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    Haida Gwaii, an archipelago located 90 km off the North Pacific Coast of British Columbia. Journal Entry ...

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    I come from a line of strong women. My mother, a schoolteacher, worked full-time in the early ’60s, when ...

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    I’m cutting across the Acadian peninsula on one of the Veloroute cycling trails, through what I call Mari ...

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    ANCIENT EGYPT: PART II<br>CRUISING THE NILE

    Discoveries continue in Luxor, site of Thebes, capital of Upper Egypt’s Middle and New Kingdoms. Embarkin ...

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    Hard to pin down what makes Harbour Island, Bahamas such an incredible place, as the variables are many. ...

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    There’s not much more you can do to escape a hailstorm in the wilderness than to hunker down and wait for ...

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    ANCIENT EGYPT: PART 1 CAIRO

    Egypt’s storied past inspires a pre-COVID visit. Our investigation of the Old Kingdom’s 10 dynasties begi ...

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    BERMUDA: A NORTH ATLANTIC PARADISE

    Imagine an expanse of teal and sapphire water framing a rich, green landscape dotted by pastel-coloured h ...

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    JAPAN’S JUXTAPOSITION

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    “You won't need your rain jacket,” Brent suggests, while I attempt to close my overflowing suitcase. “Rom ...

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    I am excited to be here. Prague is one of the most visited cities in Europe and I wanted to visit for a l ...

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    Two Hawaiian adventures advance our understanding of the Big Island’s ecological alternatives. The first ...

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    WALES: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

    “When you cross this bridge, you’ll be in England,” says Mike, our guide. We’re standing on the Welsh sid ...

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