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‘Painted Ladies’: the Colourful Birds of Tanzania
It was like watching an Audubon watercolour painting come to life. I had been been infatuated with the Grey Crowned Crane since I first did a school project on African wildlife 40 years ago, and was struck by the signature golden headdress and good looks of this...
#RomancingWinter at Viamede Resort
For most people living in southern Ontario, this year will go down in the books as "The Winter that Wasn't", an entire season almost devoid of snow and particularly unkind to those who love skiing and snowmobiling. But even with this unseasonably warm weather, Henk...
Embracing the cold at Québec’s Hôtel de Glace (Ice Hotel)
I learned a LOT about the cold on a recent trip to Québec City. Not just because the temperatures plummeted to -27C while I was there (that's -17 Fahrenheit, for those of us who remember!), but also because I had a chance to talk to experts who deal with the cold all...
“Joyeux Carnaval!” at the World’s Biggest Winter Carnival
Decades before Disney romanticized the world of snow and ice in its Frozen fairytale, I have childhood memories of seeing a larger-than-life snowman with a red sash and huge smile, waving at crowds of people from a glittering palace made entirely out of blocks of ice....
