Travel

After several wonderful river and ocean cruises in Europe, we needed a break from costly and exhausting international travel getting to and from European ports. A California Coastal cruise had been on my radar several years.

As the crow flies, there's no more direct route across southern B.C. than the highway that bears the black-beaked bird's name.

Montreal's Mutek Festival

Nepal is best known as a mecca for mountaineers and trekkers, but the reputation of its rivers, which carry rafters and kayakers on winding rides through the country's stunning scenery, is on the rise.

Ever wanted to hike a thousand-year-old pilgrimage route through the hills of northern Spain? There is, perhaps unsurprisingly, an app for that. Several, in fact.

Somewhere between the refreshing tuna ceviche and the perfectly done lamb shank, I realize I've officially become a foodie. I've always enjoyed my meals and snacks and will even occasionally flex my culinary muscle at the barbecue.

Without orcas, West Coast waters would be infinitely diminished in both magic and majesty. Yet just a half-century ago, Orcinus orca was generally viewed with such revulsion that it was sometimes harpooned.

Being inept campers we're both enthralled and appalled to be sleeping in a teepee. First of all, if we're going to overnight in what is essentially a cool-shaped tent it might as well be the instantly recognizable Aboriginal teepee.

A joy to visit, a city worth exploring

Nestled on the tip of the Indian Subcontinent south of Goa, Kerala is a lush ribbon of land that sits on the tropical Malabar Coast between the Arabian Sea and the mountainous Western Ghats. This is an Indian state bursting with nature.