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The striking thing for me about Iles de la Madeleine is its richness of color.  Read more... (193 words, 5 images, estimated 46 secs reading time)

When I visited Sept-Iles, the train service to visit the Innu Community had not yet started. But I did get an overview from a helicopter, and the trip along the Moise River looked promising then.  Read more... (141 words, 3 images, estimated 34 secs reading time)

Saguenay is not only the only fjord in North America but also one of the world’s longest fjords.

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Local newspapers report that Oasis of the Seas will pass near Copenhagen at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night. And while the Avid Cruiser is excited about seeing the world’s largest cruise ship on its journey to Fort Lauderdale, an event of equal importance takes place the night before.

At precisely 8:59 p.m. Tuborg’s seasonal Christmas beer will be delivered by horse and carriage to Skovshoved Hotel, where I’ll be staying. For more about this delicious beverage, click on http://www.carlsberggroup.com/brands/Pages/Tuborgjulebryg.aspx  Read more... (130 words, 1 image, estimated 31 secs reading time)

The ice is melting, and the natural habitats of the Antarctic ice fields are threatened by an increasing herd of tourists, which is why 28 nations with scientific and business interests on the southernmost continent have agreed to limit the growth of tourism to the region. Last week, the 50-year-old Antarctic Treaty was updated with restrictions on the size of cruise ships that land passengers there and the number of people they can bring ashore at any one time.  Read more... (197 words, 1 image, estimated 47 secs reading time)

There is a scene in the 1980 movie “The Gods Must Be Crazy” when a Coca Cola bottle falls from the sky onto Africa’s Kalahari Desert. The bottle, which was tossed out of an airplane, is found by a tribe that has no knowledge of the world beyond. Once exposed to the strange artifact, however, the tribe begins to deteriorate, as they experience never before known emotions: jealousy, anger, envy, hatred and even violence.

Today, the American landscape is being littered in a similar fashion, as the media’s barrage of bad news exposes us to a world that only a year ago was alien to us. That world, while not the perfect utopia, was sufficiently pleasurable and secure. In a story now told countless times and in countless ways, that world began to unravel with the burst of the housing bubble.

While it’s true that the media did not create the crisis (some, understandably, would argue that they contributed), the media machine is so pervasive that it hinders progress being made toward the recovery. A variety of media outlets constantly assaults our senses and arouses emotions that are inconsistent with the American spirit: You know, that can-do, optimistic attitude that we can and will find a solution for any problem.  Read more... (737 words, 1 image, estimated 2:57 mins reading time)