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• Africa's Mixed Bag

...1It was from Stone Town that sultans of Oman ruled and British explorers set out to map the Afr...In Stone Town, a number of hotels are housed in historically interesting buildings. ...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• February 07, 2011

• Compass

Rough Guides has put out "Ultimate Adventures: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel" with sections on "Feats of a Lifetime," like rafting the Upper Zambezi River in Africa and diving Australia's Great Barrier Reef; "Family-Friendly Adventures" like wildlife-watching in Costa Rica and rock climbing in California's Joshua Tree National Park; "Photo Ops," such as those found walking across England from coast to coast; "Energy and Endurance," with undertakings like hiking the Grand Canyon rim to rim; and "Mental Toughness," which includes an expedition to the North Pole. From Lonely Planet comes "Best in Travel 2009: 850 Trends, Destinations, Journeys & Experiences For the Year Ahead." The guidebook publisher's top 10 countries for the new year are Algeria, Bangladesh, Canada, Georgia, Gre...

... trip airfare from Winnipeg to Madrid, hotels, and transfers (air taxes are extra). An Embassy t..., Canada, Georgia, Greenland, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Peru, Rwanda and Sierra Leone, while its top 10 c...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• September 02, 2009

• Nepal

BRAGGA, -- The statue, a tribute to the king of who was murdered in a bloody massacre in 2002, stands shrouded in a common blue tarpaulin, a benign symbol of the latest chapter in the gruesome struggles that have gripped this country for hundreds of years. We began our trek in Besisahar, about 300 kilometers west of Mount Everest, after checking into a small hotel and eating dal baht, the national dish of . Consisting of lentil soup with rice and curried vegetables, it is the fuel that powers porters, guides and trekkers up and down the trails of the Himalayas. Websites: There is plenty of lively conversation on Lonely Planet's message board (thorntree.lonelyplanet.com). Go to Asia-Indian subcontinent-, where there is a lot of advice. Much of the best comes from s...

...Hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara will set you back up to $... Montreal-London (Air Canada), London-Muscat, Oman (Gulf Air), Muscat-Kathmandu (Gulf Air) return. Co...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 18, 2009

• Luxury Ecotourism, Dubai-Style

[Al Maha]'s version of ecotourism isn't always ecologically friendly. Its air-conditioned bungalows use lots of water and electricity. And the resort's owner, Emirates Airlines, has introduced non-native plants and more than double the animals than the desert can support, so they need to be fed. Some animals and trees in Al Maha don't belong in the reserve, most notably a herd of scimitar-horned oryx, once native to Africa's Sahara, now extinct in the wild. Conservationists here are struggling to revive the herd after its numbers dropped alarmingly, from 35 to 18. Another misplaced breed is the Thomson's gazelle, a native of east Africa. Getting there: Dubai's airport is served by 110 airlines. Emirates Airlines offers two daily New York-Dubai non-stops. Al Maha is a 40-minute drive fro...

... emirate of Ras al-Khaimah and neighbouring Oman. John Falchetto, 33, a Canadian mountaineer and en... those who can handle the heat, flights and hotels are cheaper. Al Maha is open year-round, and Mount...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 12, 2009