Cruising for the memories

My first cruise may be my last, not because I wore out my welcome with my mother-in-law Ombra, who paid for the trip, but her husband Murray has Alzheimer's. This may be our last...

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• Cunard doles out royal treatment
• Seven-night Disney cruise was a classic family getaway
• Match a cruise to your personality

Grand Princess gets big overhaul

If you've ever wondered what goes on during a dry dock, Princess Cruises is pulling out all the stops to document the extensive refurbishments taking place on the 1998-built Grand...

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• Aging cruise ships get fancy facelifts
• Celebrity hits Asian shores
• Brave the Northwest Passage in luxury
• Visit the Ports and Bows blog
• More Cruise travel ideas

Celebrity hits Asian shores

Celebrity Cruises has released its schedule for the 2012-'13 winter season.

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• Disney is sure to be a one-year Wonder in Vancouver's port
• Disney to sail between Seattle and Alaska in 2012
• Brave the Northwest Passage in luxury
• More Cruise travel ideas
• Visit the Ports and Bows blog

Kayaking to Alaska: no experience required

On July 14, 2010 I paddled into Ketchikan, Alaska harbour on a southwest tailwind, ending a journey that had taken five weeks of paddling and more than six months of planning.

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• Hike, bike or paddle these five routes
• Canada's top surprising destinations
• The Rideau Canal by canoe

How to go on a birding vacation without going broke

Birding requires minimal equipment and suits a variety of travel budgets. From back yard viewing to international excursions, here are several tips for birding on a budget.

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• Birding for beginners in South Texas along the Gulf Coast
• Amazon's wealth of wildlife awaits you
• In Botswana, just follow wherever the tracks may lead

Travelling the back roads from Victoria to Jasper

Headed from Victoria to Jasper for our annual stay by the lake, we decide to follow Yogi's wise (but ambiguous) advice.

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Food on the road can be a minefield

Years of travelling with a child with multiple food allergies (including biggies like wheat, dairy and eggs) has taught our family a thing or two.

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Hard to resist the colour, the music, or mood of Panama

Traditionally a tourism underachiever, although a business traveller’s Mecca, Panama is now steadily attracting worldwide attention.

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• Feeling cool again in hot Bocas del Toro
• Facebook junkie's trip to Panama
• Panama's natural side

Barbados flower forest is a tour de force

In the Barbadian hills overlooking the rough seas of the Atlantic Ocean is a botanical wonderland called the Flower Forest.

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• The best beaches in Barbados
• Caribbean visitors can't help but notice the world’s biggest yacht
• Barbados: Take in an authentic Caribbean experience
• Frommer's Guide to Barbados

Forget the snowboard - grab a bike

As we peddled our rented snowbikes to the top edge of the practice ski run at Big White Ski Resort, it was easy to imagine how the first snowboarders likely felt when they brought...

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• Grab the skis and tour B.C.'s Powder Highway
• Making tracks in the Selkirks
• Revelstoke's powder lives up to the hype
• Top 10 places for après ski

Making tracks in the Selkirks

Delicately dropped by a Stellar Heli Skiing helicopter, we're standing on Mount Davis, teetering 2,636 metres in the air.

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• Revelstoke's powder lives up to the hype
• The future looks golden at this B.C. resort
• Craving some backcountry skiing?