I have been amazed and delighted by the enthusiastic response from Canada and beyond to my request for help in creating my itinerary. I received architectural and food tips as well as many suggestions for which Québécois crooners I should feature on my playlist.

Among those who came up frequently were the Dead Obies, a band whose members rap in Franglais (a mix of English and French), Coeur de Pirate and Arcade Fire.

One reader compared my journey to that of Lida Moser, an American photographer who traversed Quebec in 1950 for Vogue and Look magazines, armed with a camera and a desire to capture its multiple identities. That is something to aspire to! I have a similar goal in mind, only my journey will be adapted to the digital age, and I will be armed with my iPhone and my Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.

Readers’ advice was eclectic but also suffused with the nostalgia of people who had previously visited Quebec or lived there. One place that came up repeatedly was the hilly region of Charlevoix, which will play host to a meeting of the Group of 7 industrialized nations. Another suggestion was to visit Little Burgundy in Montreal, an area that has played an important role in the city’s vibrant jazz scene, stretching back to the 1920s.