Austria and Ireland take gold at World Plowing Championships
Austria and Ireland take gold at the World Plowing Championships in Olds. We have all the results from the event and comments from Canadian plowman Brian Fried. http://www.ruralrootscanada.com …
View ArticleTheatre Review: The Red Priest (Eight Ways to Say Goodbye)
ATP presents The Red Priest (Eight Ways to Say Goodbye) at Martha Cohen Theatre through May 17 atplive.com Four stars Vivaldi has seen better days. It’s the middle of the 18th century. He’s in his...
View Article32 hours aboard ARosa Silva on the Danube
The rain comes down in sheets as my friend Lyndsey and I step aboard the ARosa Silva river boat in Passau, a small city on the border of German and Austria. We’ll be sailing down the Danube for 32...
View Article24 Hours in Budapest: Epic History, Eclectic Nightlife
I’d be willing to bet there’s no better way to arrive in Budapest than via the Danube at night. I developed this theory last week while enveloped in a sea of twinkling lights standing on the upper deck...
View ArticleAustria by bike: vineyards, villages and castles in the Wachau Valley
A cool breeze blows off the Danube as I climb in to the saddle of a cruiser bike in Krems, Austria. I’m setting off on a guided 42-kilometre adventure with six other guests from the ARosa Silva river...
View ArticleFive Things I’ll Never Forget About Cruising the Danube River
When you travel through seven countries in 10 days, some places are bound to become a bit of a blur — or at least that’s what I told myself after reluctantly disembarking the ARosa Silva river boat in...
View ArticleTravel like Bond at Spectre filming locations
This article originally appeared on Travels with Baggage. Copyright 2015. Who’s stoked to see Spectre, the new James Bond film? Nerdy traveller that I am, I’m particularly excited to suss out the...
View ArticleSleep in a treehouse? Spend some time dreaming of these offbeat travel...
Now that the Christmas bills have been paid, the winter blahs set in. I try to combat that by engaging in a spot of wanderlust. This is a great month to plan, and plotting your travel wish list for the...
View ArticleCalgarian Special Olympics athletes bring home hardware from Austria
Six Calgary Special Olympians have returned home from the World Winter Games with more than a dozen medals. For 11 days, thousands of athletes from around the world were in Austria competing in the...
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