by Mary Pat Musick I stood on the balcony of our rented condo in San Pedro and watched the lone fisherman stroll to a small craft at the end of the tired-looking dock. He raised the sails, caught enough breeze to move through the still waters and … [Read More...]
Delos Apollo Sanctuary: Day Tripping into Ancient Greece
By Chris Millikan On a day trip from Mykonos, Greece, a local boatman drops us on Delos, a tiny offshore island. Among marble ruins scattered over its parched landscapes, a story of grandeur and decline unfolds. Introducing a world forgotten … [Read More...]
Day Tripping from London to Oxford, UK
by Chris Millikan A day trip from London to Oxford suits avid walkers like us. Hopping an early train from Paddington Station, we arrive in this esteemed city of spires within 1-1/2 easy hours. A university town since the 13th century, … [Read More...]
Dawson City Lives Its History – Where the old is new and the new is old
by Katherine McIntyre With a wild and turbulent history behind it, Dawson City mines for tourist gold these days. But, it was mining for real gold that turned this First Nation fishing village, on a piece of swampy permafrost, in the Canadian … [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...]
Frolic in Nature and Taste the Culture in Riviera Nayarit
by Irene Butler Curtains of foliage drape the sides of narrow waterways deep in the mangrove forest. Our small boat manoeuvres past the bulging roots needed to hold these towering trees upright in the silt base. “See the crocodiles?” says our … [Read More...]
River Safari: Off the Beaten Track In Fiji
by Chris Millikan My hubby Rick and I had always dreamed of going on a safari into distant exotic wilds. We just didn’t expect it to be aboard a sleek jet boat in the heart of Viti Levu, Fiji’s main island… Picked up early from our charming … [Read More...]
The Romance of Rail Re-born
by Lauren Kramer What could be more romantic than hurtling through the darkness in the bed of a luxury train car, the soothing rhythm of the train on the tracks lulling you to sleep? Train travel brings with it the nostalgia of a yesteryear … [Read More...]
The Titanic: Forever Lost, Forever Remembered!
by Margaret Deefholts When tense I'm inclined to clench my teeth, and right now I'm grinding my molars big time. The reason? I'm travelling on MIR I, a submersible that is searching through the debris of the sunken wreck of the Titanic. Should … [Read More...]
Short But Sweet – Roberts Lake Resort
by Susan Black The short 31-kilometre drive to Roberts Lake Resort on Island Highway North, part of Sayward District, is a pleasant day-trip from Campbell River that offers one of the cafe’s world-famous sweet cinnamon buns and a steaming … [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...]
Loose and Lavish on Lana’i Four Seasons in the Hawaiian Sun
by Rick Millikan Adventurous curiosity attracts my wife Chris and I back to Lana'i, a small Hawaiian Island renowned for its longtime production of Dole pineapples. Only twenty acres of this luscious golden fruit remain...so one could say Lana'i's … [Read More...]