canada
British Columbia is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. There really is something for everyone in this vast mountainous province. It\'s been said many times, but it\'s true: in a single day you can pass through temperate rain forests, cross giant rivers, see alpine meadows and then cacti-studded desert.
The place of my birth and my home province for some twenty two years.
Canada's three small east-coast provinces are called the Maritimes. I've visited a few times, and for a time I even lived in Halifax.