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Guanajuato looks like colourful children's blocks strewn at the bottom of a valley.

Seduced by Guanajuato's artful charms

In Guanajuato romance flutters through the air like so many rose petals released from the flower.

The famous Meroe pyramids in Sudan are only visited by a small number of tourists each year.

Northern Sudan boasts more pyramids than Egypt

As the doorway of the pyramid creaks open, I am instantly enveloped by the powerful ancient world that used to thrive in northern Sudan. Deserts keep their secrets well hidden...

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Deb Tetley and family dogsledding with Howling Dog Tours.

Dogsledding in the Rockies, a fun family adventure

Dogsledding as a family adventure never crossed my mind until, on a chilly winter afternoon, we harnessed up our blue heeler and had him try to pull the three-year-old around ...

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The Disney Wonder and her sister ship, the Disney Magic, are part of the Disney Cruise Line fleet. Onboard a Disney ship, guests find a vacation experience that every member of the family feels was created especially for them.

On a Disney cruise, it's smooth sailing all the way

We took a cruise with 912 children, 911 of whom were not ours. For people who don't like other people's kids in quantities usually encountered at theme parks, or who believe that...

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Cruises »

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A new portable walkway allows easy movement of cruise passengers

Every new major invention that comes along is viewed with some skepticism in this space until it is proven. That was true with all the hype surrounding Oasis of the Seas, the ...

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A view shows the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship lying on its side after being holed by a rock off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island.

Cruise lines' sales could suffer in the wake of Concordia sinking

The cruise ship industry will likely ride a smaller-than-usual swell into its traditional early-year "wave season," when its sells more than a third of its 13 million passenger...

Avalon is well known for its river cruises in Europe, but now they are branching out to offer trips on the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.

Avalon has big plans for 2012

The one thing I have found about the bosses of the world's various cruise lines is that they are, compared to many other industries, pretty straightforward people, without agendas...

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Dogsledding in the Rockies, a fun family adventure

Dogsledding as a family adventure never crossed my mind until, on a chilly winter afternoon, we harnessed up our blue heeler and had him try to pull the three-year-old around ...

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Snowshoeing: A foray into the white pale of winter

Enduring the howling winds and waist-deep snow of winter, the first North Americans turned to nature thousands of years ago for inspiration and survival tactics. Observing the...

St. Lawrence River fishing guide Dan Spencer of Gananoque says fall is the best time to seek the elusive muskie, considered by experienced fishermen to be "the fish of 10,000 casts."

Casting for muskie near Gananoque

I trolled for the king of freshwater fish with help from a prince of a guide: I went muskie fishing near Gananoque with legendary fishing guide Dan Spencer.

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Author John Weiss, right, gives suggestions of places to visit to Sonny Dudas, left, and Emilia Mattsson who are tourists from London traveling along Route 66 for two weeks. They are visiting the IL Route 66 Museum in Pontiac, Illinois.

Illinois towns on Route 66 vie for foreign tourists

The honeymooners from Spain spoke limited English, but that didn't stop Mayor Bob Russell from giving them a hearty welcome to his community.

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The Blue Ridge Mountains are so-called because of the blue haze that usually hangs over them. The parkway runs along mountaintops the entire way from the Tennessee-North Carolina border to Northern Virginia and consists of just one lane in each direction.

Try these two less-travelled routes in the eastern U.S

Driving two of the most spectacular and scenic roads in the eastern United States takes time, but it's worth every minute.

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Gone are the days of free-wheeling it

Modern vacations leave little to the imagination. Trips are planned according to strict itineraries. Hotels are booked months in advance. Road maps are printed to personal specifications...

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Sun & Sand »

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Victoria swimmer takes silver

Victoria's Richard Weinberger earned the silver medal in the men’s 10-kilometre event at a marathon swimming World Cup competition in Vieema, Argentina on Saturday.

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The pool area at the Tryp Peninsula resort in Varadero is a magnet for sun-seekers. But watch out for falling coconuts.

Tour historic Havana and relax on beaches of Varadero

It may be only 150 kilometres away from Florida in distance but it might as well be light years away in ideology and a way of life.

The French Polynesian islands of Tahiti, Bora Bora and Moorea are the epitome of romantic tropical getaways.

Seduced by French Polynesia's hidden islands and atolls

When one considers the optimal wine making terroir, or the unique qualities of the environment that influences the wine it produces, a coral atoll in the middle of the Pacific...

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Jane Marshall and her 8-year-old son kick back on the Elk quad at Fernie Alpine Resort, B.C.

Fly-and-ski trip makes it easier to reach Fernie's slopes

I never would have guessed that a three-day trip to Fernie, B.C. would involve a twin-engined turbo prop British Aerospace Jetstream 31.

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Jane Marshall's son Ben poses by a sign that shares his namesake at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C.

B.C.'s Kicking Horse Resort a wild beast with soul

With run names like Unnecessary Roughness, Consequence, Redemption, Epiphany, Shangri-La, and Nirvana, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is a place where one can touch paradise &#...

Because snowshoeing doesn’t actually require a mountain, dishing out extra dough for lift tickets is up to you.

Go snowshoeing for an affordable winter wonderland experience

Snowshoeing provides flexible access to a variety of winter wonderlands around the world, making it a fabulous and frugal cold-weather vacation option.