BOLD Traveller

3 weeks ago | boldtraveller.ca | Jennifer Merrick

THE BATHROOM SCALE. After a vacation. I’m sure I’m not the only one who dreads this moment of truth. The price I inevitably pay for holiday indulgences averages about five hard-to-shed pounds. So, imagine my delight when I returned from a rejuvenating getaway at Hilton Head Health, and the scale had moved five pounds in the opposite direction. Residential weight loss programs are nothing new. In the 1960s and ’70s, “fat camps” began to make an appearance.

3 weeks ago | boldtraveller.ca | Vivian Vassos

SAILING ON THE MAIDEN voyage of a ship is an occasion worth remembering; sailing on Explora Journeys’ Explora II is memorable indeed. The younger sister of Explora I made its debut in September 2024, with a splashy naming ceremony and the naming of a new president, Anna Nash. The inaugural sailing launched from Civitavecchia near Rome (Explora II’s home port), and down Italy’s southwest coast with stops on the Amalfi Coast, the Aeolian Islands and onward to Sicily.

3 weeks ago | boldtraveller.ca | Loren Christie

The Titanic Hotel Belfast occupies the former headquarters of Harland & Wolff, the renowned Belfast shipwrights who constructed what might be the most famous ship in history, the RMS Titanic. The hotel beautifully combines the two original Drawing Rooms where Titanic was conceived, the Harland & Wolff offices and newly built additions, such as the reception area and Harland Bar with modern glass throughways, which seamlessly blend the old into the more modern spaces.

1 month ago | boldtraveller.ca | Liz Fleming

AN UPSCALE RIVER CRUISE ship usually accommodates fewer than 200 guests, but if you’re looking for something just as intimate, Scenic Cruises offers a unique way to explore lesser-known destinations with their luxury yacht itineraries, on Scenic Eclipse I and Scenic Eclipse II, what the company has coined “The World’s First Discovery Yachts.” Because the vessels are diminutive, they can take pampered guests to smaller, off-the-beaten-path ports and ensure that the number of guests – about 230...

1 month ago | boldtraveller.ca | Jennifer Merrick

“NATURE IS MAGIC,” says Robert Bateman, one of Canada’s most acclaimed painters. The variety and richness of the natural world is what he absorbs and expresses in his paintings. He lives on Salt Spring Island, and he’s far from the only artist here. In fact, this gulf island, located between Nanaimo and Victoria off the coast of Vancouver Island has the highest percentage of artists in Canada.