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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• Video: Tour of Parc Monceau in Paris
• Uh-oh. Ou est l'hotel?
• When you’re in Paris, dine like a Parisian
• Forget springtime, go for show time
• A maiden voyage to pleasure-filled Paris
• How to see Paris for pennies
• Frommer's Guide to Paris

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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• Celebrate B.C.'s rich Aboriginal heritage
• Thompson Okanagan emerges as a region for health and wellness vacations
• Explore the Okanagan by bike
• Frommer's Guide to British Columbia

Disney’s Wild Africa Trek: a pricey thrill

I was halfway across the rope bridge, feeling smug that I had made it this far - had even looked down at the crocodile-infested river 10 metres below without being paralyzed by...

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• Your guide to a no-stress Disney vacation
• Something for everyone aboard Disney's new Dream
• Orlando’s theme parks offer a cornucopia of family fun.
• Frommer's Guide to South Florida

Aging cruise ships get fancy facelifts

Over the past few months I've covered the launch of several new ships. While the executives smiled, shook hands with everyone in sight and raved about their newest and greatest...

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• I'm the king of the cruise!
• Luxury cruise lines sailing smoothly again
• Upscale Oceania goes deluxe-plus with new ship
• Visit the Ports and Bows blog
• More Cruise travel ideas

How to dress for a Yukon winter, from head to toe

If you travel to the Yukon in winter, there is no need to bring a steamer trunk full of Arctic clothing. Tour operators there which will rent you the necessary cold-weather gear...

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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

Kahala district is Oahu’s hideaway

Seclusion rhymes with confusion, and when it comes to the Kahala district on the backside of Diamond Head on Oahu, it’s pretty much the same thing.

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• 48 hours in heavenly Hawaii
• Outdoors adventures abound in Kauai
• Book ‘em - for Waikiki
• The hips don't lie: The history of Hawaii is told in the hula dancers’ moves
• Frommer's Guide to Hawaii

Arendz shoots way to biathlon gold

Canada’s Mark Arendz captured his third gold medal of the IPC Biathlon World Cup season on Friday.

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• Whistler's white hell wins you over
• Andrez wins gold in para-biathlon race