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Vancouver’s North Shore offers a huge variety of outdoor activities. It’s one of the few places in the world where you can ski, hike, cycle, golf, and play in the ocean in winter—possibly all on the same day. And, when the sun does peek out, it’s glorious!
Fun-loving, renowned Canadian Blogger Caroline Helbig takes the reader on yet another fascinating travel experience this time on a 732 km (455 mile) cycling adventure through France’s Brittany and Normandy coasts. Read on… Caroline Helbig Last September, Mike and I cycled in coastal Brittany and Normandy. Our 732 km (455 mile) independent journey took us …
Caroline Helbig – Cycling France’s Brittany and Normandy coasts: Top 10 highlights Read More »
Article by carolinehelbig Skywalk North: Whistler, British Columbia I’m so excited about a hike I did earlier this week that I’m taking a short break from my Sri Lanka series to tell you about Whistler’s Skywalk North (better known as one of the trails leading to Iceberg Lake). Despite the clouds and the voracious mosquitoes, …
Hiking Whistler’s Skywalk North Trail, BC, Canada Read More »
By carolinehelbig “Wow, the Maldives!” exclaim our friends when we tell them we’ve booked a trip to the Indian Ocean paradise. It’s a polite disguise for, “Jeez how can you afford that?” People’s image of this tropical nation of coral islands is remarkably consistent: turquoise lagoons, dazzling beaches, luxurious water villas, amazing marine life, and dollar …
Affordable Maldives – Discovering Fulidhoo Island Read More »
By carolinehelbig I’d been steamed, cleaned, brushed and creamed. My nakedness no longer fazed me as an attendant led me to a door for Step 16. He stopped, solemnly turned to me and put his index finger to his lips. What happened on the other side was the apex of an extraordinary experience. This article was published in Canada’s …
How I Mastered the Art of Bathing Nude in Public: Baden-Baden, Germany Read More »
Posted by carolinehelbig Mike’s bike along the Rhine Cycle Route I’ve had lots of questions about how we went about planning and executing our recent Germany cycling trip. Well, this post will answer those questions. This was our first overseas do-it-yourself (DIY) cycle tour, and while I think we did a darn good job, I don’t …
Posted on writzofpassage by carolinehelbig Sampling the wine along the way Mike and I just returned from a cycling trip in Germany’s Rhine, Mosel, Saar and Pfalz regions and in neighbouring Alsace, France. We dub the experience The Tour du Vin und Kuchen. My odometer says that we pedalled 1100 km (684miles). Please save the oohs and ahhs. It works …
Cycle Touring in Germany and France: The 10 Things I Enjoyed Most Read More »
A Jesuit priest is tied to a wooden cross and set afloat. He plunges headfirst down a monstrous waterfall and is swallowed up in the churning cauldron. That’s the opening scene from the 1986 movie The Mission, filmed primarily in Iguazú Falls—the mighty cascades between Argentina and Brazil. It wasn’t just that scene that left a big …
Iguazú Falls -Experiencing the Drama in Brazil and Argentina Read More »