We Walk 4Water
Last year, Spencer West climbed Mount Kilimanjaro ...
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Crafter Q+A: Maxine Chan of Tulle Box Designs
Name: Maxine Chan Location: Vancouver, B.C. Title:...
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How a creative community attracts savvy shoppers and diners
A creative community bands together to offer uniqu...
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Vietnamese Iced Coffee
If you’re anything like me, no blissful, hot...
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Guest post: Chic and easy DIY nail art
Sarah Feldman is a recent graduate of McGill Unive...
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5 keys to clean teeth, plus win an electric toothbrush
**UPDATE: This contest is now closed. What’s...
Gap Adventures
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Travel Talk: The New 7 Wonders of Nature controversy
You be the judge. Take a look at this photo. Is this… …more wonderful or inspiring than this? “Sketchy” and “non-scientific” is how award-winning travel blogger and G Adventures Wanderer in Residence Gary Arndt (and the guy behind Everything Everywhere and the affable devil’s advocate on This Week in Travel podcast ) describes the process [...]
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Travel Talk: 10 tips to help plan your career break
Did you know… • nearly half (47%) of Canadians struggle to achieve balance • 64% feel overwhelmed at work • the majority (89%) feel personal development is just as or more important than professional development • Nearly three quarters (74%) of Canadians would take a career break to travel if nothing stood in their way [...]
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Travel Talk: United Nations World Tourism Day comes to Canada
What’s “green” travel versus “eco” travel versus…? Today, September 27, is World Tourism Day. The United Nations has chosen as the theme for this global event: “Tourism – Linking Cultures.” Never before have Canadians been travelling to so many international destinations nor have we been exposed to so many other new cultures and traditions – [...]
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Travel Talk: 10 tips for your 20-something’s first group trip abroad
“Hi Mom, Having a great time. Please send money!” It’s that time of year when 20-somethings (and countless others) are heading overseas, many for the first time, and many are opting for group travel. Let me qualify that: interesting, engaging authentic travel – not 48 people in a coach bus with buffet breakfasts. Travelling in [...]
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Travel Talk: 5 Budget-Friendly Vacation Sites for Canadians
Have Discount, Will Travel Everyone loves getting a deal when it comes to planning and financing a vacation. I’ve struck gold on a few occasions and it made the world of difference. And it’s not that I simply saved a few hundred books on a trip, though I love that benefit. Sometimes, saving a chunk [...]
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Friday Travel Photo: Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Stunning, Enduring Beauty of Angkor Wat, Cambodia I overheard a fellow traveller once refer to the famous Temples at Angkor Wat as “ancient ruins.” I bridled upon hearing them described as “ruins.” Ancient though they are (they were built between 802 and 1220 AD) and bearing scars of a civil war and decades of neglect, [...]
