Contemplating an ocean cruise? Bring your day-timer. You’ll need it. On a recent return voyage between San Diego, California and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, aboard Holland America’s Amsterdam, hubby and I needed a morning conference to prepare ...Read More

A wrapped chocolate adorns the pillow of my turned-down bed, entertainment seldom stops, food flows like lava from a volcano and smiles from the staff are sincere. My carefree life on a Holland America cruise ...Read More

Holland America Line’s cruise ship Veendam, named after Kelowna’s sister city in Holland, has resurrected its New York/Bermuda cruising connection, a service discontinued 27 years ago because of the demands of Alaska trips. Now that Holland ...Read More

Imagine that Kelowna supports a National Hockey League team and its new downtown arena, with 22,000 seats, hosts the Okanagan Ogopogos. The Monsters Hall of Fame, inside the arena, draws hockey fans from all over ...Read More

On a late November in spring I’m sitting on a park bench in Townsville, an Australian city on the northeast coast of the state of Queensland, and scribbling words in a notebook. I’ve chosen this spot ...Read More

Fear should have been a factor as I stared into the eyes of a wild, 4,500 lb. animal that was less than a yard away. His whiskers twitched as he sensed my warm blood. My ...Read More

The Palm-fringed Mexican Fishing Village  As we approach the season that provides the reason for heading south, I’m recalling that last year my husband Jim and I discovered that the line between paradise and purgatory ...Read More

There is a place near Kelowna that is so special and so odd that I must tell about it for there is charm, nostalgia and history hidden in the nearby hills Located 1,000 metres above the ...Read More

Heading for the beach or the mountains is not an overwhelming choice if you are planning a camping holiday or doing a tour by automobile. It is however a vital question for those who are attracted ...Read More

While exploring the bright and busy streets of Las Vegas I quickly made friends with people selling time shares and RV lots in the desert. They were giving away tickets to variety shows to those ...Read More

There are certain things that one should do in one’s lifetime: drive a twisting road along the Pacific coast in a convertible; gasp at the Taj Mahal at sunrise; have coffee in the shadow of ...Read More