by Erin Wiggins Shaver My husband and I met in an American Irish pub, over the ubiquitous libation that is well known in the U.S. as the Irish Car Bomb. Five years later we finally experienced the real deal—on our honeymoon, no less—seeking the … [Read More...]
Walking The South China Sea
by Margaret Deefholts I’m standing at the edge of a pontoon, gazing down at the greedy waters of the South China Sea off the shores of Sabah, Borneo, and I’m scared witless. In fact, “witless” is what I must have been to sign on for this escapade … [Read More...]
In Huatulco, Mexico, Eco Tourism is the Winning Ingredient
By Chris McBeath The van bumped and cajoled its way up into the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, kicking pebbles into the jungle precipice from the dirt track and lurching to a standstill every so often for us to view the local wildlife: a tarantula … [Read More...]
South Florida is a Blend of Old and New
Story and photos by Robert Nebel "A1A — I know I'm close to it," our driver, Robert Roshkind, insisted as he navigated a residential neighborhood in Hollywood, Fla. Robert, who is both a relative of mine and a former New York City cab driver, was … [Read More...]
Just for Couples: Deluxe-Style Camping
by Lauren Kramer Long known as a sleepy strip of land where many an older couple has aired out the kids' empty rooms and hung a "Bed & Breakfast" shingle out front, British Columbia's Sunshine Coast is finally coming into its own and … [Read More...]
Chilling Out at The Jell-O Museum
by Susan Deefholts It's one of those grey, rainy spring days-cold enough to feel like we're about to regress back into winter. We've driven into the small town of Le Roy, New York in search of bright, jewel-toned colours and happy memories of … [Read More...]
South Korea’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
by Irene Butler Day Trips from Seoul to the Demilitarized Zone or DMZ attract visitors from around the globe – over three million a year, according to our tour guide Lee. Rick and I, along with another half-dozen tourists exit South Korea’s … [Read More...]
Mari -Where History Began Before History
by Habeeb Salloum Below our Furat Cham Palace Hotel in Deir ez-Zor, Syria's northern farming and oil capital, the Euphrates flowed in all its majesty. As I glanced on the waters of this mighty river which had witnessed the birth of civilization, I … [Read More...]
No Ordinary Christmas: Lake Titicaca, Peru
by Irene Butler Lake Titicaca is a name all school kids know and giggle at, although most have no idea where it is - straddling as it does the border of Peru and Bolivia. Coming over a rise, our first view of its sapphire waters is stunning—170 km … [Read More...]
On Hemingway’s Trail in Havana
Ernest Hemingway lived in Havana, Cuba from the 1930s. Find out about the bars, restaurants and hotels he frequented, and that you can now visit. by Habeeb Salloum A few years ago, on a trip to Havana, Hemingway's granddaughter Mariel is reported … [Read More...]
Abbotsford: At Home with Sir Walter Scott
by David Elliott For anyone who loves Sir Walter Scott, Abbotsford is a place of pilgrimage. I arrived there on a drizzly afternoon in early September, crushing sodden leaves underfoot and tightening my scarf against a gale. The ground was like a … [Read More...]
Athens: The Olympics only Made it Better
by Dori Saltzman "That's a subway station?" my friend asked incredulously as she flipped through the photos of my trip to Athens. The photos which triggered her curiosity were a series of glass display cases filled with ancient pottery and … [Read More...]