March 28th, 2024

Travel

All aboard the Marrakech Express

By Medicine Hat News on July 7th, 2018

Steve MacNaull Special to the News With a psychedelic pop soundtrack playing in our heads, my wife and I board the train to Marrakech in Casablanca. In three-and-a-half hours we’ll see if Morocco’s interior oasis city lives up to the melodic promises made famous by Crosby, Stills and Nash in the 1969 hit “Marrakech Express.” ... Read More »

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Vibrant Victoria spreads royal carpet to visitors

By Medicine Hat News on June 23rd, 2018

Mansoor Ladha Special to the News As someone born on an exotic island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, a visit to Victoria, British Columbia, an island city, has brought lots of memories and fascinated me with plenty of similarities during a recent visit. Described as “very British,” it specializes in royal glamour and English charm, combined with seafront ... Read More »

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A brew-haha in Sacramento

By Medicine Hat News on June 9th, 2018

Steve MacNaull Special to the News It’s a most undignified way to roll up to former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s favourite restaurant. We arrive at Lucca, in Sacramento’s leafy Midtown, hooting and hollering on one of those 15-person party bikes that resembles a bar on wheels. Usually, Sac Brew Bike’s tours hit rambunctious pubs. But, ... Read More »

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Tiny Tempe offers a tantalizing lifestyle

By Medicine Hat News on May 19th, 2018

Mansoor Ladha Special to the News Bordered by Phoenix (population 1.6M) on the west, Scottsdale (265,645) on the north, Chandler (247,477)on the south and Mesa (484,587)on the east, Tempe (182,598) is comparatively less known city in Arizona. It’s greatest name to fame is having the largest main campus of Arizona State University (ASU) with more ... Read More »

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Phoenix has more to offer than better climate

By Medicine Hat News on March 31st, 2018

Mansoor Ladha Special to the News Phoenix needs no introduction, especially to snowbird Albertans fleeing from harsh winters at home. It’s their second home, their home away from home. Phoenix has more to offer than just the climate. U.S.’s fifth-most populous city will dazzle you with serene desert gardens, one-of-a-kind museums, award-winning dining and more. ... Read More »

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High-end shopping highlights downtown Vancouver

By Medicine Hat News on February 24th, 2018

Mansoor Ladha Special to the News Robson Street in Vancouver, B.C., is a major street with a world-class downtown shopping district which lights up at holiday time. No matter what the weather is like, Robson Street is packed with people — local residents and tourists — searching for bargains in the big department stores and ... Read More »

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It’s all about the white-sand beach, azure ocean and luxe digs at this new resort zone north of Cancun

By Medicine Hat News on February 17th, 2018

Steve MacNaull Special to the News Just south of where the Caribbean Sea collides with the Gulf of Mexico is a stunning and spiritual nexus. It’s here, a little shy of the northern tip of the Isla Blanca peninsula, that the white-sand Play Mujeres meets dual-coloured water the hue of melted green and blue gemstones. ... Read More »

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Your Travels: Ixtapa-Zihuatenejo a destination with warm memories

By Medicine Hat News on February 10th, 2018

Ernest Fode I arrived at the recently expanded and modernized Ixtapa-Zihuatenejo International Airport during one of our frigid Alberta winter coldspells. My Sunwing flight departed Edmonton for a seven-day all-inclusive vacation at one of Ixtapa’s El Palmar beachfront resorts. Ixtapa grew into a tourist resort back in the late 1970s. It’s situated halfway between Puerto ... Read More »

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Your Travels: Visit Tripoli before the crowds gather

By Medicine Hat News on January 6th, 2018

Rhonda Hunter Tripoli, Libya has potential to be a desired tourist destination. This city of six million lies on the azure brilliance of the Mediterranean. With its temperate climate, ancient culture, and its proximity to Europe, it could be an ideal tourist destination. Unfortunately at this time with the recent Arab Spring in 2011, it ... Read More »

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Iconic Pacific swims, rap jumping, cycling and kayaking all part of father-son trip to Melbourne

By Medicine Hat News on December 30th, 2017

Steve MacNaull Special to the News With the sun blazing and the temperature soaring to 37C, it’s time for a refreshing dip in the Pacific. But, this is no ordinary ocean swim. My son, Alex, and I’s plunge is framed by the Twelve Apostles, the magnificent limestone stacks towering 70 metres above the Pacific, 250 ... Read More »

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