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Ireland’s 50 Shades of Green

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Ireland’s 50 Shades of Green

“For every shade of green that exists - the Ring of Kerry is the place!” exclaim our Irish friends, knowi ...

“For every shade of green that exists - the Ring of Kerry is the place!” exclaim our Irish friends, knowing how riveting I find my life-long favourite colour. After embracing the liveliness of Dublin, ...

June 01, 2014
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Travel Tips for Family Caregivers

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Travel Tips for Family Caregivers

Travelling with someone who has a disability or illness can seem overwhelming; however, it can be possibl ...

Travelling with someone who has a disability or illness can seem overwhelming; however, it can be possible with good advanced planning. Here are some tips to consider: A good place to start is a visit ...

June 01, 2014
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Our Family Christmas Mexican Style

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Our Family Christmas Mexican Style

“How about a Christmas of sun, surf and sand?” gives rise to cheers louder than a mariachi band from our ...

“How about a Christmas of sun, surf and sand?” gives rise to cheers louder than a mariachi band from our five sons and their families. Being scattered across Canada, it has been a long time since all ...

December 01, 2013
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Two Old Guys’ Great Canoe Adventure

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Two Old Guys’ Great Canoe Adventure

On two sunny days in May, my friend Marty (a resident of Ontario) and I (a resident of Pender Island) had ...

On two sunny days in May, my friend Marty (a resident of Ontario) and I (a resident of Pender Island) had a truly Canadian experience. The first day, we built a 16-foot, red canoe from scratch. Yes, i ...

September 01, 2013
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Why Today’s Seniors Are Buying Real Estate

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Why Today’s Seniors Are Buying Real Estate

While the demand for senior residences is on the increase, seniors don’t always want that option. Many si ...

While the demand for senior residences is on the increase, seniors don’t always want that option. Many simply want to scale back to something more manageable with less maintenance. Thinking ahead or a ...

July 01, 2013
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Prevent Jet Lag

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Prevent Jet Lag

Flying to a different time zone? Jet lag can leave you feeling fatigued, affecting the first few days of ...

Flying to a different time zone? Jet lag can leave you feeling fatigued, affecting the first few days of your trip. And it creates other symptoms like dehydration, indigestion, inability to concentrat ...

June 01, 2013
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Home Sweet Tiny Home

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Home Sweet Tiny Home

Ann Eynon loves her new digs. Her small one-and-a-half-storey house is modern, efficient and close to fam ...

Ann Eynon loves her new digs. Her small one-and-a-half-storey house is modern, efficient and close to family. In fact, Ann’s grandchildren are no more than six metres away in the “big house” on the ot ...

February 01, 2013
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Beautiful Blissful Bali

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Beautiful Blissful Bali

Our usual budget-mode of travel is thrown to the soft tropical breezes. Rick and I decide to lavish ourse ...

Our usual budget-mode of travel is thrown to the soft tropical breezes. Rick and I decide to lavish ourselves in a bit of luxury… heck, über-pampering even. After all, it is our Wedding Anniversary we ...

January 01, 2013
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Captivating Kyiv

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Captivating Kyiv

My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukrai ...

My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukraine have long been lost, I feel the tug of my ancestral roots as I step onto Kyiv soil. Within m ...

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Memory, Motivation, and Moxie

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Memory, Motivation, and Moxie

Prelude Ordinary seniors enjoy brisk walks in the park, some moderate hiking or cycling and swimming laps ...

Prelude Ordinary seniors enjoy brisk walks in the park, some moderate hiking or cycling and swimming laps each week. But, at 60-something, Marian Lowery is no ordinary senior! A retired educator marri ...

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Skyscrapers, Souqs, and Sandscapes of Qatar

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Skyscrapers, Souqs, and Sandscapes of Qatar

Since tales of Aladdin swept my imagination away on a magic carpet in grade school, my desire to journey ...

Since tales of Aladdin swept my imagination away on a magic carpet in grade school, my desire to journey through the Arabian Peninsula has not waned. Sixty years later, I am to realize this dream. My ...

December 01, 2011
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The Place of Caves

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The Place of Caves

Two colossal elephants once stood regally at the entrance of the island's temple caves, hence the name co ...

Two colossal elephants once stood regally at the entrance of the island's temple caves, hence the name coined by the Portuguese when they landed on its shores in the 1500s. In 1864, however, British a ...

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Dung Beetles Have Right-of-Way

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Dung Beetles Have Right-of-Way

Dung beetles have right-of-way here! Nothing else, not even pedestrians, just dung beetles. I’m in South ...

Dung beetles have right-of-way here! Nothing else, not even pedestrians, just dung beetles. I’m in South Africa and road signs proclaiming this law are everywhere. I first encounter the beetles in a g ...

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One Heavenly Date

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One Heavenly Date

Dating. My heart flutters at the thought - the anticipation, the getting ready, and yes, another opportun ...

Dating. My heart flutters at the thought - the anticipation, the getting ready, and yes, another opportunity to know my beau better. But you sure don't have to be single, a honeymooner - or even young ...

April 01, 2011
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Isn`t it About Time?

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Isn`t it About Time?

Twenty years ago, while driving a B.C. transit bus, Marilyn Joyce (M.J.) Milne had a strange encounter of ...

Twenty years ago, while driving a B.C. transit bus, Marilyn Joyce (M.J.) Milne had a strange encounter of the mystical kind. As she pulled into a stop and opened the door, a maroon-robed man with a bl ...

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