• 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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  • The Personalities of Saguenay and Lac Saint-Jean

    I believe, like people, places have their own personalities. When we arrive to a new destination, we deci ...

    I believe, like people, places have their own personalities. When we arrive to a new destination, we decide, almost instantly, if we want to get to know it better, or pass on through. On my visit to S ...

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  • Victoria's Trendy Food Scene

    Cut off from the mainland, it can be hard for an island to be self-sufficient. But from coffee roasters t ...

    Cut off from the mainland, it can be hard for an island to be self-sufficient. But from coffee roasters to salt makers, when it comes to its food scene, Vancouver Island can take care of itself. Check ...

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  • Adventure Awaits in Costa Rica

    “Costa Rica is different from any place I’ve ever visited,” says INSPIRED Magazine columnist Pat Nichol. ...

    “Costa Rica is different from any place I’ve ever visited,” says INSPIRED Magazine columnist Pat Nichol. Along with Collette and a group of fellow adventurers, Pat will travel to the Central American ...

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  • Salute to the Sockeye Keepers

    This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenil ...

    This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenile, a mature adult and a red-spawner journey back to a fresh-water home. Pivotal are a school of ...

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  • Off the Cuff by Design

    “Carve your own course on the sea, or risk being lulled by the wind and coerced by the current.” -Alfred ...

    “Carve your own course on the sea, or risk being lulled by the wind and coerced by the current.” -Alfred J. Beckwith If you have never commissioned or captained an enormous and beautiful yacht, you mi ...

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  • A Very Strange Fisherman

    A one-hour horticultural tour in Maui changed the way I saw the tropical landscape. Joe Ahpuck, a Hawaiia ...

    A one-hour horticultural tour in Maui changed the way I saw the tropical landscape. Joe Ahpuck, a Hawaiian fisherman known locally for his abundance of fishing derby awards, took a detour in high scho ...

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  • Many of us have a fear of missing out – a fear that once we reach a certain age, we are “too old” to try ...

    Many of us have a fear of missing out – a fear that once we reach a certain age, we are “too old” to try anything new. Instead, we watch from the sidelines as the younger generation takes part in acti ...

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  • Fun on Fundy

    During this visit to Canada's East Coast, I'm not surprised to find out that the Bay of Fundy is one of N ...

    During this visit to Canada's East Coast, I'm not surprised to find out that the Bay of Fundy is one of North America's seven wonders. The 320-kilometre-long waterway divides the province of Nova Scot ...

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  • Slow Fashion

    With global warming, plastic-filled oceans and overpopulation central among the issues environmentalists ...

    With global warming, plastic-filled oceans and overpopulation central among the issues environmentalists are facing, it’s no wonder more people are asking that their clothing not just be fashionable, ...

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  • From Luxurious to Living Off the Land

    PACIFIC LANDING Pacific Landing aims to provide the foundation and backdrop for an amazing quality of lif ...

    PACIFIC LANDING Pacific Landing aims to provide the foundation and backdrop for an amazing quality of life. Based on a philosophy of three pillars for happy and healthy living: Active Engagement, Soci ...

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  • Tasmania's Poor Devils

    My wife and I are in downtown Hobart standing in front of the wooden hut that once housed Australian expl ...

    My wife and I are in downtown Hobart standing in front of the wooden hut that once housed Australian explorer Douglas Mawson and his Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1912. (The hut is a replica. T ...

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  • Connected to the Sea

    “My happy place is in the kayak. It takes me into the unknown and it’s helped me to live more fearlessly. ...

    “My happy place is in the kayak. It takes me into the unknown and it’s helped me to live more fearlessly. I feel I’m more open about how things are falling in my life. I’ve learned about the laws of t ...

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  • Joyful Aging on an Island Getaway

    Rob Selmanovic may be a brilliant somatic yoga teacher, but when you hear the Hollyhock chef peal the bre ...

    Rob Selmanovic may be a brilliant somatic yoga teacher, but when you hear the Hollyhock chef peal the breakfast gong, you drop your relaxation pose and dash like an upward facing dog to the dining hal ...

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  • Find Your Travel Style

    When asked what they’d like to do, most people over the age of 55 will tell you they want to travel more. ...

    When asked what they’d like to do, most people over the age of 55 will tell you they want to travel more. As someone who worked during high school so I could study and travel throughout Europe upon gr ...

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