Ontario's Calypso is the high-water mark for wet amusement parks

I was a bit skeptical. How fun could it be to float along in chest-high water?

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• Taking children to see the museums of Canada's capital
• Canada's best places to dip your toes from coast to coast
• Where to go in Canada with kids
• The Alps are alive with the sound of happy families

Exotic cruises less than $100 day

A couple of weeks ago, I highlighted some re-positioning cruises across the Atlantic. Some ended in southern Florida, New York, San Juan and South America. While those seem ...

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Norwegian Epic cruise ship impresses on so many levels

Norwegian Cruise Lines's new mega-ship, Epic, is, if everything is on schedule, now winding up its first "official" cruise after what seems like weeks of media and travel agent...

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• Exotic cruises less than $100 day
• More cruise ships are being based out of Texas
• New York a busy hub for cruises to Canada
• Figure out final tally of cruise before booking
• Visit the Ports and Bows blog
• More Cruise travel ideas

Getting high on heli-hiking

This all happened on a weekend trip lasting less than 72 hours: a marriage proposal overlooking a breathtaking valley in front of a group of strangers, a hiker overcoming her...

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• Helicopter ride takes the work out of Alberta backcountry trip
• Take a ride on Canada's wild side
• Backpacking a great way to see nature
• Six Western Canadian trails rank among the very best in the world
• More Outdoors travel ideas

Take a ride on Canada's wild side

Canada's vast and varied territory has something for just about everyone. Here are some of the most exciting activities you can enjoy on land, water and, for the vertically undaunted...

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• Backpacking a great way to see nature
• Floating resort tours find B.C.'s best fishing spots
• Rafting on the Tatshenshini River
• 10 best long-distance treks around the world

Two kids, four wheels, 4,500 kilometres

Advice from a parent who drove across the country -- and lived to tell the tale.

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• On family vacations, kids are now calling the shots
• Stay-at-home vacation needs to be planned just like any other
• Kids differ from adults in travel-related ills
• Unruly kids top list of travel irks
• More Family travel ideas
• More Road Trips travel ideas

Dining tips for the road warrior

Whether you are dining in your car because of business or family matters, there are ways to pull it off with minimal mess and maximum nutrition.

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• In search of America's most extreme burgers
• One day, four barbecue pit stops in East Texas
• Recipes for the road
• Legends come alive on Arizona road trip

Mexico City’s rich heritage welcomes lovers of culture

Go ahead and use Diego Rivera as excuse. Mention murals as the reason you’re coming.

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• Mexico's many museums highlight the gruesome and grisly
• Mexico from A to Z
• Mexico's challenges are huge, but capital still worth visiting
• 5 best offbeat attractions in Mexico
• Author faces up to worst travel fears in 'hellholes'

Concepcion crater isn’t what one Central American adventurer expects

Although the view is said to be spectacular from the slope of Concepcion, whoever said so had the good fortune to climb on one of the few days when its top half wasn’t shrouded...

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• Nicaraguan volcano attracts tourists despite the danger
• A Nicaragua wedding? I do!
• My own private Nicaragua

Grab the skis and tour B.C.'s Powder Highway

With so many ski resorts in British Columbia, you could spend a lifetime visiting one each season and still run out of time to shred them all.

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• Enjoy the Cariboo Chilcotin's vast winter playland
• B.C. ski resorts expect Olympic Games to boost bookings
• High on B.C. heli-skiing
• More Snow Sports Travel ideas

High on B.C. heli-skiing

By the end of my weekend at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, I was officially elevation-drunk.

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• Celebrate winter in B.C.
• B.C. ski resorts expect Olympic Games to boost bookings
• A mountain of ski fun -- even with tots in tow