Tag: travel | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 8

Across the Miles

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: April 01, 2018
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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 ...

April 01, 2018
| by Wendy Johnstone

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Rise Up!

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Rise Up!

The gowns were resplendent and the music uplifting. “It was fun. We all danced in our wheelchairs,” says ...

The gowns were resplendent and the music uplifting. “It was fun. We all danced in our wheelchairs,” says entrepreneur Tabassum Chagani as she recounts her experience participating in the 2017 Miss Whe ...

March 01, 2018
| by John Thomson

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Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fil ...

Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fill the void with our own end-of-August adventure, one that would entail minimum planning and pre ...

March 01, 2018
| by James Ellsworth

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Ignite Your Senses in Portugal

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|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 ...

March 01, 2018
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21st Century Vietnam and Cambodia Revealed

Posted by Marilyn Jones
|Date: March 01, 2018
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21st Century Vietnam and Cambodia Revealed

When I decided to visit Vietnam and Cambodia, I checked with my travel agent to see what was available. I ...

When I decided to visit Vietnam and Cambodia, I checked with my travel agent to see what was available. I decided on Exodus Travels because of their stellar reputation and their comprehensive guide to ...

March 01, 2018
| by Marilyn Jones

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Planning Wheelchair Accessible Travel

Posted by Tabassum Chagani
|Date: February 07, 2018
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Planning Wheelchair Accessible Travel

I’m Tabassum Chagani. I’ve flown all over the world, and it just so happens that I travel in a wheelchair ...

I’m Tabassum Chagani. I’ve flown all over the world, and it just so happens that I travel in a wheelchair. Air travel can be uncomfortable for many people—with or without a wheelchair, but maybe my ti ...

February 07, 2018
| by Tabassum Chagani

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Before & After – Eve Weimer

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Before & After – Eve Weimer

When Eve Weimer learned her grandchildren were coming home from university for a visit, she decided she n ...

When Eve Weimer learned her grandchildren were coming home from university for a visit, she decided she needed to update her look. What better way than taking a chance and throwing her hat in the ring ...

February 01, 2018
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After the Gold Rush

Posted by Jacquie Durand and Alan G. Luke
|Date: February 01, 2018
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After the Gold Rush

Our Yukon expedition began in Whitehorse, which was named for the White Horse Rapids due to their resembl ...

Our Yukon expedition began in Whitehorse, which was named for the White Horse Rapids due to their resemblance to the mane of a white horse. We were eager to witness the launch of the “Yukon River Ques ...

February 01, 2018
| by Jacquie Durand and Alan G. Luke

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A Love Story

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: February 01, 2018
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A Love Story

This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from ...

This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from a distance. On a brilliantly sunny day in December, I was on Salt Spring Island, a 45-minute fe ...

February 01, 2018
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Vic Sarin: The Art of the Possible

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Vic Sarin: The Art of the Possible

“My whole journey has been to experience life and I don’t know of any other profession as rich as mine th ...

“My whole journey has been to experience life and I don’t know of any other profession as rich as mine that allows you to do that. I’ve travelled the world a million times over and lived in so many pl ...

February 01, 2018
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A Tasteful Awakening on Maui

Posted by Thelma Fayle
|Date: January 01, 2018
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A Tasteful Awakening on Maui

After 18 years of living without a sense of smell or taste because of a rare fungal infection, extensive ...

After 18 years of living without a sense of smell or taste because of a rare fungal infection, extensive sinus surgery reclaimed two long-forgotten sensory pleasures. ...

January 01, 2018
| by Thelma Fayle

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It’s Not Your Grandparents’ Cruise Ship

Posted by Mike Howard
|Date: January 01, 2018
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It’s Not Your Grandparents’ Cruise Ship

You have decided to treat yourself to a cruise. One week, two weeks – it doesn’t matter. It’s a cruise! ...

You have decided to treat yourself to a cruise. One week, two weeks – it doesn’t matter. It’s a cruise! ...

January 01, 2018
| by Mike Howard

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Enchanting Elbe River

Posted by Marilyn Jones
|Date: January 01, 2018
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Enchanting Elbe River

“Dear Viking Guest,” the email began. “Thank you for choosing Viking Cruises for your upcoming European v ...

“Dear Viking Guest,” the email began. “Thank you for choosing Viking Cruises for your upcoming European voyage. This message is to let you know that the Elbe River is currently experiencing low water ...

January 01, 2018
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Cruising the Cape to Connect the Bells

Posted by Alan G. Luke
|Date: January 01, 2018
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Cruising the Cape to Connect the Bells

Boarding the Cape Bretoner, a 42-foot catamaran, we departed Ben Eoin marina to sail southwest to Dundee. ...

Boarding the Cape Bretoner, a 42-foot catamaran, we departed Ben Eoin marina to sail southwest to Dundee. The first leg of our cruise was 50 nautical miles on the Bra d’Or Lakes, which constitutes a v ...

January 01, 2018
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Winter Adventure in Grand County

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: December 01, 2017
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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 ...

December 01, 2017
| by Kate Robertson

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