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Flair Airlines is returning to Victoria. The discount airline announced Thursday it will offer flights to Vancouver starting on Aug. 23. There are options for connections to other Canadian airports, including Prince George and Fort McMurray, Alta.

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s a reminder of the fun that awaits us in Europe at the other end of this crisis.

If you need to unwind, calm down and enjoy local food and wine and a few soft adventures, head up to Cowichan. Or maybe you’re thinking about a short romantic getaway that’s nearby and won’t break the bank.

Greater Victoria residents in search of a bit of normalcy amid the pandemic filled Goldstream Provincial Park on Saturday.

Clear-plastic barriers, signs, and specific entry and exit doorways are among new health-and-safety features unveiled this week at Victoria International Airport. The TravelSafe YYJ program was implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

WestJet has released a July schedule that adds flights within sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and to some U.S. cities. Vancouver Island airports are among those that will see increased service under the July 5 to Aug. 4 schedule announced on Monday.

WestJet’s new discount airline, Swoop, announced Tuesday it is suspending a previously planned route between Victoria and Winnipeg.

When a French pope was elected in 1309, the Catholic Church actually bought Avignon and built the imposing Palace of the Popes. Seven popes ruled from here for nearly a century.

North of the pastoral Lowlands and the urban bustle of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Scottish Highlands feature a wild, severely undulating terrain that’s punctuated by lochs (lakes) and fringed by sea lochs (inlets) and islands.

If you are tempted to take advantage of a cheap flight to COVID-19 hot spots such as Italy or China, you could be paying your own hospital bills if you get sick.