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    Before & After: Joan Thompson

    Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and ...

    Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and dedicated volunteer will be hitting the road this month to cycle across Canada to raise awaren ...

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    The Personalities of Saguenay and Lac Saint-Jean

    I believe, like people, places have their own personalities. When we arrive to a new destination, we deci ...

    I believe, like people, places have their own personalities. When we arrive to a new destination, we decide, almost instantly, if we want to get to know it better, or pass on through. On my visit to S ...

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    Victoria's Trendy Food Scene

    Cut off from the mainland, it can be hard for an island to be self-sufficient. But from coffee roasters t ...

    Cut off from the mainland, it can be hard for an island to be self-sufficient. But from coffee roasters to salt makers, when it comes to its food scene, Vancouver Island can take care of itself. Check ...

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    Cycling in Tuscany

    A smiling Bruno Baldini greets us at the Florence train station shortly after 9 a.m. as we disembark from ...

    A smiling Bruno Baldini greets us at the Florence train station shortly after 9 a.m. as we disembark from the Bologna train, eager to begin our eight-day cycling tour of Tuscany. Our rented bikes awai ...

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    Reboot August 2018

    LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believe ...

    LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believed that “housing is the game changer” when it comes to improving a family’s life. She’s put her ...

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    Never Too Late To Be An Early Adopter

    Considering electric bicycles have been around for more than a century, it’s hard to fathom why Tessa War ...

    Considering electric bicycles have been around for more than a century, it’s hard to fathom why Tessa Ward would call someone like me who just got one an “early adopter.” But like many fellow seniors, ...

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    Magical Mystical Myanmar

    The most sacred Buddhist site to the Burmese lies in Yangon, the capital. Gigantic legendary half-lion, h ...

    The most sacred Buddhist site to the Burmese lies in Yangon, the capital. Gigantic legendary half-lion, half-griffin figures guard the entrance. Respectfully, we remove our footwear and climb the cove ...

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    A Big Birding Year

    Birding is about to get bigger with an amazing year ahead. The Year of the Bird, according to The Nationa ...

    Birding is about to get bigger with an amazing year ahead. The Year of the Bird, according to The National Geographic Society, the Audubon Society, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and BirdLife Internat ...

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    Prince Edward Island: A Cyclist`s Paradise

    Famous for its potatoes and birthplace to Canada’s Confederation, Prince Edward Island might be Canada’s ...

    Famous for its potatoes and birthplace to Canada’s Confederation, Prince Edward Island might be Canada’s smallest province, but it packs a big punch when it comes to cycling. ...

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    Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

    Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fil ...

    Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fill the void with our own end-of-August adventure, one that would entail minimum planning and pre ...

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    Riviera Maya Reverence

    What better way to explore an ancient civilization than on an interactive eco-adventure tour into the wor ...

    What better way to explore an ancient civilization than on an interactive eco-adventure tour into the worlds of the Mayans. ...

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    Poster Boy for Retirement

    When Craig Bassett and his wife retired to the Comox Valley from North Vancouver six years ago, he had ne ...

    When Craig Bassett and his wife retired to the Comox Valley from North Vancouver six years ago, he had never been in a kayak and didn’t own a bike. He watched as his Island neighbours vigorously pedal ...

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    Exercise: Start Small

    We all know the importance of regular physical activity. But there are some of us who either hate the tho ...

    We all know the importance of regular physical activity. But there are some of us who either hate the thought of doing it, and/or just don’t have the time. The good news is exercise doesn’t have to be ...

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    Fitting Fitness into the New Year

    Finding time for exercise can be just as challenging as actually doing it. Making it convenient is the ke ...

    Finding time for exercise can be just as challenging as actually doing it. Making it convenient is the key to fitting it into your busy day. And keep in mind any physical activity counts, not just for ...

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    Living Life to the Fullest

    Some of us dream of living life to the fullest; others just get on with it. Author Florida Ann Town embra ...

    Some of us dream of living life to the fullest; others just get on with it. Author Florida Ann Town embraces the latter by making the most of every opportunity that comes her way, and carving out many ...

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