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The World Outdoors: Love 'em or hate 'em, double-crested cormorants are back

The truth is, until now, I've never felt a particular longing to see one of these common birds.

One-Tank Trips: Take better travel photos without leaving home with free online classes

School is in for those with time on their hands and eager to improve their day-trip and vacation photos.
The World Outdoors: Canadian leads team that discovers key fossil in bird evolution

Included in the March 18 issue of Nature, a leading international weekly journal of science, was a paper about the discovery of a 66.7-million-year-old bird.
One-Tank Trips: Amid virus crisis, tourism promoters offer virtual visits to area attractions

These are tough times for publicists and employees of tourism agencies promoting all the fun times and scenic locations that we hope to visit again sometime.
WatchGetting to Know Ethiopia's Gelada Baboons

A virtual visit to the highlands of Ethiopia is more fun that a barrel full of monkeys in that you’ll meet one of the world’s most fascinating primates — the ...
Travel: Outdoors or indoors, Door County is dead-easy getaway

The beauty and the beast — there’s a place in Wisconsin that’s worn both titles.Door County is a peninsula dividing Lake Michigan and Green Bay.

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Don’t break a tooth biting into this slice of apple pie at Lautenbach’s Country Winery and Market in Door County.

Montreal couple: Everyone in 31-day Diamond Princess quarantine did their best — except the Canadian government

'They just left us in the dark. We’re left with a total disappointment in our government'Read the Full Story →

The land of a thousand hills: Rwanda's reputation for being one of the cleanest and safest countries in Africa is well-earned

Rwanda's southwestern corner is stunningly beautiful, with lush, green rolling hills covered in tea plantations and Nyungwe Forest, one of the continent's biggest mountain rainforests
LookRwanda: A place worth savouring

A chimpanzee snacks on berries in Nyungwe. A chimpanzee swings from a branch in Nyungwe. A Dent's monkey going for a walk.

Driving north is the best way to see a brilliant, beautiful part of Canada

Every southerner, myself included, has much to learn about a place that hardly ever makes the national newsRead the Full Story →

Go to Tadoussac for the whale watching, but stay for the outstanding cuisine, craft beers and scenery

Nancy Truman: Each individual’s tail is as unique as a human fingerprint, making it easy for researchers — and observant whale watchers — to identify
How I made almost $700 on a flight delay from Venice to Toronto

The EU is the only place where you’ll find as generous a law on airport delays, in case you needed a nudge to take that European vacation

7 of the weirdest things to happen on airplanes so far this year

There’s something about air travel that brings out all the extremes in human behaviour.Read the Full Story →

Throughout its history, cottage culture has been about who we want to be seen as rather than who we truly are

Sabrina Maddeaux: While we tend to link it in our minds to a sentimentality for the past, cottage culture has always been influenced by the values of the times
Pilot program allows passport-free travel between Canada and the Netherlands

Imagine a world where you could show up at the airport and board an international flight without your passport.
The Cayman Islands are wonderful for many reasons, but the diving is what really sets them apart

Swimming with stingrays, epicurean delights and crystal clear waters make this British Overseas Territory a wonderful place to unwind...

Lorne Gunter: Political correctness got in the way of a swift COVID-19 response

To the extent our initial response was the result of an it-could-never-happen-here mentality, it’s forgivable. However, the extent to which our leaders’ less-than-optimal response was driven by political correctness, it ...

LookThe lure of Cayman's coral reefs, sandy beaches and picturesque sunsets

Southern Cross Club is the original resort on Little Cayman. Point of Sand is on the eastern tip of Little Cayman.

Lake Constance boasts a wealth of palaces, castles and monasteries left behind by two royal dynasties

Nancy Truman: Constance has a rich, well-preserved history thanks to its location on the southwest shore of the lake bordering Switzerland

Smashed windows, graffiti, woodland stream: Abandoned Newfoundland amusement park still attracts visitors

Despite its historical significance, the future of the site — whether it will be cleaned up, preserved or left to continue its decay — is in limbo

Six dead, three investigations — is it safe to travel to the Dominican Republic now?

'You can't take a vacation from common sense': Travelers unwilling to change their DR plans should follow these precautions