Travel

Education is a key for any developing community. Bali is no exception. One form of education has come through the organic farms sprouting up in the Ubud area of Bali.

Bali has been coined "Island of the Gods," which it is - friendly Balinese smiles; warm, clean ocean water; incredible flavour bursting fresh food; and magnificent scenery.

Thousands of miles away, while Whistler was hosting its writer's festival, just south of the equator Bali was celebrating its own literary celebration.

Except for its location there is nothing remarkable about Malakhov Hill.

Our cruise ship, the Coral Princess, sailed eastward from the port of Whittier in Prince William Sound on the south coast of mainland Alaska. Our route followed glacier-draped mountains that back onto Wrangell-St.

On a day when most flight-seeing trips over Denali National Park and Preserve in south-central Alaska had been cancelled due to inclement weather, our trip with Denali Air was on.

I'm waiting for the Paper Scissors Rock World Championship to begin, drumming my fingers on the bar. Bartender slides my beer and I take a nice pull. My confidence soars and I think, This world is mine.

The evening before we left Kiev I took a glass of wine up to the top deck of the Lomonosov and waited for the sun to set.

With his horse at a full gallop and his sword hand only inches from the ground the rider skewers an apple on the blade of his saber and slides nimbly back into his saddle.

Water flows through the arteries of this historic trading city