DORIS HAGAN PHOTOS
John Hagan
The bike design may be antique, and the sport a little old-fashioned, but this doesn't mean that penny farthing racing is for the faint-hearted. Seated atop a high-wheeler careering along at 40 km/h invites ...
Getting that sinking feeling in Newfoundland
Roberta Avery
Neil Pilgrim's list of qualifications – kayak instructor, river canoe instructor, and experienced Alpinist – is impressive, but seems like overkill as we snowshoe up the well-groomed snowmobile trail through ...
Roberta Avery
Neil Pilgrim's list of qualifications – kayak instructor, river canoe instructor, and experienced Alpinist – is impressive, but seems like overkill as we snowshoe up the well-groomed snowmobile trail through ...
Bay of Plenty hoards a wealth of natural treasures
Janie Robinson
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand– It's hard not to stare at the distinctive chin tattoo on the face of our lovely host. Moko kauwae are worn only by Maori women – an ancient tradition experiencing a resurgence ...
Janie Robinson
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand– It's hard not to stare at the distinctive chin tattoo on the face of our lovely host. Moko kauwae are worn only by Maori women – an ancient tradition experiencing a resurgence ...
Home on the range
John Moore
Miguel Galbetti isn't a gaucho. The smile gives him away. Gauchos, by most accounts, were a dour, solitary bunch and Miguel is too outgoing, too helpful.
John Moore
Miguel Galbetti isn't a gaucho. The smile gives him away. Gauchos, by most accounts, were a dour, solitary bunch and Miguel is too outgoing, too helpful.
Entranced by northern Spain
Carol Perehudoff
I've come a long way to the province of Cantabria in northern Spain to see the famous cave paintings of Altamira, only to find that the Neocave I'm about to enter is a "conservation facsimile" – a replica.
Carol Perehudoff
I've come a long way to the province of Cantabria in northern Spain to see the famous cave paintings of Altamira, only to find that the Neocave I'm about to enter is a "conservation facsimile" – a replica.
Olympics shine spotlight on China tourism
Jim Byers
The 1992 Summer Olympics helped turn Barcelona from a relative backwater into one of the most requested stops on the Grand Tour of Europe.
Jim Byers
The 1992 Summer Olympics helped turn Barcelona from a relative backwater into one of the most requested stops on the Grand Tour of Europe.
Hang-gliding in Florida
Bill Taylor
It's a perfect morning for flying with the sun bringing a blush to the horizon and the windsock hanging almost motionless. Everything is still as a couple of ground crew open the hangar door, pull out the aircraft and ...
Bill Taylor
It's a perfect morning for flying with the sun bringing a blush to the horizon and the windsock hanging almost motionless. Everything is still as a couple of ground crew open the hangar door, pull out the aircraft and ...
Hiking and haiku along Japan's Basho trail
Robert Crew
Celebrated haiku poet Matsuo Basho was constantly on the move.
Robert Crew
Celebrated haiku poet Matsuo Basho was constantly on the move.
Quito district gets a makeover
Charmaine Noronha
As the sun descends, street lamps take over, illuminating grandiose colonial plazas, historic buildings and romantic balconies that line the major streets of capital city Quito's "Centro Historico" district ...
Charmaine Noronha
As the sun descends, street lamps take over, illuminating grandiose colonial plazas, historic buildings and romantic balconies that line the major streets of capital city Quito's "Centro Historico" district ...
Ride the rails to the majestic Pikes
Alan Christie
The best way to savour the majesty of Pikes Peak is slowly – and backwards.
Alan Christie
The best way to savour the majesty of Pikes Peak is slowly – and backwards.
Exploring the strangest places
Anik See
We were going to drive to Darwin, and it's a long drive, but I wanted to see something authentic. I did not want to go to Alice Springs, and then drive another 499 kilometres to see a rock.
Anik See
We were going to drive to Darwin, and it's a long drive, but I wanted to see something authentic. I did not want to go to Alice Springs, and then drive another 499 kilometres to see a rock.
Big cats find sanctuary in Tampa
BILL TAYLOR
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion pees tonight. And you’d better not be within range.
BILL TAYLOR
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion pees tonight. And you’d better not be within range.
Desert odyssey
Robert Brodey
Merzouga, Morocco– From a distance, it appears as a mirage across the boiling desert planes. Fire-red dunes rise in sensual curves toward a perfect blue sky.
Robert Brodey
Merzouga, Morocco– From a distance, it appears as a mirage across the boiling desert planes. Fire-red dunes rise in sensual curves toward a perfect blue sky.
`Space ship' boasts bigger staterooms
Kathryn Folliott
Sailing Europe's rivers on a space ship? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
Kathryn Folliott
Sailing Europe's rivers on a space ship? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
Trekking over Tasmania
Carmen Michael
Tasmania, Australia– There are three reasons why people go to Tasmania. To marry a Tasmanian, to eat its gourmet cheese or to go walking.
Carmen Michael
Tasmania, Australia– There are three reasons why people go to Tasmania. To marry a Tasmanian, to eat its gourmet cheese or to go walking.
Above and beyond
Isobel Warren
Smacking into a mountainside in a hot-air balloon was definitely not part of our Turkish itinerary. But it sure made for a memorable trip.
Isobel Warren
Smacking into a mountainside in a hot-air balloon was definitely not part of our Turkish itinerary. But it sure made for a memorable trip.
Dave Freeman, 47: Popular author
Greg Quill
In an ironic and tragic twist of fate, popular American adventure travel writer Dave Freeman – his 100 Things To Do Before You Die, co-written with Neil Teplica, spawned a publishing phenomenon and the idea for the Jack ...
Greg Quill
In an ironic and tragic twist of fate, popular American adventure travel writer Dave Freeman – his 100 Things To Do Before You Die, co-written with Neil Teplica, spawned a publishing phenomenon and the idea for the Jack ...
Bamiyan: Yours to discover
Jacob Baynham
Sanjeev Gupta thinks it's about time war-torn Afghanistan had a tourism industry.
Jacob Baynham
Sanjeev Gupta thinks it's about time war-torn Afghanistan had a tourism industry.
Getting around island of Milos - in a kayak
DANYLO HAWALESHKA
Most people have no practical use for the Beaufort wind scale, but it sure comes in handy on big water like the Aegean.
DANYLO HAWALESHKA
Most people have no practical use for the Beaufort wind scale, but it sure comes in handy on big water like the Aegean.
Trek up Mount Olympus breathtaking
Roberta Avery
Nikos Koutsoupas frowns as he watches a pigeon flying toward the rising sun that's slowly illuminating the craggy crests of Mount Olympus.
Roberta Avery
Nikos Koutsoupas frowns as he watches a pigeon flying toward the rising sun that's slowly illuminating the craggy crests of Mount Olympus.
Jim Byers Travel ...
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Rondeau
Rondeau Provincial Park is one of southwestern Ontario's true gems, filled with stunning nature and wildlife.
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