Air Time

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2012
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Laurie Carter
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Ontario Parks

Published in Okanagan Life in July 2012

 

The Business of Feng Shui

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2012
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Liz Campbell
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TMAC

Published in The Consultant, January 2012

DECK: Cultural adaptation can take many forms and for consultants working in different cultures, being aware of cultural norms – and taboos – can be invaluable. Feng Shui is one example.

In the centre of Hong Kong, on arguably some of the most expensive real estate in the world, stands a small, 10-storey parking garage. The only other low building in the vicinity is the old colonial governor’s mansion. This handsome building fronted by a large, busy open square, remains untouched, a testimony to history.

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Sailing Turkey’s Aegean

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2012
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Remy Scalza
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Canada's History...

Published in Bombardier Experience Magazine, December 2012

The most beautiful and pure blue in the world is here.

Cevat Sakir Kabaagacli, Turkish novelist Hassan is a man of few words. So when he begins shouting in Turkish early one morning and pointing to a spot off the stern, I spring to my feet and crowd the rail. The bonito are jumping: Dozens of rainbow bodies shimmer in the sun, then plunge back into the chalky blue water off Turkey’s Aegean coast. Hassan, a deckhand who moonlights as the ship’s cook, reaches for a fishing rod, while the captain veers...

Where Sustainable Meets Sybaritic

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2012
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Charlene Rooke
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TMAC

Published in the Globe & Mail, November 1, 2011

Where sustainable meets sybaritic    Eco and luxe have always sounded as compatible as granola and caviar. But Mustique, the Caribbean’s most glamorous private island, has become a leading destination for green luxury. We go behind the scenes to find out how they do it

M ustique Island is so fashionable British designer Anya Hindmarch created a custom canvas tote emblazoned with “Mustique Green.” On this small private island, part of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, eco-friendly is the new glamorous. But, in...

The Torngat Mountains

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2012
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John Sylvester
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Ontario Parks

Published in Outdoor Photography Canada, Spring/Summer 2012

Bike, Eat, Repeat

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2012
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Deb Cummings
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Tourism London

Published in UP! Magazine, June 2012

Sometime last July, while sweltering in a traffic jam, I pulled off the road, drew a deep breath and vowed my 14-year-old son and I would get out of Calgary for a quick getaway.

It would be a first-time vacation for just the two of us, a bit of mother-son bonding without the rest of the family. My wish list was as short as my mid-summer patience. I wanted an expedition with no vehicles, no crowds and, seven-days-of-the-week administrative mom that I am, one I didn’t need to plan.

My son, Quinn, turned his thumbs down on a...

Swiss Bliss

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2012
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Josephine Matyas
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Travel Alberta

Published in Doctor's Review, August 2012

It’s the food I remember from Ticino. And the people of the region, who manage to seamlessly orchestrate Swiss practicality withla dolce vita, the Italian love for the good life. In Ticino – the southern part of Switzerland almost completely hemmed in by Italy – they talk about dinner as they’re wiping dry the dishes from lunchtime. This is the way it is.

I am here to eat. Bowls of creamy risotto sprinkled with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; tender lamb served with roasted potatoes and zucchini, all drizzled...

Amsterdam, la ville aux deux visages

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2012
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Aurélie Resch
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Québec City Tourism

Published in L’Express de Toronto, April 2012

Amsterdam n’est pas une ville. C’est une femme. Belle, sulfureuse, insaisissable et insoumise. Partir à sa rencontre, c’est vouloir découvrir sa personnalité double qui fascine et trouble aux quatre coins du globe.

À mon arrivée, Amsterdam m’accueille avec son air canaille. Il est quatre heure de l’après-midi et elle est déjà ivre, aguichante. C’est qu’Amsterdam fête les matches de football. Ses rues regorgent de bars bruyants et de fans égaillés, portant perruques oranges et vêtements extravagants (toujours orange,...

Cold Comforts

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2012
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Remy Scalza
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Saskatchewan Tourism

Published in The Sun Herald, October 2011

Chilled from a day in the snow, worn out from hours of shoveling and stacking snow blocks, we worm into the tunnel of the igloo one after another. The wind's howl mutes to a low hum. The day's gray light goes black. I follow the pair of boots in front of me, crawling in toward the glimmer of light ahead.  
The boots belong to Michael Harding, igloo evangelist. An outdoor guide with baby-blue eyes and snow-white hair, Harding has raised untold hundreds of igloos in this corner of western Canada. "They're warmer than tents. They...

Beach Buskers in Negril Sun

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2012
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Remy Scalza
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Ontario Parks

Urban Wrangler in Canada's Caribou

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2012
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Remy Scalza
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Eaton Chelsea

Published in British Columbia Magazine, Summer 2013

Urban Wrangler: A city slicker’s round-up of three dude ranches in Canada’s  Cariboo Country 

I’ve come to British Columbia’s Cariboo country to find my inner cowboy. But I’m not afraid to admit: I’m terrified.

The Cariboo, a wild, sparsely settled hinterland in Western Canada stretching from the banks of the churning Fraser River to the peaks of the Cariboo Mountains, is home to more than two dozen guest ranches. Options range from working farms to luxury retreats where more time is spent in...

Stampeding in Calgary

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2012
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Remy Scalza
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Tourism Yukon

Published in Canadian Geographic, Spring

Meet me at the rodeo: 10 days of bull riding, benders and fearless carnies at the Calgary Stampede

The men’s dressing room below the grandstand at the Calgary Stampede feels a little like a hospital waiting room, but not nearly as clean. It’s a Thursday afternoon in July, toward the end of the 10-day rodeo competition, and cowboys wrapped in elastic bandages and ice packs are splayed out on a set of dingy couches, grinding mud into the fabric and trading raunchy bar stories from last night. Strewn across the...