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Find Your Travel Style

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|Date: April 26, 2018
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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 ...

April 26, 2018
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Salt Spring Rambles

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Salt Spring Rambles

Learning of the numerous parks on BC’s largest Gulf Island inspires an April hiking holiday on Salt Sprin ...

Learning of the numerous parks on BC’s largest Gulf Island inspires an April hiking holiday on Salt Spring. Our walkabouts begin just north of Vesuvius Bay with a pastoral two-kilometre stroll around ...

April 01, 2018
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Legendary Wilderness Pilgrimage

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Legendary Wilderness Pilgrimage

This year is the ideal time to visit the prairie province of Saskatchewan to celebrate a park and a perso ...

This year is the ideal time to visit the prairie province of Saskatchewan to celebrate a park and a personality; each has left an indelible impression on the other. ...

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High Energy and High Living in the High Country

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High Energy and High Living in the High Country

Holding tightly onto a chain embedded in the side of a mountain while negotiating a steep, narrow trail a ...

Holding tightly onto a chain embedded in the side of a mountain while negotiating a steep, narrow trail above a pristine lake had not entered my imagination when my husband and I signed up for a hikin ...

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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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Into the Northwest Passage

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Into the Northwest Passage

Before I boarded, I knew surprisingly little about the Northwest Passage, except that it has more polar b ...

Before I boarded, I knew surprisingly little about the Northwest Passage, except that it has more polar bears than humans – and no trees. As I read about the Arctic temperatures in August, and necessi ...

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Across the Miles

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Across the Miles

About a quarter of all family caregivers live long distance. Getting a true sense of how well their loved ...

About a quarter of all family caregivers live long distance. Getting a true sense of how well their loved one is doing can be difficult to judge over the phone. Some elderly parents forget what the do ...

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Ignite Your Senses in Portugal

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|Date: March 01, 2018
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Ignite Your Senses in Portugal

Does your wanderlust steer you toward ancient castles, Roman ruins and medieval alleys? Does your heart a ...

Does your wanderlust steer you toward ancient castles, Roman ruins and medieval alleys? Does your heart ache to stroll the cobbled lanes of quaint villages and bustling town squares? Or do you long to ...

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Winter Adventure in Grand County

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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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An Unforgettable Encounter

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An Unforgettable Encounter

I made a friend that will live in my heart forever when I experienced the highlight of my cruise, a dolph ...

I made a friend that will live in my heart forever when I experienced the highlight of my cruise, a dolphin encounter. ...

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Among Nature’s Majesty

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Among Nature’s Majesty

Walking through a Milkwood forest with my guide Tiaan van Dyk is more Hansel and Gretel than I imagined S ...

Walking through a Milkwood forest with my guide Tiaan van Dyk is more Hansel and Gretel than I imagined South Africa to be. ...

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A Walk Through German History

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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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Cruising Through Cuban Culture

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Cruising Through Cuban Culture

Understanding the Cuban Beat means understanding how extremely proud the Cuban people are of their identi ...

Understanding the Cuban Beat means understanding how extremely proud the Cuban people are of their identity, tracing their Taino ancestry back ...

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Finding Beauty and Hope in Eastern Europe

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Finding Beauty and Hope in Eastern Europe

The sky darkened and the rain poured as I tried to take photos while juggling an umbrella on the banks of ...

The sky darkened and the rain poured as I tried to take photos while juggling an umbrella on the banks of the Danube. Outstretched before me were dozens of sculptured shoes. ...

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Best Beach in the World

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|Date: October 01, 2017
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Best Beach in the World

I'm sipping a mango margarita on a golden beach in Guayabitos, Mexico. The sun-baked shore is lined with ...

I'm sipping a mango margarita on a golden beach in Guayabitos, Mexico. The sun-baked shore is lined with palapa-covered restaurants and bars, and we turistas are constantly approached by vendors in co ...

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