• Tulip Time

    Packing light, we rack up our bikes and head for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. A comfortable Arlingto ...

    Packing light, we rack up our bikes and head for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. A comfortable Arlington base awaits us in Washington State, an easy drive south of the border. Welcomed by friendly h ...

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  • The Sounds of Georgian Bay

    The short chirping whistles of osprey and the tremulous wails of the loons echo over the rippling water a ...

    The short chirping whistles of osprey and the tremulous wails of the loons echo over the rippling water as motoring boats and humming sea planes permeate the sounds of nature. These sounds abound on t ...

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  • Carvers of the Cooks

    Both hands are firmly clasped around his chubby belly and between his wide-spread legs is an impress ...

    Both hands are firmly clasped around his chubby belly and between his wide-spread legs is an impressive body part that would delight any demi-God. Although early artisans once removed this a ...

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  • Flying High Over The City Of Love

    During this February trip to the City of Love, my Valentine and I manage to take our love to an entirely ...

    During this February trip to the City of Love, my Valentine and I manage to take our love to an entirely new level! The chopper blade whirrs rhythmically with the ’60s tune about wearing flowers in yo ...

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  • Norway: Green and Serene

    One century ago, Roald Amundsen completed his journey through the Northwest Passage. Several years prior, ...

    One century ago, Roald Amundsen completed his journey through the Northwest Passage. Several years prior, fellow Norwegian Richard With, initiated a coastal steamer cruise along the country’s shorelin ...

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  • Desert Dreams

    Mega-ships on a sea cruise are not too dissimilar to spa resorts in a desert oasis. Here, the three Rs of ...

    Mega-ships on a sea cruise are not too dissimilar to spa resorts in a desert oasis. Here, the three Rs of well-being – relaxation, revitalization and romance – constitute the trifecta of the great get ...

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  • Go East, Friends, Go East

    Horace Greeley may have coined the phrase "Go West, young man" in 1865 but, after 150 years, perhaps it's ...

    Horace Greeley may have coined the phrase "Go West, young man" in 1865 but, after 150 years, perhaps it's time to consider a new direction. Many West Coasters think only of the western point of the co ...

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  • An Exotic Meeting of East and West

    Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love, was born on Cyprus, according to Greek mythology. Favouring this M ...

    Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love, was born on Cyprus, according to Greek mythology. Favouring this Mediterranean island, she gave it graceful landscapes, tender climate, abundant sunshine and all ...

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  • Bath and the Cotswolds

    Our Cotswold walking holiday begins in Monkton Combe, eight-kilometres outside Bath. Settled at the histo ...

    Our Cotswold walking holiday begins in Monkton Combe, eight-kilometres outside Bath. Settled at the historic village inn, we review our pre-booked custom itinerary, maps, trail-cards and transportatio ...

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  • At Home in Africa

    “Do you want to go to Africa or get married?” And, with that Bob and Helen Nation embarked on a life plan ...

    “Do you want to go to Africa or get married?” And, with that Bob and Helen Nation embarked on a life plan that continued from the day they graduated university to today as a retired couple living in D ...

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  • An Alpine Paradise

    A getaway in BC’s interior last July introduces us to summer activities at Sun Peaks. Comfortable lodging ...

    A getaway in BC’s interior last July introduces us to summer activities at Sun Peaks. Comfortable lodgings in the heart of the village make the perfect “home base” for exploring this area already wide ...

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  • Eagles on an Island

    The bald eagle swooped and my heart hammered as enormous wings darkened the sky and talons like lethal sc ...

    The bald eagle swooped and my heart hammered as enormous wings darkened the sky and talons like lethal scimitars passed only a few feet above my head. I retreated. Quickly. Armed with a telephoto lens ...

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  • Diversity is the Pride of Panama

    What most showcases each country we visit is always on our travel agenda. The Panama Canal is indeed on P ...

    What most showcases each country we visit is always on our travel agenda. The Panama Canal is indeed on Panama’s pedestal – considered “One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.” While figuring ou ...

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  • Where Gringos Roost

    Posing behind a 100-year-old giant tortoise in the Galapagos and knocking knees with a Shaman at a ritual ...

    Posing behind a 100-year-old giant tortoise in the Galapagos and knocking knees with a Shaman at a ritualistic ceremony deep in the Amazon Basin were thrills that entranced us during our first two wee ...

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  • Land of Fire and Ice

    Heading to Iceland at the end of October may seem to be at odds with the tendency to contemplate a warm p ...

    Heading to Iceland at the end of October may seem to be at odds with the tendency to contemplate a warm place in the sun as winter approaches. But there isn’t too much to decide upon when it comes to ...

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