11 Apr Camping Norway style
Unable to keep up with a 62-year-old, I love Norwegians' energy. This is my idea of the perfect trip and a man named Bjornar. Norway Camping ...
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11 Apr Connecting in Dominican Republic
At 36, I was feeling disconnected and lonely. Working alone in my home office didn't help so to feel like part of a community, I decided to volunteer at a women's shelter once a week. On one particular winter afternoon, I arrive to find only one woman waiting for me.
02 Apr Tasty Ontario Road Trip
Smack in the middle of some of Ontario’s most glorious farmland, these four towns celebrate local food. Restaurant menus showcase seasonal offerings while summertime farmers’ markets and festivals are packed with food seminars, workshops and samples.30 Mar Hornby Island B.C. Biking Haven
B.C.'s unique mountain biking haven
melanie chambers
HORNBY ISLAND, B.C.— Special to The Globe and Mail
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Island time is well known to residents of Hornby Island, B.C. It means slowing down long enough to enjoy the eagles, the ocean and the enormous cedars. It's also time well spent ripping it up on the mountain-bike trails. Loops and swerves are strung together in a convoluted network. Bikers meet at intersections, deciding on new paths. Hornby Island makes for some of Canada's sweetest mountain-biking, mixed in with countless other ways to while away the time.
30 Mar Swiss Ride
Ski down Switzerland’s mountains? Sure. Hike up them? Of course. But…bike them? Madness, right? Not if you ride along the incline-friendly Lake Geneva (Lac Leman to the French). Cycling is the best way to see...
30 Mar Must-See Machu Picchu
Getting there is a bit of a hike, but the scenic riches of Machu Picchu’s mountaintop hideaway are well worth the trek. Must-see Picchu Machu Picchu’s best spots and some hidden gems – away from fanny-pack–wearing tourists...
27 Mar Niagara Goes Green
From menus that change with the seasons, to organic wine, to leaf-eating sheep, and one wicked long bike path - Niagara is leading the country in green tourism. And now with a new GO Train service to the area, it's easy to ditch the car for the bike and get back to basics.
27 Mar Trolling Around Iceland
Oh look, it’s troll toilet paper,” says the Icelandic travel guide pointing to the giant hay bales wrapped in white plastic.
A survey last year revealed that 60 per cent of Icelanders believe in trolls. Construction crews will often build roads around bumps for fear of disturbing a “troll” house. At least this is what I discovered before visiting Iceland.
27 Mar Medical Tourism
Canadians frustrated with long wait times for surgical procedures are heading overseas. Gina Littley didn't get to see many sites in India on her last visit, but she came back with something more lasting: After a surgery that fused part of her vertebrae, the 69-year-old British Columbian returned home almost pain-free for the first time in over 20 years. "(The surgery) has made it considerably better and I don't take any medication now," says Littley.26 Mar Trans–Sardinia, Italy
SOMEWHERE ON A BICYCLE IN SARDINIA—“Why you no marry, Bella?” asks the tiny Italian shepherd with no teeth.
As the first Canadian, and only woman on this ride (six Italian men and one Norwegian), I stand out. Called Transardinia, during this epic eight-day journey I will climb a total elevation of 11,000 metres—but for now--I can't stop thinking about that cow.