You might think you’ve landed on Mars, but this extraordinary landscape is right here in Newfoundland & Labrador. The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park are unlike almost anywhere else on Earth. Those barren, reddish-brown mountains are made of rock from the Earth’s mantle — material normally found deep beneath our feet, pushed to the […]
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The Amazon isn’t just for serious birders. On an expedition cruise, the river slows you down long enough to notice what’s overhead — scarlet macaws, toucans, prehistoric-looking hoatzins and, if you’re very lucky, a harpy eagle.
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Europe’s rivers are running historically low this year, and if you’ve got a Rhine or Danube sailing coming up, you deserve a clear answer — not a headline. Here’s exactly what I’m seeing, line by line, and why it matters.
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Fog rolled off Signal Hill just as we arrived, and suddenly the whole of St. John’s Harbour was there. This is the first half of a Newfoundland homecoming — Signal Hill, Cape Spear, the quiet beginning of the Terry Fox story, and a proper Screech-In to close the night.
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What Gander Teaches Us About Caring for One Another There are places where history feels very far away. And then there’s Gander, Newfoundland. We recently visited Gander International Airport and the North Atlantic Aviation Museum, where one of Canada’s most remarkable stories of kindness and community comes vividly back to life. On September 11, 2001,
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Home, Twice Over If you noticed I was quieter than usual last week, you weren’t imagining it. I was home. Newfoundland home. https://youtube.com/shorts/X_dGnLPN8as?si=sqR33j0UUOWDO2x- We started on the west coast and drove to the east coast, to St. John’s, for a family wedding — the kind of celebration where you hug people you haven’t seen in
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Just Released: The 2029 Circumnavigation of Antarctica Aboard Le Commandant Charcot Some news landed in my inbox this week that I couldn’t sit on: Ponant has just opened sales for its 2029 Circumnavigation of Antarctica aboard Le Commandant Charcot — the world’s only luxury icebreaker. I’ve actually sailed on that ship. I was aboard Le
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Travelweek Asked Advisors About Discovery Calls. Here’s What I Told Them. [PHOTO: Sheila aboard a river ship at dusk, Pont Saint-Bénézet and the Palais des Papes in Avignon behind her] Travelweek recently asked advisors across the country the same question: what actually happens on a Discovery Call with a new client? I was one
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Bottle Cove has no postcard fame — and that’s exactly the point. Turquoise water. Dark cliffs. Endless Atlantic views. And one beautiful trail leading out to the edge of the world. This is Newfoundland — my home. I’ve stood at Bottle Cove more times than I can count, and here’s the funny thing: the longer
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