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When God Throws You Her Car Keys… Road Trip Round the Peloponnese

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When God Throws You Her Car Keys… Road Trip Round the Peloponnese

When I started musing about another trip around The Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, I wanted to present ...

When I started musing about another trip around The Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, I wanted to present myself with a challenge. This time it wouldn’t be to survive a solo bike trip through the dog-p ...

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Scotland’s Fife Coastal Trail: One Step at a Time

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Scotland’s Fife Coastal Trail: One Step at a Time

I love rambling along a rugged coastline, listening to the crash of waves and the cry of seabirds, while ...

I love rambling along a rugged coastline, listening to the crash of waves and the cry of seabirds, while breathing in the salty wind. For the last hour my wife and I have been hiking atop a steep esca ...

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Forever Fit: Active Living With Bunions

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Forever Fit: Active Living With Bunions

Having bunions doesn’t mean you have to lead a sedentary life. There are several strategies to help manag ...

Having bunions doesn’t mean you have to lead a sedentary life. There are several strategies to help manage the discomfort and slow the progression of those bony bumps at the base of the big toe. Bunio ...

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Living On Purpose: I Can and I Will

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Living On Purpose: I Can and I Will

Not all of retirement, or even life, is good news. Not every day is the best day ever. But having the wil ...

Not all of retirement, or even life, is good news. Not every day is the best day ever. But having the will and desire to make the most of any situation goes a long way in surviving any crisis. In the ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the bri ...

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the brink of despair or disaster and keep on going. As Laurie Mueller mentions in her column, some of ...

September 01, 2024
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Fitness Expert Miranda Esmonde-White’s Quest for Truth and Meaning

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Fitness Expert Miranda Esmonde-White’s Quest for Truth and Meaning

Fitness guru Miranda Esmonde-White thrives on helping people heal and live without pain. It is her missio ...

Fitness guru Miranda Esmonde-White thrives on helping people heal and live without pain. It is her mission in life. New York Times and Globe and Mail best-selling author Miranda Esmonde-White has been ...

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Makeover Magic

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Makeover Magic

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifest ...

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Show, and she gave the experience a resounding thumbs up.“I was very impressed with all the ...

September 01, 2024
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Alma Lee: BC’s Indominatable Writers’ Champion

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Alma Lee: BC’s Indominatable Writers’ Champion

Feisty, driven, and uncompromising, octogenarian Alma Lee exemplifies the adage “no surrender.” Recipient ...

Feisty, driven, and uncompromising, octogenarian Alma Lee exemplifies the adage “no surrender.” Recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University and ...

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Trekking in Magical Nepal

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Trekking in Magical Nepal

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of ...

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of nine pick up our day packs and excitedly pass through the Pasang Lhamu Gate, built to honour t ...

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Jungle WOWS of Palau

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Jungle WOWS of Palau

When I was twelve years old, a harmless garter snake crossed my path and put me into panic mode. Now, mor ...

When I was twelve years old, a harmless garter snake crossed my path and put me into panic mode. Now, more than half a century later, I still get the heebie-jeebies whenever I think of one. So after h ...

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Antarctica: Expedition Cruising Outside the Pale of Civilization

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Antarctica: Expedition Cruising Outside the Pale of Civilization

Throughout human history, Antarctica has been the ultimate unexplored territory in polar exploration. Ren ...

Throughout human history, Antarctica has been the ultimate unexplored territory in polar exploration. Renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton perfectly captured the allure of Antarctica when he said, ...

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Rocky Mountain High

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Rocky Mountain High

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true,” sang John ...

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true,” sang John Deutschendorf Jr in the introduction to a concert album that captured the hearts of folk and c ...

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Pollution and the Exerciser

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Pollution and the Exerciser

Regular physical activity promises many health benefits. However, caution is needed when exercising outdo ...

Regular physical activity promises many health benefits. However, caution is needed when exercising outdoors, particularly if you live in a larger city. Pollution and allergens (like pollen) can restr ...

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Living On Purpose – Grateful For Being Older

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Living On Purpose – Grateful For Being Older

As is my custom in September – I wish you a Happy New Year. With grandchildren and, in my case, a great g ...

As is my custom in September – I wish you a Happy New Year. With grandchildren and, in my case, a great granddaughter (grade two already!), it’s the time to go back to school. Photo: Barbara Risto Sep ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. I ...

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. In it, I plant only perennials. I like these plants for their non-fussiness. Year after year the ...

July 03, 2024
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