When a Canadian moves to a tropical Caribbean island, she finds lots to love. And then there are the bugs. Little bugs. Big bugs. Stinging bugs. Biting bugs. For Genny Ross-Barons, it’s all just part of life in paradise.
A Ghost Walk in Britain’s Most Haunted City
The city of York — England and perhaps Europe’s most haunted city — is home to The Shambles, considered Europe’s most picturesque street, and to Europe’s second largest gothic Cathedral, but it’s also a perfect location for ghost walking tours.
Days of the Dead
The “Day of the Dead” should perhaps be more appropriately called the “Days of the Dead,” since from October 31 to November 2, all across Mexico, deceased loved ones are memorialized during this time. In urban areas the custom is treated much like our own Halloween, but in rural Mexico it is still an intensely religious holiday with roots going back into the mists of pre-Columbian times.
My Dutch Cultural Experience
On day one of my two-week, eight-country European tour, when our tour guide brought up attending a sex show that night in Amsterdam, I jumped on it (pun intended, sure).
Girl Meets Canada: Beach Living
Our traveler discovers that not all Canadian waters will freeze you into a Popsicle if touched. Some beaches are actually quite lovely.
Beyond the Mysteries of Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Some people inferred from Egyptian art and tombs that oddly-shaped aliens had visited earth, or that artists had taken extreme artistic license, elongating bodies, distorting skulls and creating hunched figures. But George Burden points out there may be medical explanations of which the sophisticated ancient Egyptians were well aware.
Two Shirts and a Blue Jar…
Kane Ryan shows up at every fundraising event for the Dirty Wall Project with two t-shirts and a blue jar. That seemingly innocuous blue jar contains all the hope and magic (and donations) that make a big difference to some of the world’s most impoverished people. As Kane prepares to head back to India, he gives a glimpse into what goes through his mind as he sets out on a very important mission.
Shooting the Tidal Bore
The Bay of Fundy, bordered by the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, boasts the highest tides in the world. Up to 50-foot variations in water level are commonplace here. You can enjoy the spectacle from a comfortable chair on the beach. Or you can see them up close — from a Zodiac raft.
Cruisers of the Caribbean
Taking a cruise is like going to a fancy buffet. You get to taste a little bit of everything, then you can come back later for more of the things you like the most. Consummate traveller George Burden shares his Caribbean adventure.
Surfacing — Decompressing after Afghanistan
Decompressing after being stationed in Afghanistan is like being a diver coming up from the depths, trying not to get the bends. Civilian helicopter pilot Allan Cram reflects on how to regain balance after being in a war zone.
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