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The Penguins of Patagonia

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The Penguins of Patagonia

The captain cuts the engine and the catamaran drifts closer to shore. I’m aboard a shallow-draft passenge ...

The captain cuts the engine and the catamaran drifts closer to shore. I’m aboard a shallow-draft passenger ferry — with an onboard bar, no less — approaching Martillo Island in the Argentine half of t ...

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Petra: Rose City of Jordan

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Petra: Rose City of Jordan

If you’re tired of the mundane and looking for adventure somewhere other than the ordinary, then look to ...

If you’re tired of the mundane and looking for adventure somewhere other than the ordinary, then look to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Here, you can hike through history, swim in the Dead Sea, and ...

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CHAT GTP For Seniors: Yes or No?

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CHAT GTP For Seniors: Yes or No?

I was recently a passenger in a car travelling from the historic seaside town of Paraty, Brazil, back to ...

I was recently a passenger in a car travelling from the historic seaside town of Paraty, Brazil, back to São Paulo—a 4.5-hour journey, if all goes well. My New York friend and I were joined by a Brazi ...

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Living On Purpose: Staying Inspired Amid Chaos

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Living On Purpose: Staying Inspired Amid Chaos

How do you stay inspired when so many things around you are falling apart? You might think about your lea ...

How do you stay inspired when so many things around you are falling apart? You might think about your leaky faucet or the peeling paint, your arthritic knees, current events, or money problems. Photo: ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

Like David Axon says about starting his new hobby of photography, it just clicked. That’s the sensation y ...

Like David Axon says about starting his new hobby of photography, it just clicked. That’s the sensation you feel when something you’re doing starts to feel pleasurable. Comfortable. Like you own it, a ...

February 28, 2025
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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

If ageing is seen as a gift of time to explore new experiences, the freedom to pursue dreams is blown wid ...

If ageing is seen as a gift of time to explore new experiences, the freedom to pursue dreams is blown wide open. It is often when people take the time to engage in creativity and connection through mu ...

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BOB MCDONALD: “Just Say Yes”

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BOB MCDONALD: “Just Say Yes”

“I thought I was going to be an actor,” says broadcaster Bob McDonald, longtime host of CBC Radio’s scien ...

“I thought I was going to be an actor,” says broadcaster Bob McDonald, longtime host of CBC Radio’s science magazine Quirks & Quarks. As a promising college thespian, he could have gone far, but h ...

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Gone With the Birds

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Gone With the Birds

In 2004 I was comfortably entrenched in my retirement life of golf, gardening, and relaxation when a seri ...

In 2004 I was comfortably entrenched in my retirement life of golf, gardening, and relaxation when a series of events conspired to change my life forever. It was a cold, crisp, and sunny February morn ...

February 28, 2025
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Learning Photography in your 60s

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Learning Photography in your 60s

It clicked! One morning, at the age of 61, I woke up and decided to take up photography. It was as ...

It clicked! One morning, at the age of 61, I woke up and decided to take up photography. It was as simple as that. I never had a hobby in my life, and being totally nontechnical I had a fear of ...

February 28, 2025
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Let’s Talk About Cremation

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Let’s Talk About Cremation

When is a good time to talk about cremation? Before Christmas? No. At the start of the new year? No again ...

When is a good time to talk about cremation? Before Christmas? No. At the start of the new year? No again. How about during a pandemic? Forget it. And it’s hardly an ideal theme at Easter—given the ho ...

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Road Trippin’ Through the Kootenays

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Road Trippin’ Through the Kootenays

“Teck Trail is one of the largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes in the w ...

“Teck Trail is one of the largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes in the world,” says Wally, our 84-year-old guide and ex-employee of the operation. I am at the Teck Int ...

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Your European Escape in Canada

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Your European Escape in Canada

“The Barrington Woollen Mill was unusual for its time as its water wheel was laid flat in the water rathe ...

“The Barrington Woollen Mill was unusual for its time as its water wheel was laid flat in the water rather than up and down.” Normandy architecture in Quebec City. Photo: Joan Thompson We follow our g ...

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to ...

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to soft jazz tones from a YouTube channel over our heads. Palm plants form one wall and snake pla ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me a ...

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me and sits in my craw for long enough, something just starts to percolate in the back of my mind, ...

January 01, 2025
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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

Elizabeth N., at 74, says she didn’t know what to do after her grandchildren started growing up and she b ...

Elizabeth N., at 74, says she didn’t know what to do after her grandchildren started growing up and she became bored with her backyard vegetable garden. With the support of her daughter and a car-shar ...

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