September 30th, 2020 The Mid-Autumn Festival is tomorrow so after Tuesday’s mooncakes in Southeast Asia, we’re flying the magic carpet back across the Pacific to view the spectacular fall foliage on Vancouver Island. Also, I recently learned a new word: lagniappe. It means extra, perk, tip or bonus. And I have a bonus for you today! After our recent adventures
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April 19th, 2020 This post is part of a series called Daily Dose of Beauty featuring travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place during the pandemic. For today’s Daily Dose, we’re in Canada on the Sunshine Coast at Rockwater Secret Cove Resort. Many of us are already looking forward to the day
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 25th, 2020 Quick! How many grizzly bears are in the first picture? Are you sure? Grrrrrrotcha! I’m pretty sure this duo of ursa major and ursa minor are the same pair from yesterday’s post. Both have similar coloring and if
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 24th, 2020 It was Sunday afternoon in Bella Coola when we spotted this grizzly. The evening chill was settling in a foggy layer above the river as he was catching salmon, enjoying the last hour of sun. He pounced and
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 23rd, 2020 Today we arrive in Bella Coola, British Columbia in the vast country of Canada. Flying in, we see a glacier field inching its way to lower elevations where the thaw will release its contents into the many
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Last March, we decided it was time to pack up and leave Vancouver — such is the life of opportunists and world travelers always looking ahead to the next stop. But before we left we were surprised with one late-season, last-minute opportunity to see the Northern Lights — a big item yet to be checked off our bucket lists. Forecasts
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We depart for Bella Coola from the south terminal of Vancouver International Airport, where the old-school spirit of travel is alive and well. We’re aboard a twenty-seat prop plane but we never cleared security and our bags were never x-rayed. We’re flying into the wilderness on the honor system — something that feels uniquely Canadian and appropriate for the weekend.
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Winter is almost here, so how about a ski story? Last March we packed the car and set out on a two-week ski odyssey around British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. It wasn’t just any car. It was a Chevy Suburban of Secret Service caliber — black, with tinted windows and enough room to fit all the president’s men. We debated
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