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Personal Paradise: Sombrio Beach

Sombrio Beach is one of many beautiful beaches along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, a B.C. provincial park. Getting there isn’t necessarily quick or easy, but the easy hike…

Personal Paradise: Mt. Douglas Park

Mount Douglas Park is located in Gordon Head and is easily accessible by car (Shelbourne St. to the parking lot on Churchill Drive) or by the 39 bus.

IUD and Me

Butterflies, juice boxes, and birth control: my personal experience.

Personal Paradise – Carmanah Valley

The remote old-growth forest of the Carmanah Valley is situated on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, a two-hour drive from Lake Cowichan.

Millions of sea stars reduced to slime in mass die-off

Current west coast outbreak remains mysterious

Personal Paradise: Cordova Bay

These were taken the Cordova Bay beach, off the Agate Lane access road. This is a glorious, long beach, with lots of sand to walk on at low tide and…

Sensual essentials

Massage oils designed to delight the senses

With avalanches, no one is immune to danger

Alas, this winter’s snowpack still has not reached Mt. Washington’s mythical five-metre base (last seen in 2012). Still, a 106 cm base is better than last January’s paltry 30. A…

Stargazing 101

Capturing ancient light on sleepless nights