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Grazing cows in Switzerland Switzerland is notoriously at the top of every “Most Expensive Country in the World” list, which makes it exceedingly difficult for budget travelers to visit. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Even the most budget-conscious traveler should have Switzerland on his or her bucket list. Switzerland is full of dramatic landscapes that can take your breath away. It’s where you find lush green rolling hills that have quaint little chalets with cows roaming freely around them. It’s where mountains meet lakes ; where you can eat endless amounts of delicious chocolate and of course…cheese. It almost seems that it’s too beautiful to be a real place. If these aren't reason enough to want to pack your bags right now than we don’t know what is! Straight out of a fairytale So how do you visit one of the most expensive countries in the world without breaking the bank? It’s easier than you might think. Here are 10 helpful tips to keep more money in your pocket w...

The cozy Gîte de l'Artiste Perron is St-Sauveur's newest B&B. Courtesy of Gîte de l'Artiste Perron Raymonde Perron wants you to do more than simply sleep and eat at her new B&B in St-Sauveur. She wants to you have a sensory experience. Perron is an artist and art teacher, and the Gîte de l’Artiste Perron is her gallery. You can gaze at canvases of flora and wetlands, and study the genre she calls “expressive realism.” The Lower Laurentians’ newest B&B is on a quiet, tree- lined residential street less than two kilometres from the centre of St-Sauveur. Perron and her husband, Jean-Marc Houle, transformed the lower- level bachelor apartment of their fieldstone bungalow into a getaway including two guest rooms with queen-size beds, plus a smaller room for children. Everything was rebuilt from scratch — floors, walls, ceilings, electricity and heating — so it’s fresh and inviting. The house is surrounded by hydrangeas, cherry trees, evergreens and Japanese lilac...