Classic Canadian: Alberta’s Rocky Mountains Have an Endless Appeal

THERE IS BOTH majesty and serenity in the mountains. Perhaps that’s why so many of us are drawn to places like Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise and the Columbia Icefields. No matter how many of our fellow travellers we encounter, there...

Staying Places: Hotel Britania, A Delightful Boutique Hotel in Lisbon

AN ART DECO GEM, conveniently located in Lisbon’s heart, just around the corner from the Avenue da Liberdade, the city’s grand main boulevard, the small and delightful Hotel Britania was our pre-cruise Lisbon choice. Good friends had given us a...

Dispatches from the Galapagos

I AM HELD CAPTIVE by the beauty of the Galápagos Islands and the wildlife that inhabits them. It reminds me that one of the reasons to travel far and wide is to see and experience remarkable events, life-changing moments, and...

Staying Places: Oceana Santa Monica

LAYOVERS AND LUXURY don’t usually go together. Too often, we forfeit comfort for convenience. But the next time you fly through Los Angeles, or take a cruise from that southern California city, consider that you can have both at Oceana...

Nova Scotia Calling

WE MADE OUR FIRST VISIT so many years ago, there was no internet to consult! Instead, we wrote to the province’s tourism office and then pored over glossy brochures, wondering if everything could possibly be as great as it looked...

Uncovering the Secrets of the Douro

LAST SUMMER, two weeks after we received our second COVID-19 vaccinations, Emerald Waterways announced that Emerald Radiance would return to sailing Portugal’s Douro River. Travel Karma! We were yearning to travel and an Emerald cruise in Portugal had oodles of appeal....

Belize: More Than Just a Pretty Beach

A NUMBER OF WORDS appear on the blackboard, but, even before I’ve checked in, only one registers: puma. Getting here took a while, the roads growing thinner and thinner as we made our way through the heart of this small...

Staying Places: Alaia Belize

BRAND-NEW AND SHIMMERING above a 1,000-foot stretch of sand, the white towers of Alaia rise over the blue of the Caribbean at Mar de Tumbo beach, in the heart of San Pedro, Belize’s favourite sun destination. The first Marriott in...

Rocky Mountain High: A Feast for the Eyes and the Soul

During the long months we spent tethered to our homes, unable to travel farther than the grocery store, we longed for escape. Now that restrictions have eased somewhat, it’s time for an immersion in the vast, glorious landscape of western...

NEW MOON: Silversea Shines Brightly as the Silver Moon Sets Sail

WE BOARDED SILVERSEA CRUISES’ newest ship, the elegant, intimate Silver Moon, in Athens in late July. We were sailing to some gorgeous Greek Isles for ten days on a marvellous itinerary – and it was heaven! We called at small...

La Belle Cuisine: A Taste of Wild-to-Table in Québec

FLOWING WITH MIGHTY RIVERS, filled with endless forests, covered in the rocky outcrops of the Canadian Shield, much of Quebec remains a wild place. Yes, of course there are farms. Plenty of them, providing milk and grains and meat. But...

Wild West Coast: SUP, Soak, Cycle, Surf. Tofino Is A Breathtaking Place That Has It All.

SWINGING MY BARE FEET over the side of our boat, I’m suddenly struck by how extraordinary this moment is. Just a couple of hours ago I was in my street clothes amongst the high-rise condos of downtown Vancouver. Now, I'm...