Smith@kaitlinsmith89
Cape Blanco Lighthouse on the Oregon Coast(17 of23)
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I love visiting lighthouses. There's something so classic about them.-Merete Brownwww.outsidethelimits.comwww.merete-brown.portfoliolounge.com
Cape Blanco Lighthouse on the Oregon Coast(18 of23)
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I love visiting lighthouses. There's something so classic about them.-Merete Brownwww.outsidethelimits.comwww.merete-brown.portfoliolounge.com
Cape Florida Lighthouse in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park(19 of23)
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I love visiting lighthouses. There's something so classic about them.-Merete Brownwww.outsidethelimits.comwww.merete-brown.portfoliolounge.com
East Brother Light Station in Richmond, CA(20 of23)
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An active lighthouse since 1874, it’s also a relaxing B&B. -Rich Rodriguez
South Stacks, Wales(21 of23)
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My favourite lighthouse at South Stacks on the island of Angelsey in Wales which I took when I was there a few years ago.-Debra Jordan
Akaroa, New Zealand(22 of23)
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Currently I am in Akaroa on the South Island of New Zealand and this morning I took a photo of the wooden lighthouse here. This lighthouse was built in 1880.-Debra Jordan
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park, ME(23 of23)
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Photo taken 5/18/11-Nicole Holovinsky

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