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Island Magic: Home on Prince Edward Island

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Island Magic: Home on Prince Edward Island

“Peace! You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding r ...

“Peace! You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding red roads of Abegweit on a summer twilight when the dew is falling and the old, old stars are pe ...

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Strutting Around Stockholm

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Strutting Around Stockholm

Pretty panoramas of Stockholm aren’t hard to find. We could hop on SkyView, a breathtaking gondola that t ...

Pretty panoramas of Stockholm aren’t hard to find. We could hop on SkyView, a breathtaking gondola that transports us to the roof of Ericsson Globe, the largest spherical building in the world. Or bus ...

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My Big Fat Tiny Greek Home

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My Big Fat Tiny Greek Home

Little did I know that a sideways glance at a small traditional house on a Greek island would lead headlo ...

Little did I know that a sideways glance at a small traditional house on a Greek island would lead headlong, at the age of 60, into the ownership of what many might call “a tiny home.” It had plenty o ...

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Two Days in Venice

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Two Days in Venice

I sat with my friend, Cacinda, at a sidewalk café enjoying a Margherita pizza. The pizza was good, but my ...

I sat with my friend, Cacinda, at a sidewalk café enjoying a Margherita pizza. The pizza was good, but my surroundings were divine. Before me stood ancient buildings, including a church and apartment ...

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Hydra: Walking Past Monasteries and Marianne Right into Rebetiko

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Hydra: Walking Past Monasteries and Marianne Right into Rebetiko

It was the quintessential night on a Greek island: a vine-laden terrace bestrewn with blue and white chec ...

It was the quintessential night on a Greek island: a vine-laden terrace bestrewn with blue and white checkered tablecloths, platters of calamari and retsina issuing from the kitchen, waiters nimbly ne ...

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A Safe Harbour

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A Safe Harbour

“Just about everything in my life is because I was blown off course. I never intended to sail to Saturna ...

“Just about everything in my life is because I was blown off course. I never intended to sail to Saturna (her Gulf Island home) but I got blown off course. I never intended to leave the newspaper busi ...

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Prince Edward Island: A Cyclist`s Paradise

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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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Pursuing Treasures

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Pursuing Treasures

I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, bu ...

I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, but even then, Olga, our biologist guide says, “We’d better move on because these things move fas ...

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Discovering Easter Island’s Mysteries

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Discovering Easter Island’s Mysteries

Tourists are drawn to Easter Island for a lot of reasons: its famous moai; its remoteness; and its myster ...

Tourists are drawn to Easter Island for a lot of reasons: its famous moai; its remoteness; and its mystery. ...

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The Sounds of Georgian Bay

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The Sounds of Georgian Bay

The short chirping whistles of osprey and the tremulous wails of the loons echo over the rippling water a ...

The short chirping whistles of osprey and the tremulous wails of the loons echo over the rippling water as motoring boats and humming sea planes permeate the sounds of nature. These sounds abound on t ...

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An Exotic Meeting of East and West

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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 ...

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