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Paris is blessed with more than 40 parks and gardens.

An English garden in Paris

The millions of tourists pouring into this city will almost immediately make a pilgrimage up Avenue des Champs-Elysees, squeezing through crowds while gawking at the showrooms...

 
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Weekend of culture, pampering in Osoyoos

We are driving up a winding road through vineyards. The first thing we notice atop the ridge is a sculpture of a First Nations warrior in full regalia sitting astride a magnificent...

 
 

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Winter camping in the Adirondacks.

Mid-winter family camping is an adventure in the Adirondack Mountains

Winter camping is the kind of thing that sounds like a good idea when you're summer camping and you're on your third glass of wine by the fire, imagining the tranquillity ...

 
 

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Sanity-saving suggestions to keep family travellers happy

From toddlers to teens, meltdowns are often a package deal during family vacations. To avoid them, set up your next family excursion with this four-step plan.

 
 

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Disney Dream launch

The Disney Dream is a big boat after all

I can't help but feel sorry for the ships that have to dock at Port Canaveral next to the brand new Disney Dream, with its shiny black hull and red smokestacks.

 
 
 

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Winter camping in the Adirondacks.

Mid-winter family camping is an adventure in the Adirondack Mountains

Winter camping is the kind of thing that sounds like a good idea when you're summer camping and you're on your third glass of wine by the fire, imagining the tranquillity ...

 
A farm woman, her woodpile, melons and roosting chickens greeted hikers near Hacienda Zuleta in the Ecuadoran Highlands.

Adventure in the Andes: a hike in Ecuador’s highlands

For five hours, we’d hiked through rain, mud, eucalyptus forests and corn and fava bean fields in the hilly Andean highlands a few hours north of Quito. Here, nearly 3,000 metres...

 
 

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Hamburger

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.

 
Rocky Mountains

Enjoy a cruise on the Top 10 scenic drives in the Rockies

Looking for a driving destination for your vacation this summer? B.C. and the U.S. states to the south provide some of the most beautiful drives imaginable.

 
 

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Bermuda beach

History runs deep in the gorgeously lush, romantic getaway of Bermuda

This has to be one of the most pleasant hazards to navigation in the world. Spanish seamen warned one another of Bermuda’s reef-filled waters after Spanish captain Juan de Bermudez...

 
Everglades airboat

Cooler temperatures make this the perfect season for South Florida parks

The heart of winter in South Florida may be the best season to explore the three national parks that surround the region: Everglades, Biscayne and the Big Cypress National Preserve...

 
 

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Backcountry skiing

Craving some backcountry skiing?

In the beginning, Hans Gmoser of Canadian Mountain Holidays invented heli-skiing and its enduring protocols: 12 skiers per group, all booked into a sumptuous backcountry lodge...

 
 
 

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Mark Stachiew

Should Canada tax American visitors?

Canadians who fly or sail into the U.S. may have to pay a $5.50 entry fee in the near future. Should...

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Phil Reimer

Splendor in the water once again

On November 8, 2010 the Carnival Splendor brought so much attention to itself when it was disabled...

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Canada's most romantic cities

Amazon.ca runs down Canada's 20 most romantic cities, based on sales.


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