Travel
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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!Going all out for Christmas in Toronto
By Medicine Hat News on December 23rd, 2017
Mansoor Ladha Special to the News Who would have imagined that Canada’s second largest city, Toronto, could be considered as a popular, sought-after Christmas destination? The city, with being the country’s largest financial centre and home to the most diverse population in the country, rolls out its red carpet to celebrate Christmas as early as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Over-the-top-romance and luxury in an over-the-water bungalow at Sandals in Jamica
By Medicine Hat News on December 9th, 2017
Steve MacNaull Special to the News As self-imposed exiles go, this one is exquisite, sexy, opulent and indulgent. My wife, Kerry, and I are holed up in one of the new, sumptuous over-the-water bungalow at Sandals South Coast Resort in Jamaica, and, we don’t want to leave. So, we don’t. We sequester ourselves in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Retracing history in the City of Light
By Medicine Hat News on December 2nd, 2017
Russell Contreras The Associated Press PARIS The great African-American writers James Baldwin and Richard Wright began their feud over Wright’s novel “Native Son,” at Cafe Les Deux Magots. Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis held hands with his white girlfriend, French actress Juliette Greco, while strolling along the Seine after hanging out with Picasso. Entertainer Josephine Baker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staying above water
By Medicine Hat News on October 21st, 2017
Steve MacNaull Special to the News Channelling my inner Amsterdammer, I sleep in a canal boat and then cycle in the rain. It’s all part of making my visit to the Dutch capital as authentic, and unique, as possible. I’ve been to Amsterdam before and stayed at DoubleTree, which is a very nice chain hotel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Your Travels: Laughlin is a gambling oasis along the Colorado River
By Medicine Hat News on October 21st, 2017
Ernest Fode Laughlin, Nevada, located south of Las Vegas along the Colorado River, has become a popular tourist destination. This small gambling resort caught my interest as I arrived in Las Vegas. After checking in at the Circus, Circus Hotel Casino I made plans to visit Laughlin the next day. On my way, I stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legendary alpacas the focus of agritourism in Quebec
By Medicine Hat News on October 7th, 2017
Mansoor Ladha Special to the News During a recent visit to an alpaca farm in Quebec, I was presented with a pair of socks, made from alpaca fibre. Since such socks are not available in stores, this was a unique present. Who are the alpacas, was my question? Alpacas are domesticated species of south America, ... Read More »
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