Wilderness Report

Trepassey to Hawke Hills (Day 5)

The story of a camping trip through the Avalon Wilderness Reserve (in 7 parts)

September 6, 2013

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The first step is often the hardest [Egypt]

How a taxi driver in pre-revolutionary Egypt introduced a young man from Colliers to the wider world.

May 16, 2013

The Great Escape (Part 2)

Travel often produces conflicted identities...

March 15, 2013

Cultural crisscross

Living and working cross-culturally can change us in subtle, yet profound, ways

February 1, 2013

Wilderness Report

Maddox Cove to St. John’s

"White blossoms on the bushes reminded me of my brush with summer at Maddox Cove..."

January 9, 2013

Wilderness Report

Are humans part of the 'natural' environment as well?

November 29, 2012

Wilderness Report

Salmonier to Cape Broyle (Part 3)

The grand finale of our columnist's account of a three-day hike through the Avalon Wilderness Reserve

October 15, 2012

Wilderness Report

Salmonier to Cape Broyle (Part 2)

Part 2 of a 3-part account of the author's hike through one of the most remote parts of the Avalon Wilderness Reserve

October 12, 2012

Wilderness Report

Salmonier to Cape Broyle

The first in a 3-part account of the author's hike through one of the most remote parts of the Avalon Wilderness Reserve

October 10, 2012

Flying North for the Summer

For some, the solitude, isolation and distance of the north is a primary reason to visit...

June 18, 2012

Toutons with nutella

A year after starting her journey in Germany, our correspondent finally makes it home

Sherrie McCarthy

May 28, 2012

Chasing summer…but caught up with winter

As the round-the-world journey edges closer to completion - and Newfoundland - our protagonist continues through the US

Sherrie McCarthy

April 30, 2012

Needing a vacation from your vacation

When constant change becomes the new normal, sometimes it can be difficult to take

Sherrie McCarthy

March 5, 2012