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A Viking Invasion on the Great Lakes

A Viking Invasion on the Great Lakes

WHAT’S TO SEE on the Great Lakes?” asked my West coast born-and-raised friend Julie dismissively when I told her I was going on a week-long cruise from Milwaukee to Thunder Bay. I, too, had been a little skeptical when I heard...

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The Ultimate BC Ferries Coastal Circle Trip

The Ultimate BC Ferries Coastal Circle Trip

THE OCEAN IS VISIBLY UPSET this morning. Ominous grey clouds gather on the horizon as the wind whips the sea into a froth. Huge waves pound on the rock outcrops that hedge both ends of Cox Bay, shooting spray ten...

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Private Indulgence - Costa Rica

Private Indulgence - Costa Rica

THE WINDING ROAD through tailored grounds is capped at a leisurely 40 kmph. Glimpses of a golf course and the Pacific Ocean can be seen through the trees – on both sides of the road – as we make our...

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Windstar Cruises Launches of New Initiatives to Support Coral Reefs

Windstar Cruises Launches of New Initiatives to Support Coral Reefs

Windstar Cruises is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its partnership with Coral Gardeners, a Moorea (French Polynesia)-based organization determined to revolutionize ocean conservation and create a global movement to save the coral reefs through reef restoration, awareness activities, and innovative...

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The Luxurious World of Seabourn

The Luxurious World of Seabourn

AFTER A FEW YEARS OF ABSENCE, I have joyfully returned to one of my perennially favourite cruise lines and its newest ship, the fabulous Seabourn Ovation. I first sailed the 600-guest Ovation during her inaugural year in 2018 and now...

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Under the Mexican Sun

Under the Mexican Sun

I TRAVELLED TO this secluded Mexican resort for a week of sunshine and yoga but came home with much more than a suntan and limber limbs. A visit to Mar de Jade is a life-renewing experience, and an opportunity to...

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Chasing the Light in the Land of the Midnight Sun

Chasing the Light in the Land of the Midnight Sun

PHOTOGRAPHERS CALL IT ‘golden hour’ – the warm soft light that occurs briefly after sunrise or before sunset. So imagine, then, a place where that sweet golden light of sunset lasts for hours.Here in Iceland, in July, three weeks after...

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