Cruising for the memories

My first cruise may be my last, not because I wore out my welcome with my mother-in-law Ombra, who paid for the trip, but her husband Murray has Alzheimer's. This may be our last...

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• Cunard doles out royal treatment
• Seven-night Disney cruise was a classic family getaway
• Match a cruise to your personality

River Empress takes tourists along the Rhine, Main and Danube

Here on the Rhine River, I can almost reach out and touch history as we sweep silently past Gothic cathedrals, medieval walls, Renaissance castles and picture-book towns.

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• Europe's less-busy ports have much to offer cruisers
• Netherlands river cruise a history-lover's dream
• Visit the Ports and Bows blog
• More Cruise travel ideas

High seas abuzz with Royal Princess ships

The big news this past week at the Cruise Shipping Miami convention was Princess Cruises revelations regarding their newest ships, the first of which is due to set sail in 2013...

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• The cruise ship Allure of the Seas is a city unto itself
• Cruising for the memories
• Seven-night Disney cruise was a classic family getaway
• Visit the Ports and Bows blog
• More Cruise travel ideas

Hike, bike or paddle these five routes

Stretch yourself. Invite your family members to push their personal limits and enjoy an adventure at the same time. Here are five outdoor adventures to consider.

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• River from ‘70s book and film offers trails, waterfalls and rafting through three states
• Top 10 places to sky watch
• Utah's canyon country is like another world

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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Travelling the back roads from Victoria to Jasper

Headed from Victoria to Jasper for our annual stay by the lake, we decide to follow Yogi's wise (but ambiguous) advice.

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Food on the road can be a minefield

Years of travelling with a child with multiple food allergies (including biggies like wheat, dairy and eggs) has taught our family a thing or two.

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Sunshine, Mickey only scratch Florida's surface

Florida offers much more than year-round warmth and sunshine, sandy beaches and Mickey Mouse-inspired theme parks.

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• Living it up in Miami
• Taking a swim with manatees, the gentle giants of the sea
• In old Florida, Weeki Wachee and other early tourist attractions

Bermuda has a style and setting all its own

In my experience, there are not too many places where a traveller can quickly connect with the locals, particularly when you arrive somewhere not knowing a soul. Yet on several...

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• History runs deep in the gorgeously lush, romantic getaway of Bermuda
• Bermuda a tiny island paradise

Forget the snowboard - grab a bike

As we peddled our rented snowbikes to the top edge of the practice ski run at Big White Ski Resort, it was easy to imagine how the first snowboarders likely felt when they brought...

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• Grab the skis and tour B.C.'s Powder Highway
• Making tracks in the Selkirks
• Revelstoke's powder lives up to the hype
• Top 10 places for après ski

Making tracks in the Selkirks

Delicately dropped by a Stellar Heli Skiing helicopter, we're standing on Mount Davis, teetering 2,636 metres in the air.

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• Revelstoke's powder lives up to the hype
• The future looks golden at this B.C. resort
• Craving some backcountry skiing?