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WestJet offers direct flights between Victoria and Cabo San Lucas

WestJet offers direct flights between Victoria and Cabo San Lucas

Westjet will be operating non-stop, weekly flights between Victoria and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico starting Nov. 5. The flights will leave Victoria at 8 a.m. and arrive in Mexico at 1:14 p.m. The return flight leaves Mexico at 2:15 p.m.
Rick Steves: Spanish culture comes alive in the tapas bars

Rick Steves: Spanish culture comes alive in the tapas bars

When it comes to eating in Spain, I love gathering around the table or bar for tapas — a parade of small dishes served family-style. I never tire of them.
Rick Steves: Utah Beach museum built on German bunker

Rick Steves: Utah Beach museum built on German bunker

Most Americans visiting France’s D-Day sites focus, understandably, on Omaha Beach — where thousands died on June 6, 1944. But if you’re planning to visit Normandy, don’t miss the other American landing site: Utah.
Rick Steves: Slovenia’s Lake Bled a romantic alpine retreat

Rick Steves: Slovenia’s Lake Bled a romantic alpine retreat

Tiny Slovenia, nestled where the Alps meet the Adriatic Sea, is one of Europe’s most unexpectedly charming destinations, with spectacular natural beauty and a fascinating recent history — yet much of it is still far off many tourists’ path.
Queen Elizabeth at Ogden Point: ship echoes ocean-crossing liners of yesteryear

Queen Elizabeth at Ogden Point: ship echoes ocean-crossing liners of yesteryear

When the 965-foot-long Queen Elizabeth cruise ship pulled into Ogden Point on Thursday morning for a day-long visit, it brought echoes of the early days of elegant ocean-crossing liners.
Rick Steves: Make time for Belgium’s incredible edibles

Rick Steves: Make time for Belgium’s incredible edibles

Whenever I think of Belgium, I recall digging into a dish of mussels while seated on a sunny square in Brussels, in the shadow of a lacy medieval spire. My waiter bragged: “In Belgium, we eat as hearty as the Germans and as fine as the French.
Quebec’s Route Verte a cyclists’ paradise

Quebec’s Route Verte a cyclists’ paradise

MONTREAL — In Montreal each spring, an epic bicycle festival demonstrates how 25,000 people can let the good times roll without bumping into each other too much.
Ottawa pumps $58.5M into new tourism game plan

Ottawa pumps $58.5M into new tourism game plan

A new Canadian tourism strategy is designed to boost international visits to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ during non-peak seasons by more than a million people and get visitors to see the country beyond sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s biggest cities.
Island Voices: Should measles change our travel policies?

Island Voices: Should measles change our travel policies?

The measles cases on Vancouver Island are partially the result of unvaccinated Canadians bringing the illness back from recent trips abroad.
Rick Steves: No shortage of historical sights in modern Milan

Rick Steves: No shortage of historical sights in modern Milan

While much of Italy’s appeal is rooted in its relaxed pace and old-world feel, Milan — the nation’s second city and financial capital — offers just the opposite.