‘We are holding our own’
The Edmund Fitzgerald was lost on Lake Superior with her entire crew of 29 men on the night of November 10, 1975.
On the Road, Across the Sea
Travel tales and sea stories by Cape Horn record-setter and lifelong journalist Georgs Kolesnikovs, criss-crossing Canada with the love of his life and their trusty Subaru Outback—generally tent camping, almost always eating well.
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We landed at Pier 21 in Halifax on Christmas Eve 1949.
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We finally see moose—not far from home
Not a single moose to be seen during our 10,000-km trip across Canada
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We could have been deported, too
Stalinist war crimes against humanity continue to this day under Putin
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In our experience, Tim Hortons wins hands down