kate robertson – INSPIRED

Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Trail

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Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Trail

“I’m going to take the stamped pages from the book and frame them on my wall when I get home,” says Sherr ...

“I’m going to take the stamped pages from the book and frame them on my wall when I get home,” says Sherrell, a vivacious 60-something henro (pilgrim) from Australia. She’s referring to the goshuin te ...

August 31, 2025
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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 ...

February 28, 2025
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Trekking in Magical Nepal

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Trekking in Magical Nepal

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of ...

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of nine pick up our day packs and excitedly pass through the Pasang Lhamu Gate, built to honour t ...

September 01, 2024
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Surprises of Arkansas

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Surprises of Arkansas

Arkansas has never been on my radar. To my knowledge, I’ve never even met another Canadian who has visite ...

Arkansas has never been on my radar. To my knowledge, I’ve never even met another Canadian who has visited the 25th state. Aside from the fact that it’s nicknamed the Natural State, due to its beautif ...

April 30, 2024
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Magical Christmas Markets On The Rhine

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Magical Christmas Markets On The Rhine

Strings of twinkling lights line the streets where dozens of booths are whimsically decorated with p ...

Strings of twinkling lights line the streets where dozens of booths are whimsically decorated with pine boughs, glittering stars and red ribbons. Sublime food aromas like savoury bratwurst, sweet ...

October 30, 2023
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Lorraine Nygaard: A Calling To Sing

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Lorraine Nygaard: A Calling To Sing

Not everyone begins a singing career after the age of 50. For Lorraine Nygaard, it was never even on her ...

Not everyone begins a singing career after the age of 50. For Lorraine Nygaard, it was never even on her list of things to do, though she has been singing her whole life. “It was an innate part of me ...

August 29, 2023
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Lubbock: Cowboy Culture and Plenty More

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Lubbock: Cowboy Culture and Plenty More

“To put things in perspective, Denver had its own symphony before this region was a permanently inhabited ...

“To put things in perspective, Denver had its own symphony before this region was a permanently inhabited settlement,” says Lea Ann Lust, our guide at the National Ranching Heritage Center. The 12-hec ...

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Discovering Wonder In My Own Backyard

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Discovering Wonder In My Own Backyard

“The tug is the drug,” says Cam, my fly-fishing guide, and after my first catch of a small rainbow trout, ...

“The tug is the drug,” says Cam, my fly-fishing guide, and after my first catch of a small rainbow trout, I’m hooked. We’re fishing from a small flat-bottomed fishing boat that you can stand up in, ca ...

April 28, 2023
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Dr. Jane Barratt: A Lifelong Advocate For Healthy Ageing

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Dr. Jane Barratt: A Lifelong Advocate For Healthy Ageing

Ageing. There are songs about it, books about it and jokes. Tropes on the topic abound: “You’re not getti ...

Ageing. There are songs about it, books about it and jokes. Tropes on the topic abound: “You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.” “Sixty is the new 40.” And so on. When it comes to the topic ...

April 28, 2023
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Sweet, Sweet Sugar Shacks

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Sweet, Sweet Sugar Shacks

As a Canadian, I’m often asked if there really is a secret vault filled with sweet golden maple syrup som ...

As a Canadian, I’m often asked if there really is a secret vault filled with sweet golden maple syrup somewhere in Canada. There is, in Laurierville, close to Québec City. Canada accounts for 75 per c ...

March 29, 2023
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ROAMING GREAT BRITAIN

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ROAMING GREAT BRITAIN

The forlorn screech of gulls is constant, and kestrels hover above the cliffs without twitching a feather ...

The forlorn screech of gulls is constant, and kestrels hover above the cliffs without twitching a feather. I welcome the brisk breeze from the North Sea, as even Britain, known for its cool, grey weat ...

November 25, 2022
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THE SURPRISES OF SWITZERLAND

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THE SURPRISES OF SWITZERLAND

I come from a line of strong women. My mother, a schoolteacher, worked full-time in the early ’60s, when ...

I come from a line of strong women. My mother, a schoolteacher, worked full-time in the early ’60s, when it wasn’t en vogue. Not because she had to, but because she enjoyed her job. My maternal grandm ...

April 27, 2022
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NEW BRUNSWICK: OUTDOOR ADVENTURES GALORE!

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NEW BRUNSWICK: OUTDOOR ADVENTURES GALORE!

I’m cutting across the Acadian peninsula on one of the Veloroute cycling trails, through what I call Mari ...

I’m cutting across the Acadian peninsula on one of the Veloroute cycling trails, through what I call Maritime Moose Country — bogs and wetlands that make up a great portion of the geography of Canada’ ...

March 24, 2022
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WALES: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

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WALES: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

“When you cross this bridge, you’ll be in England,” says Mike, our guide. We’re standing on the Welsh sid ...

“When you cross this bridge, you’ll be in England,” says Mike, our guide. We’re standing on the Welsh side of the Old Tramway, a walking bridge that spans the Wye River and has defined the border betw ...

September 25, 2021
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WHERE THE GRIZZLY BEARS ROAM

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WHERE THE GRIZZLY BEARS ROAM

Life is made up of a series of moments. Some seemingly timeless – etched upon our minds forever, while ot ...

Life is made up of a series of moments. Some seemingly timeless – etched upon our minds forever, while others, less remarkable, slip quietly into the wispy stream of forgotten memories. For me, when i ...

July 26, 2021
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