by Lauren Kramer Niagara Falls has inspired generations with romance, Valentine's Day, or no. There was a time when this city was cheesy beyond belief, replete with motels advertising red, heart-shaped hot tubs and tacky attractions. A few of … [Read More...] about Ontario’s Niagara Falls Still Exudes Romance
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Patagonia Passage
by Cherie Thiessen I hold unto the side of the building to prevent the unrelenting Puerto Natales wind from turfing me onto the busy road. It has already scooped up at least five travellers, backpacks and all. One of the airborne was my partner, … [Read More...] about Patagonia Passage
Summer Days in Southern Spain – Road Trip Highlights: Three Cities, One Week
By Chris Millikan From the quaint balcony my husband, daughter and I surveyed Malaga’s vital seaport, founded on the Mediterranean by seafaring Phoenicians in the 7th-century. Below, handsome plumed horses on sunset city tours pulled … [Read More...] about Summer Days in Southern Spain – Road Trip Highlights: Three Cities, One Week
Get That Paulista Feeling in Sao Paulo
by Sandra Scott Sao Paulo is the place to feel the pulse of Brazil. It is one of the world’s largest cities and often overshadowed or bypassed tourists in favor of Rio de Janeiro. It may not have the Rio’s beaches but it is the business and … [Read More...] about Get That Paulista Feeling in Sao Paulo
Fields of Dreams in the Fraser Valley
by Jane Cassie If you grow them they will come. Well, they did and we have. I’m returning home from Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa after a much needed retreat with two women friends when we stop, and literally take time to smell the … [Read More...] about Fields of Dreams in the Fraser Valley
Trekking Around the Wild and Mysterious Shetland Islands
by Jamie Ross I sit on the stone wall that protects Burrastow House from the sea, looking out over Vaila Sound. The beautiful twilight Shetland sky of the Summer Dim is blood red, and reflects off the shimmering ocean waters. "Back home we have a … [Read More...] about Trekking Around the Wild and Mysterious Shetland Islands
September Danish Days: Vikings Descend on Solvang
by Sheila Fox Tanksley For the last 70 years, in mid-September, there has been a Danish Days celebration in the heart of California's Central Coast. This year, number 71, the theme is "Solvang: Can You Remember When?" My husband and I have extra … [Read More...] about September Danish Days: Vikings Descend on Solvang
Victoria’s Chinatown – A Once Forbidden City
Chinatown in Victoria, BC is a Treasure Trove of Travel Adventures by Margaret Deefholts Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. They yield, they bend to the wind, but they never break. - Pearl Buck in … [Read More...] about Victoria’s Chinatown – A Once Forbidden City
Christmas in the Arctic
by Kathryn Lemmon The Yuletide connection lured me to the Arctic Circle in December. In northern Finland, pure white snow is measured not in inches but in feet. It’s a place where reindeer herds thrive and Lapland traditional clothing is vibrantly … [Read More...] about Christmas in the Arctic
India: Kaziranga’s Wild Kingdom
by Margaret Deefholts From where I sit perched on my elephant howdah, the Kaziranga National Park is a stretch of wild grassland fringed by marshland and thick jungle. The mahout nudges me gently and points. Fifty feet away, small ears … [Read More...] about India: Kaziranga’s Wild Kingdom
Slow Boats on The Mekong
by Joanne Lane I first heard about the slow boat travels on the Mekong River from an Australian Queen over several cocktails. He was looking for his "spot" in Indochina and I was determined never to use road transport again on the shotgun highways … [Read More...] about Slow Boats on The Mekong
History’s Ghosts in Old Lucknow
by Margaret Deefholts India's history holds many ghosts. It is a land of old loves, ancient hatreds, tarnished dreams and fleeting glory. I am in Lucknow in North India, and I am drawn into a story of extraordinary courage in the face of … [Read More...] about History’s Ghosts in Old Lucknow