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Sailing into Timeless Wonder

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Sailing into Timeless Wonder

A Mediterranean cruise offers an extraordinary overview of early civilizations. Adding extra days in the ...

A Mediterranean cruise offers an extraordinary overview of early civilizations. Adding extra days in the heart of Athens, our initial investigations feature the glorious temples of the Acropolis. And ...

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Turkey: History, Art, and Heart

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Turkey: History, Art, and Heart

For just a moment, the world stands still. I float in an otherworldly illusion as sunlight streams throug ...

For just a moment, the world stands still. I float in an otherworldly illusion as sunlight streams through the windows at the base of the dome – bright light reflects off golden mosaics and floating a ...

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The Enduring Charm of Italy’s Positano – Then and Now

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The Enduring Charm of Italy’s Positano – Then and Now

Reflections on John Steinbeck’s 1953 Harper’s Bazaar Article Positano, the world’s most photographed fish ...

Reflections on John Steinbeck’s 1953 Harper’s Bazaar Article Positano, the world’s most photographed fishing village, shines as the jewel of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Its houses, built up the steep side o ...

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Reboot – October 2018

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Reboot – October 2018

DAVID WONG, an accomplished architect and author with a biology background that led him to initiate Save ...

DAVID WONG, an accomplished architect and author with a biology background that led him to initiate Save the Frogs Day in Vancouver schools, is adamant about leaving a civic legacy of diversity that e ...

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Australia and New Zealand

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Australia and New Zealand

Few countries, much less continents, have as many unique features as the land known as Australia. From th ...

Few countries, much less continents, have as many unique features as the land known as Australia. From the mystical Ayers Rock near Alice Springs to the Great Barrier Reef off the coast, the land and ...

September 30, 2018
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Visiting Florence

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Visiting Florence

When planning a visit to Florence, remember one critical fact: you are but one of 16 million people who d ...

When planning a visit to Florence, remember one critical fact: you are but one of 16 million people who do so every year. The city boasts one of the world’s greatest collections of Renaissance art tre ...

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Cycling in Tuscany

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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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Dare to do Edinburgh in August

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Dare to do Edinburgh in August

Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years sin ...

Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years since I went on an Edinburgh exchange with UBC’s women’s field hockey team. For my husband Ken, it ...

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Russ Froese: Still Curious

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Russ Froese: Still Curious

Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I a ...

Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I am actively involved with them,” he says. “They are young and it’s a good time to be there.” He ...

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Germany’s Christmas Markets

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Germany’s Christmas Markets

From food and wine, to history, culture and tradition – this versatile and resilient country calls you ba ...

From food and wine, to history, culture and tradition – this versatile and resilient country calls you back over and over to savour its many offerings. Summer or winter, any season in Germany will bri ...

July 17, 2018
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Going to the Spa, German-Style

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Going to the Spa, German-Style

I lean back into the lukewarm mineral water, and Maritta, my Liquid Bodywork therapist, places a floating ...

I lean back into the lukewarm mineral water, and Maritta, my Liquid Bodywork therapist, places a floating pillow under my head and knees. We’re in the Liquid Sound temple, one of the many pools at Tos ...

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Magical Mystical Myanmar

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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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Tasmania’s Poor Devils

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Tasmania’s Poor Devils

My wife and I are in downtown Hobart standing in front of the wooden hut that once housed Australian expl ...

My wife and I are in downtown Hobart standing in front of the wooden hut that once housed Australian explorer Douglas Mawson and his Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1912. (The hut is a replica. T ...

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Freedom & Fairy Tales

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Freedom & Fairy Tales

Bremen may be at the end of Germany’s Fairy Tale Road, but it was the beginning of liberty in the region ...

Bremen may be at the end of Germany’s Fairy Tale Road, but it was the beginning of liberty in the region and remains a Free Hanseatic City today. Regarded as a state-city, as are Hamburg and Berlin, B ...

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Jordan: Timeless Magic and Mystery

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Jordan: Timeless Magic and Mystery

Ancient historic sites and beautiful desert landscapes make Jordan an amazing destination. Petra, most of ...

Ancient historic sites and beautiful desert landscapes make Jordan an amazing destination. Petra, most often associated with this Middle Eastern country, is only the tip of the sand dune. There are ca ...

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