I’m having a moment. Please bear with me. (Note that six words into this post I had to stop to figure out if it’s “bear” or “bare” or a third mystery spelling of which I’m unaware. I googled “please bear with me” and found whole blogs dedicated to the phrase, and several forums of people […]
Hong Kong Holiday
Hong Kong’s New Year celebration is a dazzling event worth putting on your 2011 agenda. As our Air Canada Airbus slowly taxied down the runway at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, I believed I had some insight into how Jed Clampett felt when he left for Beverly Hills. Accompanying me on this 15 hour non-stop flight […]
Sailing: The Stress-Free Vacation?
A sailing vacation is supposed to be relaxing. Right? Allan Cram and his family discovers the stressful side of paradise.
Sandals Emerald Bay: How to Create a Caribbean Paradise
How do you improve on a Four Seasons luxury resort in the tropics? That was the challenge last year facing Sandals, the all-inclusive Caribbean chain, when it acquired the 200-hectare beachfront property on Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas after Four Seasons closed.
Canine Exposure – Learning to Dogsled in the Yukon
A writer learns to care for and drive her own dog team in Canada’s Yukon where she discovered the exhilaration and fun of dogsledding.
Checking Out the Competition in the Air
George Burden offers a comparison of flying Air Canada versus flying in a Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter jet. While Air Canada rates higher on comfort, the CF-18 is incomparable when it comes to G-force thrills.
Where Pigs Swim – A Bahamas Adventure Tour
Ever heard of swimming pigs? As Sandra and John Nowlan discovered, these porky darlings of the Bahamas, turn out to be quite the ocean swimmers — and they don’t even need water wings!
Francophones in the Yukon. Who Knew?
A former Montrealer discovers a vibrant francophone community in Whitehorse, Yukon. Who knew?
Feet of a Beggar, Heart of an Angel
Tattoos done with dirty needles. Garbage on the beach. Streets used as bathrooms. These are some of the issues Kane Ryan grapples with as he works amidst the poverty of Bombay. But he also finds smiles, caring and acceptance in a community that laughs at his flip-flops and tells him he has the “Feet of a beggar, the heart of an angel.”
Prince Edward Island: Folk Arts and Fine Folks
Prince Edward Island is known as Canada’s smallest greenest place.
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