Victoria and the Gulf Islands are known for their mild temperatures, sunny...
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The Sulphur Mountain hike beneath the Banff Gondola is a Banff classic...
If you’re looking for a spring hike with some elevation gain, I’d recommend driving to Longview, Alberta and then turning southwest onto Highway 541 and taking it into Kananaskis Country....
I lived in Vancouver, a world-class, culturally vibrant city, for close to...
Waterton Lakes National Park, A UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Alberta,...
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Cottage Grove in Lane County, Oregon is a historic former gold mining...
The Chilkoot Trail, which begins on tidewater in Alaska and climbs up...
We all know that 2020 was an insanely awful year – a...
Scottsdale is probably not the first city you think of when it...
If you want a unique hiking experience, then the Aravaipa Canyon hike...
On a busy trip to St. Mary and Glacier National Park in...
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The Canopy Tower, a birding lodge in Panama’s Sobrenia National Park, was...
I spent a lot of time researching what things there are to...
On a beach holiday, the closest you might come to a local resident is when they serve you a drink at the bar. Maybe, you learn their first name and...
These interesting facts about Costa Rica, a nature rich, biodiverse country in...
I love biking. Not only it is a great means of transportation,...
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Have you dreamed of traveling to Peru, a South American country famous...
Visiting Machu Picchu is high on the list of travelers from around...
The fertile Sacred Valley in Peru is easy to visit as a...
Have you ever heard of the Choquequirao trek in Peru? I had...
Leigh and I along with two great friends, Judy and Scot, backpacked...
I’ve been drooling over photos of Patagonia, particularly Torres del Paine and...
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Located in southern Poland, Krakow is one of Eastern Europe’s many hidden...
“Let’s go on a hiking trip together sometime,” my friend Susan suggested....
The Aare Gorge canyon walk is another one of Switzerland’s fabulous nature excursions. It’s an easy, family-friendly experience that takes at most, a half day. Access is straight-forward from the...
Visit Brienzer Rothorn, the highest mountain of the Emmental Alps in Switzerland...
“My revenge is just begun! And I spread it over centuries, and...
Asia
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Hokkaido is the northernmost and least developed of Japan’s four main islands....
The Brahmaputra River Cruise as you’ll see when you read this guest...
If you’re okay with getting naked in public then you’ll love the...
Kiroro Ski Resort on the island of Hokkaido, Japan receives on average...
Excitement mounts on my bus filled with fellow outdoor adventurers from around...
Look out your airplane window as you fly into Hong Kong and...
Africa
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Over two weeks we found a lot of interesting places to visit...
Essaouira is a popular coastal city on Morocco’s windy Atlantic Coast. As...
Marrakesh – just the name conjures up exotic images – snake charmers, colourful souks, palm trees, classy riads. If only that was the reality. Marrakesh was our least favourite stop...
A trip to the Sahara Desert in Morocco is one of the...
One of the highlights of our vacation in Morocco was the two...
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Four Fenix products were provided to me to test. They included two...
Summertime means camping season! And while most people think of sunny skies...
New Brunswick is home to the 30-kilometre-long Fundy Trail Parkway. It took...
Do you want to know where the best campsites in Alberta are...
The Horseshoe Canyon hike near Drumheller, Alberta can be done as an...
Alberta’s Kananaskis Country has grown in popularity since COVID reared its ugly...
When you think of Fernie, BC in the winter, you likely think...
The Rae Lake hike in Kananaskis Country, specifically in Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial...
The Grotto Canyon Trail, just outside of Canmore, is becoming increasingly popular...
If you’re after a short, easy hike that is like no other,...