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Travelling Back in Time on Michigan’s Mackinac Island
I've always considered myself a hopeless romantic, and one of my favourite movies was a 1980 film called Somewhere in Time, starring a young Christopher Reeve (before his crippling accident) and the always-beautiful Jane Seymour. The plot revolves around two...
How Sugar Saved Surfer Ryan Rustan’s Life
At first glance, he’s the stereotypical surfer dude: sun-bleached hair, smile lines from squinting at the California sun, and tattoos visible everywhere his wet suit stops. But Ryan Rustan’s story is anything but that of a shiny, carefree California boy. I met...
Storied Names and Places: What to See in Death Valley
Death Valley. Its name conjures up visions of sun-bleached cow skulls, rattlesnakes and desolate ribbons of asphalt shimmering in the desert heat. But while these images are not far removed from reality, especially in the Great Basin, which holds the unflattering...
Cruise Pros and Cons Aboard a ‘Mega Ship’
It’s hard not to be intrigued by the sheer size and amenities offered on a 227,000-ton cruise ship like Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas. From the spectacular water theatre show rivalling the likes of Cirque du Soleil’s ‘O’ show in Las Vegas, to the 8-story open-air atrium known as Central Park, it’s almost impossible to believe that you’re actually on a floating vessel when you step aboard this behemoth.
