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Magical Mystical Myanmar

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|Date: June 01, 2018
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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 ...

June 01, 2018
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Old, New and Odd Gems of Azerbaijan

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|Date: January 01, 2017
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Old, New and Odd Gems of Azerbaijan

I admit, initially, not knowing where in the world Azerbaijan was located. Our desire to visit this count ...

I admit, initially, not knowing where in the world Azerbaijan was located. Our desire to visit this country was inspired by my husband Rick’s and my search for places around the globe we had not yet v ...

January 01, 2017
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Antarctica: the Great White Continent

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|Date: September 01, 2016
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Antarctica: the Great White Continent

Penguins waddle past our feet on packed snow paths called “penguin highways.” Their turn to feed, they di ...

Penguins waddle past our feet on packed snow paths called “penguin highways.” Their turn to feed, they dive into the sea, while on a hillside rookery their mate sits on a rock nest holding soon-to-be- ...

September 01, 2016
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Life Layers

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|Date: July 01, 2015
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Life Layers

Marjorie Horne poses before the “Spirit of Sail,” but by the time this sculpture was erected in 1978, the ...

Marjorie Horne poses before the “Spirit of Sail,” but by the time this sculpture was erected in 1978, the waterfront in downtown Kelowna was old-hat to Marjorie. Her family moved to the valley communi ...

July 01, 2015
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An Exotic Meeting of East and West

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|Date: June 01, 2015
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An Exotic Meeting of East and West

Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love, was born on Cyprus, according to Greek mythology. Favouring this M ...

Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love, was born on Cyprus, according to Greek mythology. Favouring this Mediterranean island, she gave it graceful landscapes, tender climate, abundant sunshine and all ...

June 01, 2015
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Diversity is the Pride of Panama

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|Date: March 01, 2015
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Diversity is the Pride of Panama

What most showcases each country we visit is always on our travel agenda. The Panama Canal is indeed on P ...

What most showcases each country we visit is always on our travel agenda. The Panama Canal is indeed on Panama’s pedestal – considered “One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.” While figuring ou ...

March 01, 2015
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Where Gringos Roost

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|Date: September 01, 2014
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Where Gringos Roost

Posing behind a 100-year-old giant tortoise in the Galapagos and knocking knees with a Shaman at a ritual ...

Posing behind a 100-year-old giant tortoise in the Galapagos and knocking knees with a Shaman at a ritualistic ceremony deep in the Amazon Basin were thrills that entranced us during our first two wee ...

September 01, 2014
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Ireland’s 50 Shades of Green

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|Date: June 01, 2014
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Ireland’s 50 Shades of Green

“For every shade of green that exists - the Ring of Kerry is the place!” exclaim our Irish friends, knowi ...

“For every shade of green that exists - the Ring of Kerry is the place!” exclaim our Irish friends, knowing how riveting I find my life-long favourite colour. After embracing the liveliness of Dublin, ...

June 01, 2014
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A Spa’s ‘Minus’ is a ‘Plus’

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|Date: February 01, 2014
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A Spa’s ‘Minus’ is a ‘Plus’

What was I thinking? -110 Celsius …and me, chilled even when others are sweating? But Cryotherapy Cold Sa ...

What was I thinking? -110 Celsius …and me, chilled even when others are sweating? But Cryotherapy Cold Sauna treatment is said to spike up the body’s immune system – can’t argue with that benefit, plu ...

February 01, 2014
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Our Family Christmas Mexican Style

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|Date: December 01, 2013
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Our Family Christmas Mexican Style

“How about a Christmas of sun, surf and sand?” gives rise to cheers louder than a mariachi band from our ...

“How about a Christmas of sun, surf and sand?” gives rise to cheers louder than a mariachi band from our five sons and their families. Being scattered across Canada, it has been a long time since all ...

December 01, 2013
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Beautiful Blissful Bali

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|Date: January 01, 2013
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Beautiful Blissful Bali

Our usual budget-mode of travel is thrown to the soft tropical breezes. Rick and I decide to lavish ourse ...

Our usual budget-mode of travel is thrown to the soft tropical breezes. Rick and I decide to lavish ourselves in a bit of luxury… heck, über-pampering even. After all, it is our Wedding Anniversary we ...

January 01, 2013
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Captivating Kyiv

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|Date: January 01, 2012
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Captivating Kyiv

My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukrai ...

My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukraine have long been lost, I feel the tug of my ancestral roots as I step onto Kyiv soil. Within m ...

January 01, 2012
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Skyscrapers, Souqs, and Sandscapes of Qatar

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|Date: December 01, 2011
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Skyscrapers, Souqs, and Sandscapes of Qatar

Since tales of Aladdin swept my imagination away on a magic carpet in grade school, my desire to journey ...

Since tales of Aladdin swept my imagination away on a magic carpet in grade school, my desire to journey through the Arabian Peninsula has not waned. Sixty years later, I am to realize this dream. My ...

December 01, 2011
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The Place of Caves

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|Date: June 01, 2011
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The Place of Caves

Two colossal elephants once stood regally at the entrance of the island's temple caves, hence the name co ...

Two colossal elephants once stood regally at the entrance of the island's temple caves, hence the name coined by the Portuguese when they landed on its shores in the 1500s. In 1864, however, British a ...

June 01, 2011
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Don’t Be Snookered by Great-Gran’s Age

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|Date: November 01, 2009
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Don’t Be Snookered by Great-Gran’s Age

Norma Spencer, as the oldest participant in the 2009 Richmond BC Seniors Games, was bestowed the honour o ...

Norma Spencer, as the oldest participant in the 2009 Richmond BC Seniors Games, was bestowed the honour of torchbearer to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony in the Olympic Oval. The Games, whi ...

November 01, 2009
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