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LIVING ON PURPOSE

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LIVING ON PURPOSE

SERENDIPITY!The year I went to Africa wasn’t planned years in advance like some people plan their travel. ...

SERENDIPITY!The year I went to Africa wasn’t planned years in advance like some people plan their travel. But something happened in April of the year that I would later fly off to Tanzania. I had bump ...

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WHEN ADVENTURE BECKONS

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WHEN ADVENTURE BECKONS

The shrill sound of the alarm pierces the darkness, and my peaceful slumber abruptly ends. I clear the co ...

The shrill sound of the alarm pierces the darkness, and my peaceful slumber abruptly ends. I clear the cobwebs from my mind while fighting my way out of the mosquito netting that encircles the bed. Pr ...

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For the Love of Africa

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For the Love of Africa

There’s no shortage of Canadian charities doing important work. Most of us, however, want to ensure that ...

There’s no shortage of Canadian charities doing important work. Most of us, however, want to ensure that the time and money we’re donating are making a maximum impact and that our charity-of-choice is ...

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Overlanding in Africa

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Overlanding in Africa

What are the chances that on a four-week trip through South Africa you are going to get to know a driver ...

What are the chances that on a four-week trip through South Africa you are going to get to know a driver with four wives; a man who was expelled from high school and now, between stints as a park rang ...

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Reboot – June 2019

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Reboot – June 2019

DR. JOHN MILLAR started his medical career as a McGill graduated internist with a pilot’s licence, joinin ...

DR. JOHN MILLAR started his medical career as a McGill graduated internist with a pilot’s licence, joining a team of Zambian Flying Doctors (although he was flown – not piloting himself – to the villa ...

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Cycling with VG4A

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Cycling with VG4A

My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of ...

My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of Victoria Grandmothers for Africa (VG4A) riders. Stopping to help a VG4A rider with a mechanica ...

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In Search of Silverback Gorillas

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In Search of Silverback Gorillas

Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is surrounded by higher mountain ranges, terraced farmlands and jaw ...

Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is surrounded by higher mountain ranges, terraced farmlands and jaw-dropping panoramas. This is where I chose to make the trek to see the endangered Silverback go ...

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The Ultimate Reward

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The Ultimate Reward

With heavy time commitments during the working and parenting stages of life, volunteering/working oversea ...

With heavy time commitments during the working and parenting stages of life, volunteering/working overseas (or even in our own neighbourhood) can be an unattainable endeavour. But with more time being ...

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Cycling for Strength and Solidarity with African Grandmothers – is it For You?

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Cycling for Strength and Solidarity with African Grandmothers – is it For You?

This is the time of year when Victoria Grandmothers For Africa are looking for new cyclists to take on th ...

This is the time of year when Victoria Grandmothers For Africa are looking for new cyclists to take on the challenge of their annual 275 km Vancouver Island tour in September. ...

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Among Nature’s Majesty

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Among Nature’s Majesty

Walking through a Milkwood forest with my guide Tiaan van Dyk is more Hansel and Gretel than I imagined S ...

Walking through a Milkwood forest with my guide Tiaan van Dyk is more Hansel and Gretel than I imagined South Africa to be. ...

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Attached to Nature

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Attached to Nature

An elephant with a deeply creased grey hide, flapping ears the size of blankets, and menacing tusks loome ...

An elephant with a deeply creased grey hide, flapping ears the size of blankets, and menacing tusks loomed before me. The dry heat and dust of Africa rose around us. I was nervous and felt vulnerable, ...

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At Home in Africa

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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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A Trans-Kalahari Adventure

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A Trans-Kalahari Adventure

The Trans-Kalahari Adventure is a guided 21-day safari starting in Cape Town, South Africa and ending in ...

The Trans-Kalahari Adventure is a guided 21-day safari starting in Cape Town, South Africa and ending in Livingstone, Zambia via Namibia and Botswana. Accommodations range from historic guest houses t ...

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Memory, Motivation, and Moxie

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Memory, Motivation, and Moxie

Prelude Ordinary seniors enjoy brisk walks in the park, some moderate hiking or cycling and swimming laps ...

Prelude Ordinary seniors enjoy brisk walks in the park, some moderate hiking or cycling and swimming laps each week. But, at 60-something, Marian Lowery is no ordinary senior! A retired educator marri ...

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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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