Trees play a major role in combating climate change by removing carbon emissions from the air around us. It’s time for me to plant a tree.
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CRUISING MAY BE SAFER THAN GOING TO THE MALL
Since introducing vaccine mandates this past summer, outbreaks of Covid-19 on cruise ships have been well below levels reported on land in many countries, and most of the cases at sea have been mild. This should not be surprising given that more than 96 per cent of people aboard cruise ships in the past six months have been fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Taking a lighthearted look at some words and phrases which can trip you up as you travel across the Atlantic one way or the other.
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Architect Sir John Soane’s former houses in the centre of London are packed with his extraordinary collection of paintings, archaeological objects, models and architectural drawings. It is beyond weird and the most fun you can have in a small museum. And as a bonus it has the sarcophagus of an Egyptian pharaoh.
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It had been two long years since the old wine-tasting gang had convened. They were all double vaccinated and getting mighty thirsty. Our wine scribbler Jim Walker decided it was high time to trot on down to his cellar, select a few interesting bottles and host a little wine tasting soirée. The delicious details follow.
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German supermarket chain Aldi, which operates in 20 countries world-wide including the UK, has done some in-depth research to find out what Brits think about food. The short answer is that most don’t!
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For decades, Iceland was seen as a sleepy tourist destination that appealed mainly to adventure-minded travellers who explored the country by land. But the country’s rugged coastline, improved flight access, and quick reopening to tourists post-COVID-19 lockdowns, has turned Iceland into one of the hottest cruise markets in the world.
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Canada has been put on the green list for the UK and travel across the pond is possible again. I’m off as soon as I can get organized.
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Opened in August after a $24 million, 10-year development, Little Canada is Toronto’s newest tourist attraction.
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Our wine scribe Jim Walker’s wife Hélène needed a new base for her popular O! France Tours de Provence. She found just what she was looking for – a château in the hilltop town of Goult in southern France.
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Gentlemans Portion 