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adventure travel

Leaving it all behind for life in Africa

A year ago I had a great job, and a nice apartment. One year later, I can hear wild dogs barking and am writing from Tanzania. What happened? Curiosity.

Cortes Island, BC offers adventure, romance and pristine coastal wilderness

It's a little piece of heaven, some would say. Linda Solomon takes you there.

Rafting the Thompson River with Kumsheen Rafting Resort

It was wet. It was wild. I got up close and personal with the rapids of the Thompson River. Story coming soon...

Hot Vancouver getaway: Pemberton Valley Lodge

Two and a half hours from Budget Rent a Car on West Georgia and Homer, I'm sitting with my feet up in a shaded porch enjoying the radiating heat and mountain view from the warm and welcoming...