by Maryalice Wood O.K. I’m not talking cigarette smoking here. In the Peruvian Highlands, women cook over open fires in their primitive mud huts and the soot-blackened walls attest to the state of their lungs! What to do? Volunteer … [Read More...]
Kicking back in Cartagena, a Caribbean Gem
by Sandra Scott When vacationers think of a Caribbean getaway, Cartagena, Colombia, is not usually at the top of their list of possible destinations but it will be before long. Cartagena offers a wonderful blend of sun, sand, sea, and history. It … [Read More...]
Sunshine Coast: An Eco Adventure Whatever the Weather
By Jane Cassie What’s one thing that most people hope for when planning a vacation? Good weather, right? It’s always top priority on my travel wish list. So, as we load onto the BC ferry, bound for Langdale, my spirits literally dampen when … [Read More...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Circling British Columbia’s West Coast Splendour
by Margaret Deefholts Wondering where you'd like to spend your summer vacation this year? Try B.C.'s scenic coastal attractions. Enjoy a leisurely family trip, cuddle up in romantic hideaways with your sweetheart, or explore the highways and by-ways … [Read More...]
A Victorian Christmas – Past And Present
By Margaret Deefholts I am standing at the entrance to a splendid castle, its fireplace decorated with boughs of mistletoe and ivy, its hallway aglow with lights, and its grand staircase banisters wreathed in garlands of holly. The rich aroma of … [Read More...]
Relaxing at the Painted Boat Resort
by Darlene Foster Pender Harbour is a great place to visit by boat and we have always enjoyed the pleasant marinas and boating community. At one time we had an unplanned, extended stay as we awaited a part for our disabled boat and decided it was a … [Read More...]
Cow Camp in Central Florida
by Katherine McIntyre When a cold front from the north turned our sunny beach into a windswept wasteland, my husband and I searched for things to do and places to see. With hiking in mind, we headed to Lake Kissimmee State Park in Central Florida. … [Read More...]
First-class or no-frills? You have your choice of two side-by-side Bruges hotels
by Tom Douglas What a difference a door makes! “Tourists land in here, take one look at the surroundings and know right away there’s been some mistake,” says Johan Creytens, owner of the Heritage Hotel in Bruges, Belgium, the city of canals … [Read More...]
B.C.’s Land of the Smoking Water
by Glen Cowley Smoking waters relentlessly wend their way to a distant sea; unfurling power and beauty in their passing. The Columbia/Kootenay River valley, in mountainous majesty, disgorges its living waters under rolling mists over raging … [Read More...]