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Saturday, April 21, 2012

The colour of the goddess

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Santiago de Cuba is Cuba's most Afro-Caribbean city.  The motorcycle cop waves us down, swings his leg off his bike. My heart kicks a...
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Monday, April 2, 2012

Cherry blossoms in Toronto

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Yes, this is Toronto. Of all the beautiful things that grow better with age, the magnificent Somei-Yoshino cherry trees in Toronto's ...
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Friday, March 23, 2012

Canucks, inuksuks and Cuba

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A secluded beach west of Santiago de Cuba. Waves crash, palms blow, vultures wheel, clouds unspool. Here on the ...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Are you a right-brained traveler?

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To Michelangelo, the left hand meant life. I didn't spend a lot of time thinking about being lefthanded while growing up. Raised in a...
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Monday, January 16, 2012

On a carousel in North Tonawanda, New York

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This Herschell ostrich (1907) is a rare bird. The 1916 Herschell #1 Special carousel features painted local scenes and a 1910 Wurlitze...
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Toronto Christmas Market fun

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The Toronto Xmas Market takes place at the Distillery District. Toronto's Distillery District glows each D...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Sicily's seductive beaches & strange symbol

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Castellamare del Golfo, Sicily. The trinacria, symbol of Sicily, Italy. More than 2,000 years ago, Greek sailors sailing the Mediterr...
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Lesley Peterson is a Toronto-based writer specializing in travel, art, culture. She has a degree in Art History from the University of Manitoba and is a member of NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association). Catch her on Twitter as @culturetripper!
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