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Victoria airport to restart international flights Nov. 30

Victoria airport to restart international flights Nov. 30

Transport sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ gave the approval Tuesday morning for YYJ to restart international flights
Ottawa lifts pandemic ban on cruise ships but not advisory against travelling on them

Ottawa lifts pandemic ban on cruise ships but not advisory against travelling on them

Cruise lines have worked hard to institute COVID-19 safety protocols, says travel agent
Rick Steves: How to communicate in Italy (without speaking Italian)

Rick Steves: How to communicate in Italy (without speaking Italian)

If a local starts chattering at you in Italian, don’t resist, says Rick Steves. You may find you understand more than you’d expect.
Lonely Planet says Island is a top-10 global destination for 2022

Lonely Planet says Island is a top-10 global destination for 2022

Vancouver Island was ranked the ninth-best region in the world by Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2022
Rick Steves: Inside the grand organ of Paris at St. Sulpice

Rick Steves: Inside the grand organ of Paris at St. Sulpice

On Sunday mornings in Paris, I enjoy Mass in St. Sulpice, a church with perhaps Europe’s finest pipe organ. While I’m surrounded by towering vaults, statues of saints, and centuries of tradition, it’s the music that sends me.
Rick Steves: At Copenhagen's Christiania, no cars, corporations or dead fish

Rick Steves: At Copenhagen's Christiania, no cars, corporations or dead fish

Strolling through Copenhagen, I come upon a parade: ragtag soldiers-against-conformity dressed in black making their way through the bustling, modern downtown.
Rick Steves: Catacombs of Europe the ultimate memento mori

Rick Steves: Catacombs of Europe the ultimate memento mori

Deep under the streets of Paris, I was all alone…surrounded by literally millions of bones — tibiae, fibulae, pelvises, and skulls, all stacked along miles of tunnels. I was in the Paris Catacombs.
Rick Steves: Lounging in Italy’s Alps, the Dolomites

Rick Steves: Lounging in Italy’s Alps, the Dolomites

Leaning back in my lounge chair, I enjoy the heat of the sun on my skin. A vibrant sea spreads out before me, but it’s a sea of wildflowers.
Rick Steves: Come for the mud bath, stay for the beer in Trebon

Rick Steves: Come for the mud bath, stay for the beer in Trebon

Until European travel becomes fully open to North Americans, here’s a reminder of the fun that awaits us in Europe. Submerged in a mucky peat brine, it occurs to me that this must be the strangest bath I have ever taken.
Rick Steves: In Ireland, ancient sights precede traditional sounds

Rick Steves: In Ireland, ancient sights precede traditional sounds

Until European travel becomes fully open to Americans, here’s a reminder of the fun that awaits us in Europe. I once met an elfish, black-clad old man in the little town of Ventry, on Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula.