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  • Welcome to Cubano country

    Welcome to Cubano country August 22, 2013 - 6:07 PM

    Cool morning mist wisps the valley as our horses wind along red clay roads through flowering tobacco fields. The heat is rising slowly, but it still outpaces my loping white horse, who is more interested in grazing than keeping pace through the majestic Valle de Viñales.
  • California's Mendocino a town lost in time

    California's Mendocino a town lost in time July 19, 2013 - 2:51 PM

    Approaching Mendocino from the south along the majestic California coastal highway, the first question that comes to mind is: What is a New England-style clapboard fishing village doing way out here on the wild west coast of California?
  • A trip to Superfly Ziplines in Whistler is the closest you'll come to flying

    A trip to Superfly Ziplines in Whistler is the closest you'll come to flying July 04, 2013 - 5:32 PM

    Whether you're watching a majestic bird in flight, or just stepped out of the latest Superman blockbuster movie, the allure of soaring free through the air has a universal and thrilling appeal.
  • Even city slickers can find the beauty in an easy-to-navigate national park like Yosemite

    Even city slickers can find the beauty in an easy-to-navigate national park like Yosemite May 16, 2013 - 3:55 PM

    The vista of Yosemite Valley stunned me: a majestic waterfall, soaring granite, and a winding river flowing through an endless stretch of pine trees.
  • Hiking in the Chic-Chocs of Quebec

    Hiking in the Chic-Chocs of Quebec July 06, 2012 - 7:29 PM

    Within seconds of turning onto Highway 299 at Ste. Anne des Monts, the Gaspé coast and the majestic St Lawrence disappear behind you and the Chic-Choc Mountains soar into view. Entering Parc National de la Gaspésie, car and driver must follow the twists and turns of the road that shadows the Sainte-Anne River. But passengers can look skyward, toward the approaching peaks.
  • Massachusetts resort is a trip back to the Gilded Age

    Massachusetts resort is a trip back to the Gilded Age May 25, 2012 - 5:53 PM

    When is a cottage not a cottage? When it's a majestic mansion in the patrician town of Lenox in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts.
  • Hong Kong's skyline is breathtaking from just about any angle and time of day

    Hong Kong's skyline is breathtaking from just about any angle and time of day May 15, 2012 - 8:01 AM

    In Hong Kong, the sight to see is not a single monument or even a majestic natural vista. It is the city's glittering homage to the modern skyscraper.
  • JONESIE: TNRD spending isn't the real issue
      OPINION Nice to see shock and a swift reaction in Kamloops when residents learned how their hard-earned money was being spent by staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. If you tuned it out because those

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