Travel Stories from Canada and Around the Globe

Pirogueing among caimans in a dark jungle can stir up anyone's imagination. Taryn Hottman sets her poetic spirit free as she recounts her nighttime boat trip on Brazil's Amazon River.

During a two-day hike through Hwange National Park, Brad Zembic experiences firsthand conservationist Ian Player's belief that we “feel the soul of Africa through the soles of our feet.”

Ready to put some joie de vivre into your step? W. Ruth Kozak reminisces about her wild weekend at Coquitlam's annual Festival Du Bois.

Off the beaten trail a tentative traveller pushes his own boundaries to explore one of the planet's oldest cultures.

Put a hundred down and hop aboard. A train trip to the Ontario hinterland on the legendary Polar Bear Express proves that a visit to the north isn't just for old fossils.