Bali is a land of contrasts: mountains and valleys, beach clubs and rice paddies, local noodle shops and upscale modern restaurants. Here, we look at three prime areas for those who want to discover Bali without bounds.
Read the rest in the digital issue of North Shore Living
Ise-Shima, in Japan's Mie Prefecture, is enjoying a boost in tourism after hosting the G7 summit in May, as visitors flock to the area to follow in world leaders' footsteps. Shima Kanko Hotel, where world leaders stayed for the summit, was at 85 per cent occupancy throughout November, normally the low season…
Just an hour away from Tokyo by bullet train lies a charming mountain town you've probably never heard of. But Karuizawa, a popular summer home location for Tokyo residents looking to escape the city heat, welcomes approximately eight million visitors per year, according to Mari Kashiwagi, secretary of the Karuizawa Tourist Association. For several summers in the 1970s, John Lennon and his family were among those visitors, regularly staying at the Mampei Hotel…
Early Tuesday morning local time, an earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in the northeast of Japan. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake also shook buildings in Tokyo, where PAX is on location for the Visit Japan Project 2016, but there was no danger in Japan's capital.
Following that unexpected wake-up call, we explored the Asakusa area…
Read the story in the S-Magazine Winter 2017 digital issue
There's more to Thailand than Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. That was the key message from the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Kayla Shubert last night at a Vancouver training session hosted by Goway Travel.
More than 60 per cent of the 227,000 Canadians that visited Thailand in 2015 were repeat visitors…
Out trolling for Chinook salmon in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, I watch my fishing guide, Ryan Chamberland, deftly slice the head off a herring, scoop out its guts and thread it onto a line so it moves like a live fish once dropped into the sea…
Read the rest in the Vancouver Courier or at vancourier.com
The 382-passenger Silversea Silver Shadow, currently sailing between Vancouver and Alaska until the end of September, welcomed PAX aboard in Vancouver last week for a tour of the ship with a select group of travel media before passengers set sail for Seward…
White Rock is an idyllic beachside city offering a great lifestyle just north of the US border and just south of Surrey on the Semiahmoo Peninsula
White Rock is a beachside city just north of the Canada–United States border and Blaine, Washington, and just south of Surrey on the Semiahmoo Peninsula. It’s named for the huge white boulder that sits on the beach, a “glacial erractic” dating back to the Ice Age…
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My article about Elephant Hills in Thailand won an outstanding achievement award in the Environmental/Responsible Tourism category at the 2015 Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) Awards, held this past weekend in Cape Breton. You can read the article in the digital edition of the PAX Magazine November issue.
