Kayaking Northern Vancouver Island WORDS Linda Doctoroff X PHOTOGRAPHY Tom Perry Swoosh…dip, swoosh…dip, swoosh…dip and smack! Less than 50 metres from our kayaks, the humpback’s fluke whacks the water as it dives deep searching for krill. Last summer, I left the …
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Out of the Northwest Passage 真正的加拿大探險
撰文：Suzanne Morphet "我有點好消息和一些糟糕的消息。"當我們焦急地聚集在船上的休息室時，我們的探險隊長宣佈。 這只是我們隨加拿大探險公司（Adventure Canada） 穿越西北航道（Northwest Passage）的第三天，誰也不知道會發生什麼。 "我們不得不取消Gjoa Haven，"Jason Edmunds解釋說，每小時50公里的風速令我們無法在這裏登陸，這，可是我們最期待的一站。 Gjoa Haven不僅因其因紐特人的雕刻而聞名，也是一個歷史熱點。 挪威探險家Roald …
Wine, wildlife and a wicked little getaway
Words + Photography: Suzanne Morphet I might have walked into a John Constable landscape from the early 19th century. Clouds billow up a mountainside that’s dusted with fresh snow. In the foreground, a pond reflects the sky and surrounding forest in a watery blur of red, …
Malta the amazing
This European country has a little bit of everything Another view of Popeye Village. WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY by BRIAN ARGYLE “Malta! How interesting.” That was my Uncle Ray’s reply, when I emailed to say we were visiting Malta for three weeks. Ray, a prolific …
The other side of the mountain
Whistler is more than a snow lover’s playground Scandinave Spa in Whistler. Words by Susan Lundy It’s a wintery Monday morning and each of my five senses zings with life as I move between warm, cold and relax cycles at the outdoor Scandinave Spa in Whistler. Sitting …
Wild & Churchill
Up close with polar bears Photo by George Turner By Suzanne Morphet e’re casually watching a pair of frisky Arctic foxes playing on the shoreline of Hudson Bay when our guide arrives with welcome news. A polar bear has been spotted. It’s half a kilometre away and …
Finding peace of mind in Whistler 在惠斯勒尋找心靈的寧靜
文：Bowen Zhang 深秋的惠斯勒Lost Lake，靜謐迷人。“Lost Lake，失落之湖，很有詩意。”我喃喃自語，耳邊響起歌手伍佰的歌聲 “那裏湖面總是澄清，那裏空氣充滿寧靜…”的確，湖面如此平靜；此時此刻，我的內心也如湖水般平靜。 親近自然 蕩滌身心 很難想像，大約一萬四千年前，這裏還是一片冰原，冰層厚度達一千五百米，足以覆蓋整個惠斯勒(Whistler)地區。後來冰川融化，巨大冰塊不斷脫落，滲透到沙石和裂縫中，最終形成今天的惠斯勒附近的Lost Lake ，Alta Lake ，Alpha Lake，Nita …
Sleeping in the Trees 森林秘境夢逍遙
文/圖：Lia Crowe 不管念頭多麼瘋狂或不可思議，如果揮之不去，不如順其自然，跟著感覺走。 首次與Tom Chudleigh碰面是在八年前。當時我的好友聽説溫哥華島 Qualicum Beach有個叫做Free Spirit …
Inn at Laurel Point: Rooms with Views 看得見風景的房間
文：Bowen Zhang圖片由Bowen Zhang, Inn at Laurel Point, Destination BC提供 透過高大的落地窗，維多利亞內港美景一覽無遺。夕陽染紅了雲彩，群山披上了光環，海面則是一抹柔美的橘色。不遠處，兩艘水上出租艇圍著一浮標遊戲打轉，肆意的快樂隨水波蕩漾開來。 此時的我，站在Inn at Laurel …
History. Culture. Cuisine. Dresden is a delight
WORDS TOBY TANNAS Restoration began in the 1990s. Skilled tradesmen were tasked with recreating intricate details of the 800-year-old city’s baroque and rococo architecture. It’s not often a honeymoon can eclipse a wedding, but in the case of our recent nuptials in Germany, our …