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Armchair Travel October 2020
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Field Notes from a Pandemic : A Journey Through a World Suspended
by Ethan Lou
Visiting Beijing in January to see his dying grandfather, Canadian journalist Ethan Lou unknowingly walks into a state under siege. In his journey out of China and into other hot zones in Asia and Europe, he finds himself witnessing the very earliest stages of a virus that will forever change the world as we know it.
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The Flying Scot: the adventures of a well-travelled general aviation pilot
by Dr. G. Alan Hepburn
This local author’s fifty-year addiction to private flying had led him to some challenging international adventures, both in his own Twin Comanche aircraft and in some more exotic machinery. Having learned to fly in Scotland, he immigrated to Canada and went on to lead groups of private flyers to various international destinations. Regardless of some tense moments in the air, Dr. Hepburn has survived to share not only his comments on the future of air navigation but also some specific advice for those who operate their own aircraft. Add to that his illustrated journeys to fascinating parts of the world. Wannabe aviators can experience the thrills without leaving terra firma!
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| Magdalena: River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia by Wade DavisLong fascinated with Colombia, anthropologist Wade Davis explored the 1,000-mile Rio Magdalena, which runs the length of the country, making five visits over several years. Read it for well-researched historical details; evocative descriptions; the respectful treatment of indigenous peoples. |
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A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park
by Kevin Callan
Ontario's Algonquin Park is one of North America's foremost canoeing destinations. Only a day's journey from the Great Lakes and much of the Eastern Seaboard, and 200 miles from Toronto, it's a paddler's paradise of spectacular lakes, rivers and marshes surrounded by maple hills and rocky ridges. The only way to explore the interior of the park is by canoe or on foot, where you will be rewarded with a chorus of wolves howling and the echoing call of loons. You may also see more of the abundant wildlife that call it home: moose, white-tailed deer, beaver, black bears, and more than 300 bird and 30 reptile species. This revised and updated edition of A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park has 64 more pages, 10 new canoe routes for a total of 35, new photographs by Callan, and detailed redesigned maps showing portages and permitted campsites.
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