North America and Caribbean

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.

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.

Anxiety-ridden city slicker Denise LaPointe learns a thing or two about living in the urban ant heap by spending a weekend on an idyllic island off Canada's west coast.

Alberta mountaineer Hillary Russet goes on the hunt for a lofty piece of South African history in spectacular Kananaskis Country only to discover that that the Heaven she seeks is right beneath her feet.

Yul Hager discovers a postage stamp paradise inhabited by ghosts amid Manitoba's golden, flowing wheat fields.