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Birdwatching in Honduras – plumage aplenty

by Geoff Carpentier | May 9, 2022 | Environment, PREMIUM content, Things to do in Central America, Travel | 0

NATURE: Daily tropical delights greeted us – toucans, parrots, butterflies, lizards, gorgeous flowering trees and shrubs, and towering mountains

How quiet can it be in The Bahamas? Plenty quiet

by Kerry Diotte | Mar 16, 2022 | Life, PREMIUM content, Things to do in the Caribbean, Travel | 0

TRAVEL: Hints of Hurricane Dorian still linger, but The Bahamas as beautiful as ever ($)

An icy torture test for the AWD Sienna

by Doug Firby | Feb 8, 2022 | Drive, Family cars, PREMIUM content, Things to do in Canada, Travel | 0

AUTO REVIEW: If you drive sensibly, the Toyota Sienna AWD will get you wherever you need to go, in comfort and with a very light environmental touch ($)

How a bike ride across Canada restored my belief in people

by Doug Firby | Jan 3, 2022 | ConnecTour, Life, Politics/Law, PREMIUM content, Travel | 0

This is part 28 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

DOUG FIRBY: Something happened over the past year that changed my view of Canadians and perhaps of human nature itself. We crossed Canada by bike ($)

Is the polar bear’s life becoming even more perilous?

by Geoff Carpentier | Dec 13, 2021 | Environment, Eye on Northern Canada, Life, PREMIUM content, Things to do in Canada, Travel | 0

ADVENTURE TRAVEL: Life’s tough for polar bears: the climate is extreme, ice quality is variable, and food is scattered over vast areas. Yet they persist ($)

Second World War attack helped shape Bell Island’s history

by Doug Firby | Nov 10, 2021 | ConnecTour, Eye on Newfoundland, Life, PREMIUM content, Things to do in Canada, Travel | 0

This is part 27 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

THINGS TO DO IN NEWFOUNDLAND/REMEMBRANCE DAY: It’s the only part of Canada that was attacked by the enemy during the war and the only domestic location where Canadians lost their lives ($)

Cognac’s rise from a regional product to a worldwide phenomenon

by Joseph Micallef | Nov 1, 2021 | Life, PREMIUM content, Things to do in Europe, Travel | 0

This is part 6 in our series A short history of Cognac

FOOD AND DRINK: Export sales drove the development of the industry, a feature as true today as it was three centuries ago ($)

War, tragedy, and a Broadway hit all part of Gander’s celebrated past

by Doug Firby | Oct 12, 2021 | ConnecTour, Eye on Newfoundland, FREE content, Get outside, Life, Things to do in Canada, Travel | 0

This is part 26 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

CYCLING CANADA: War, tragedy, and a collective act of generosity that became the genesis for a Broadway hit are all part of Gander’s celebrated past (FREE)

With Cognac, it’s all about terroir

by Joseph Micallef | Oct 10, 2021 | Life, PREMIUM content, Things to do in Europe, Travel | 0

This is part 3 in our series A short history of Cognac

FOOD AND DRINK: Cognac is shaped in part by the environment in which it grows. Soil, aspect and climate combine to create what the French call terroir (PREMIUM)