• Joy Fera: Going for Gold

    Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing tea ...

    Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing team at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, she recorded a 7th-place finish in the Coxed Four, the ...

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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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  • Hope for a Dry Future

    Pilates teacher and physiotherapy assistant Leslie Hopkins has been a “gym rat” since her early 20s. Year ...

    Pilates teacher and physiotherapy assistant Leslie Hopkins has been a “gym rat” since her early 20s. Years of working a desk job made her realize the importance of moving. ...

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  • Winter Adventure in Grand County

    I manage to click off one photo of the snowmobile group before my phone dies from the cold. That’s what h ...

    I manage to click off one photo of the snowmobile group before my phone dies from the cold. That’s what happens when you’re hanging out in the middle of winter at 3,600 metres near the summit of the C ...

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  • A Walk Through German History

    Germany, a country less than half the size of British Columbia with a population over twice that of Canad ...

    Germany, a country less than half the size of British Columbia with a population over twice that of Canada’s, is a country criss-crossed with a 200,000-kilometre network of walking trails. ...

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  • Confessions of a Cruise Convert

    “Does it storm here often?” I ask my server at L’Azure in a tiny voice. I figured I could trust her as sh ...

    “Does it storm here often?” I ask my server at L’Azure in a tiny voice. I figured I could trust her as she hadn’t steered me wrong with her dinner recommendation – the seared Barracuda served with okr ...

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  • Unplugging at the Spa

    When a friend suggested it was time to see what a week at a spa could do for my health, I found myself at ...

    When a friend suggested it was time to see what a week at a spa could do for my health, I found myself at Rancho la Puerta in Tecate, Mexico (an hour from San Diego). ...

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  • Hooked on Okanagan Ice Wines

    As British Columbians, we are fortunate to have local access in the Okanagan to some of the best icewines ...

    As British Columbians, we are fortunate to have local access in the Okanagan to some of the best icewines in the world. ...

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  • Angel for a Day

    Providing TLC to people has always been a passion for Diane Falk of Langley. It guided her into the nursi ...

    Providing TLC to people has always been a passion for Diane Falk of Langley. It guided her into the nursing profession before she married and had children. ...

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  • Island Adventure: Cape Breton Style

    I’m snuggled in a comfy chair in a (stranger’s) living room, listening to some of the best toe-tapping fi ...

    I’m snuggled in a comfy chair in a (stranger’s) living room, listening to some of the best toe-tapping fiddle music I’ve ever heard. It’s at this point that I get that I-want-to-live-in Cape Breton se ...

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  • Off to Great Places

    After deciding to make a later-life move, Nell Plotnikoff is happy she did - and she isn't looking back. ...

    After deciding to make a later-life move, Nell Plotnikoff is happy she did - and she isn't looking back. ...

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  • Jouer Dans La Neige in Quebec's Eastern Townships

    I’m in Quebec to explore winter activities. As a Canadian, seldom do I consider a snow destination as a w ...

    I’m in Quebec to explore winter activities. As a Canadian, seldom do I consider a snow destination as a winter getaway, so I am eager to check this out. ...

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