Stepping into a fairy tale at Château Okanagan Words + Photography Lia Crowe Crunching along a nondescript road lined by dry, scrubby yellow and sage green bushes running parallel to Okanagan Lake and high up the hillside, my travel companion and I look down again at our …
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Music City
Honky-tonk and southern charm in upbeat Nashville Words Lauren KramerPhotography Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp There’s no such thing as a quiet night in Nashville, a city with no fewer than 180 venues for live music. When we visited in February, the low season, …
Olé!
Flamenco, sherry, culture and charm in Jerez de la Frontera Words + Photography Lia Crowe Every year, for two weeks in February and March, flamenco lovers from around the globe descend on Jerez de la Frontera for the annual Festival de Jerez, a flamenco festival that offers …
Element of the unexpected
Revelling in surprises during a Nanoose Bay getaway By Susan LundyPhotos courtesy Fairwinds Wrapped in blankets and tucked into an L-shaped couch beside a gas-powered fire bowl, my daughter and I sit outside on the deck of our “home for the night” at Fairwinds Residences in …
Billowing sails and pirate tales
Luxury sailing in the Caribbean Words & Photography Robin Esrock Affluent residents of St. Barts are accustomed to welcoming mega yachts of the rich and famous. Unless you happen to know a billionaire, it’s highly unlikely you’d ever get close to one of these vessels, …
Earth, water, air + fire
Revel in the elements at these nearby and faraway retreats Words Jane Zatylny Scrolling through my friends’ travel photos on Instagram, I can’t help but notice the throngs of tourists in the background. They’re there with them waiting for a gondola ride in Venice, in an …
Adventures in America’s Wild West
Decadent luxury at The Resort at Paws Up Words Lauren KramerPhotography courtesy The resort at paws up It’s early morning and I’m sinking blissfully into the bubbles of a private hot tub on the back deck of my luxury timber home on a ranch in Montana. The air carries …
Inhaling the still beauty of the Cariboo
Echo Valley Ranch & Spa Words Lauren Kramer Photography Michael Bednar, courtesy Echo Valley Ranch Arrive at Echo Valley Ranch and Spa in BC’s Cariboo country and the silence is deafening. But for the gentle rustle of the light breeze in the trees and the bubbling of …
Where culture and adventure collide
Exploring the rich and wonderful Chiapas, Mexico Words & Photography: Suzanne Morphet “Close your eyes,” says Ángel, our guide, “and then walk forward until I say stop.” Half a dozen of us stand mid-stream in the most picturesque river you can imagine. In Mexico’s …
To the lake!
Okanagan Lake is the heart of summer life in the Okanagan Valley Words + Photography Lia Crowe As we begin our descent down the east side of the Okanagan Connector mountain pass, which runs from Merritt to Kelowna, the landscape quickly changes from a green forest of …