As August arrives, seek out some emptier quarters

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In the foreground, a solitary seagull has taken command of an offshore rock and is now making a series of low-flying missions. I am watching the action from the wooden balcony of the Auberge-sur-Mer, an agreeably timeworn 19th-century inn perched on the waterfront. At this point the St Lawrence is 10 miles wide. The far shore is an hour away by ferry and feels like another country. Tadoussac – the riverside equivalent of a pretty seaside resort – is at the mouth of a fjord that matches any in Norway. Follow the spectacular inlet and you reach Saguenay: once known as the Chicago of the North for the might of its aluminium and paper manufacturing, now the home for haunting industrial archaeology. In eastern Canada, as in much of the northern hemisphere, August is peak tourism month. Yet this vast land feels relatively empty – as everywhere has done during my travels over the past week. [I enjoyed Paris devoid of tourists last weekend](~/AAAHagA~/RgRojv2kP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9vbHltcGljcy1vbi1hLWJyb256ZS1idWRnZXQtYjI1ODcwMzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9MGRwZzNrOGpnd2M5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMi0wOC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZpqkeKxmooZj9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), then made my way via Dublin to Halifax, [Nova Scotia](~/AAAHagA~/RgRojv2kP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9hbWVyaWNhcy9uZXctZW5nbGFuZC1hbmQtbm92YS1zY290aWEtZXhwbG9yZS1ib3RoLWRlc3RpbmF0aW9ucy1vbi1hLXR3aW5jZW50cmUtdHJpcC0xMDQyOTYzNS5odG1sP2xpZD11OXB4aDF1N2g2a3MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAyLTA4LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmmqR4rGaihmP0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Perhaps 20 other people shared the sunshine on the beach at Sandy Cove on the Bay of Fundy. The ferry across to New Brunswick had room for many more. The roads that embroider Canada’s Maritime Provinces are blissfully clear. So too, thankfully, are the skies of Québec now the storm clouds have scattered. 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[Amsterdam, Barcelona, Venice and a couple of dozen other locations are actively discouraging visitors](~/AAAHagA~/RgRojv2kP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9zdXN0YWluYWJsZS10cmF2ZWwvZGVzdGluYXRpb25zLWNyYWNraW5nLWRvd24tb3ZlcnRvdXJpc20tdmVuaWNlLWIyNTg3NTEwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTl1M2UydG9yZjZxOCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDItMDgtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmaapHisZqKGY_RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Even distant Juneau, state capital of Alaska, is contemplating “ship-free Saturdays” to reduce the impact of cruise passengers. So ease the squeeze and cut the cost by seeking out empty quarters. Almost everywhere else on earth recognises that inbound tourism is the closest a city or country can get to free money, and many places are desperate to welcome you. For the past quarter-century [Northern Ireland has enticed far fewer visitors than it deserves](~/AAAHagA~/RgRojv2kP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2Uvb3ZlcnRvdXJpc20taG9saWRheS1kZXN0aW5hdGlvbi1hbGJhbmlhLWN1YmEtbW9yb2Njby1iMjU3ODc1Mi5odG1sP2xpZD12ZTQ0OXlwdGY5azUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAyLTA4LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmmqR4rGaihmP0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). At the opposite end of Europe, [Albania would love some of the Adriatic overspill from Dubrovnik](~/AAAHagA~/RgRojv2kP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYWxiYW5pYS10b3VyaXNtLW1pbmlzdGVyLWNoZWFwLWZsaWdodHMtYmVhY2gtcmVzb3J0cy1iMjQ3NzQ5OS5odG1sP2xpZD1tODNmd2E2MXpmM3EmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAyLTA4LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmmqR4rGaihmP0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) in southern Croatia. Spare a thought for the French: the hoteliers, restaurateurs and taxi drivers of Paris are complaining about [what local media are calling Le Flop](~/AAAHagA~/RgRojv2kP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9vbHltcGljLXRyYXZlbC1wYXJpcy1mbGlnaHQtaG90ZWwtYjI1ODc0NzguaHRtbD9saWQ9OG1jcWRyMHk4ajE1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMi0wOC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZpqkeKxmooZj9FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj): the all-too-predictable slump in tourism that accompanies every Olympic Games. Air fares can comprise an excellent indicator of an empty quarter, and from various UK airports in the coming week you can find return flights to Paris for under £100. Should eastern Canada appeal, you can fly to Halifax and back for about £500. Sure, it’s a little complicated: outbound, you will need to get yourself to Dublin for the £240 flight on WestJet. Heading home, Air Canada is finding it tough to shift its Halifax-Heathrow seats for anything above £226. Help fill the empty spaces on board, after you have escaped into emptiness here in Québec.   PICK OF THE WEEK Best view Fortina Luxury Suites | Sliema - Malta ~/AAAHagA~/RgRojv2kP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJlc3R2aWV3Zm9ydGluYWx1eHVyeXN1aXRlcy5jb20vP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9aW5kZXBlbmRlbnQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1pbmRlcGVuZGVudF8ybmRfQXVnJmxpZD1pMHFmeXFuazQ1a2EmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAyLTA4LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmmqR4rGaihmP0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Breath-taking views over-looking the incredible Valletta Skyline. With indoor and outdoor pool, state of the art gym. 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One person can travel anywhere within the extensive Southern network in a day for £25, while two, three or four passengers pay a total of £50. Up to four children can travel with each adult for just £2 each. There are some tedious restrictions: you must book at least three days ahead at southernrailway.com, but you can’t get an online ticket – you must pick up a printed one at a station. And from Monday to Friday it can’t be used before 10am or during the evening rush-hour from London. But with a London-Hastings day return costing £46 alone, large savings are possible if you comply with the rules. 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For anyone travelling through Central America, there is no way to avoid Honduras without flying. “It's made our Central America tour a harder sell now,” said one adventure operator, “just as it had started to pick up traction.” At the same time, Belarus has just extended its visa-free regime to include the UK. British passport holders can now enter Belarus without a visa at any frontier post, and leave the country to anywhere except Russia. The Foreign Office advises against all travel to Belarus. 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