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Soaking in Adventure

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During the mid-1800s, 61-kilometre-long Harrison Lake was part of the main route to the Cariboo goldfield ...

During the mid-1800s, 61-kilometre-long Harrison Lake was part of the main route to the Cariboo goldfields. Falling from a canoe, a prospector expecting frigid waters discovered a future hotspot inste ...

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Whirling Through French Canada

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Whirling Through French Canada

Packing a French dictionary, we're off to Saguenay-Lac St. Jean, an hour's flight from Montreal. Our expe ...

Packing a French dictionary, we're off to Saguenay-Lac St. Jean, an hour's flight from Montreal. Our experiences extraordinaire begin along the shores of Saguenay fjord at Nouvelle-France. Inside its ...

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The Place of Caves

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The Place of Caves

Two colossal elephants once stood regally at the entrance of the island's temple caves, hence the name co ...

Two colossal elephants once stood regally at the entrance of the island's temple caves, hence the name coined by the Portuguese when they landed on its shores in the 1500s. In 1864, however, British a ...

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Dung Beetles Have Right-of-Way

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Dung Beetles Have Right-of-Way

Dung beetles have right-of-way here! Nothing else, not even pedestrians, just dung beetles. I’m in South ...

Dung beetles have right-of-way here! Nothing else, not even pedestrians, just dung beetles. I’m in South Africa and road signs proclaiming this law are everywhere. I first encounter the beetles in a g ...

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Hanging Loose in Paradise

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Hanging Loose in Paradise

Honolulu makes a perfect one-week, hang-loose holiday. Nixing the rental car, we invest in trolley passes ...

Honolulu makes a perfect one-week, hang-loose holiday. Nixing the rental car, we invest in trolley passes for travelling to outlying attractions and sturdy sandals for robust walks around bustling Wai ...

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Old Town Wailuku

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Old Town Wailuku

Maui’s shores provide regular sunny escapes from dreary winters. This time, our getaway begins with sever ...

Maui’s shores provide regular sunny escapes from dreary winters. This time, our getaway begins with several magical days in Wailuku, a charming town minutes from the island’s international airport. Se ...

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Australia: Scratching the Surface

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Australia: Scratching the Surface

In 1787, the first fleet left Portsmouth, England with its load of convict passengers bound for what is n ...

In 1787, the first fleet left Portsmouth, England with its load of convict passengers bound for what is now called Australia. Captain Arthur Phillip aboard HMS Sirius was not taken with Botany Bay and ...

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Walking into San Francisco’s Golden Past

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Walking into San Francisco’s Golden Past

Convenient public transit supports our recent series of revealing walks into San Francisco’s past. Perfec ...

Convenient public transit supports our recent series of revealing walks into San Francisco’s past. Perfectly situated at Queen Anne Hotel, our wide-range of investigations start with a Victorian Homes ...

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The Fraser’s North Arm

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The Fraser’s North Arm

Our home port is a marina on the North Arm of the Fraser, so the first and last hours of every trip we ta ...

Our home port is a marina on the North Arm of the Fraser, so the first and last hours of every trip we take are spent on the river. When we chug downstream in our boat at a speed of six or seven knots ...

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Foodies Go Nuts in the Fraser Valley

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Foodies Go Nuts in the Fraser Valley

Skyrocketing travel expenses encourage avid adventurers like us to explore closer to home. So hearing of ...

Skyrocketing travel expenses encourage avid adventurers like us to explore closer to home. So hearing of farming tours less than two hours from Vancouver, we investigate rural life around Agassiz-Harr ...

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Nature Umblemished

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Nature Umblemished

"There is a calm tranquility, which stretches from the smooth surface of the reflecting water straight up ...

"There is a calm tranquility, which stretches from the smooth surface of the reflecting water straight up into infinity. The deep calm of eternal silences is only disturbed by the muffled roar of thro ...

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Travel Tips – Part 3

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Travel Tips – Part 3

Most common travel destinations have taken great pains to ensure that visitors enjoy a safe and protected ...

Most common travel destinations have taken great pains to ensure that visitors enjoy a safe and protected holiday but it never hurts to be on your guard. ARRIVING AT THE AIRPORT At the airport, watch ...

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Travel Tips – Part 2

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Travel Tips – Part 2

MAKE YOUR HEALTH A PRIORITY Experienced travelers can tell you that often the hassle in your dream vacati ...

MAKE YOUR HEALTH A PRIORITY Experienced travelers can tell you that often the hassle in your dream vacation doesn’t just come at your destination, but getting to your destination. Long haul flights to ...

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Travel Tips – Part 1

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Travel Tips – Part 1

After years of hard work, retirement can bring the well deserved life of leisure we've long desired. Some ...

After years of hard work, retirement can bring the well deserved life of leisure we've long desired. Some choose to spend more time with their families or pursue a personal interest. Others choose to ...

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A Wild Life

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A Wild Life

Not only has Gillian Radcliffe devoted most of her life to wildlife ecology, but she has also embraced he ...

Not only has Gillian Radcliffe devoted most of her life to wildlife ecology, but she has also embraced her love of raptors, birds of prey, to such an extent that she conquered her fear of heights and ...

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